
Summer Tseng
曾元雍
曾元雍
Born in summer, hence the name Summer. After graduation, she worked many jobs: children's English teacher, talent agent, celebrity assistant, marketing planner. Now, besides being a columnist, she still juggles multiple roles, including running a guesthouse in Seoul.
Among all her endeavors, what she's persisted with the longest is writing down every bizarre, heart-wrenching, deeply moving, and extraordinary story that happens each day. Currently pursuing the goal of having "a free spirit with a refined soul," she's living in Seoul with her Pomeranian, Chilin!
Instagram, Threads | @summerandchili
Works

A viral sensation that captivated 90,000 readers
In this bustling metropolis of Seoul, where traffic never slows down and international cultures collide, along the winding hillside roads of Hannam-dong by the Han River, sits a small guesthouse that welcomes new stories every single day.
Some guests have a habit of leaving things behind—like frozen mice, bloody bandages, and their grandma's urn. Some others even leave themselves behind—like when they pass out in the bathroom. From ridiculous laugh-out-loud daily encounters to the peculiar behaviors of strange and unusual guests, from gripping tales of criminal check-ins to guests' final farewells, Summer has accumulated a lifetime of extraordinary experiences running a guesthouse for seven years in Seoul as a Taiwanese.
Hilarious, bizarre, heartwarming—and occasionally bone-chilling—the guests who come and go from Summer's guesthouse showcase impression-shattering antics and behaviors that puzzles common sense. Having already captivated tens of thousands of readers online, these absurd daily encounters and ludicrous slices-of-life stories will fascinate anyone.
Join Summer on this extraordinary journey where every check-in brings a new adventure and every guest carries their own universe of stories. Prepare yourself for an unforgettable exploration of humanity in all its beautiful, messy, and surprising glory.