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Korea was an independent kingdom under Chinese suzerainty for most of the past millennium. Following its victory in the Russo-Japanese War in 1905, Japan occupied Korea; five years later it formally annexed the entire peninsula. After World War II, a republic was set up in the southern half of the Korean Peninsula while a Communist-style government was installed in the north. During the Korean War (1950-53), US and other UN forces intervened to defend South Korea from North Korean attacks supported by the Chinese. An armistice was signed in 1953, splitting the peninsula along a demilitarized zone at about the 38th parallel. Thereafter, South Korea achieved rapid economic growth with per capita income rising to roughly 14 times the level of North Korea. In 1987, South Korean voters elected ROH Tae-woo to the presidency, ending 26 years of military dictatorships. South Korea today is a fully functioning modern democracy. In June 2000, a historic first North-South summit took place between the South's President KIM Tae-chung and the North's leader KIM Jong Il.

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By Shutterbug1218
February 8th 2010

Hey momma... Asia » South Korea » Gyeongsangbuk-do » Gyeongsan

Reading: The Poisonwood Bible I have had so many urges to call or text my mom recently... My favorite reason just happened today. I found a great DDS in Siji Daegu thanks to my amazing co-teacher and his equally amazing wife. So this DDS speaks incredible English, taught me a new way to brush my teeth to protect my teeth and gums, told me she thinks that just by changing my lifestyle starting now that in two weeks we will already see a difference... I'm so excited. She had me hold a mirror and showed me my teeth and talked with [View Full Entry]

By Proops
February 7th 2010

Seoul Calibur III Asia » South Korea » Seoul » Itaewon

Tonya and Gareth Emery

My schedule changed a bit this week. I no longer have a 3pm class so I have a little extra time on my long lunch break. I have a sneaking suspicion I will soon be given an 8-9pm class though. I finished up at the gym as well. I can now do 5k under 30 minutes consistently on the treadmill. I will look into joining the gym near my apartment sometime this week. My shoulder is still sore from skiing but it is gradually healing. Wednesday I went out to lunch with Andrew and Tonya so they got to meet for [View Full Entry]

Window view from the pitstop the bus makes

By Shutterbug1218
February 7th 2010

Goals... taking shape Asia » South Korea » Gyeongsangbuk-do » Gyeongsan

Listening to: Glitter in the Air by Pink Reading: The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver Working on: My goals for the next few years... Things I want: Visit my family Study yoga Study Korean Read Be a professor in Korea Write a novel Go to Japan in May Move to France for about 6 months Study portraiture Study figure drawing Study massage To find a good dentist in Daegu that can do a root canal in one visit... two max. I finally went to the cat cafe in Daegu and was disappointed. There was this little fox in a cage that [View Full Entry]

By mike dano
February 4th 2010

Welcome back to Korea... Asia » South Korea » Gyeongsangnam-do » Yangsan

Greetings everyone! It's been a while since we have posted, but we are now back safely from our trip to Cambodia and Laos. The trip was even better than we hoped it would be and we desperately wish we were still in those amazing and beautiful countries! It may take a little while, but we will eventually get the stories and pics posted from our whole trip. Beware though, this blog may be long and detailed at times - it is our way to remember the trip as well! We hope you can find the stories as interesting and the pictures [View Full Entry]

By Kcamero3
February 3rd 2010

January.. Asia » South Korea » Gwangju

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Hi Everyone, I know it's been a while since I have been on here, but January has been a busy month! My school has been busy preparing for their bi-annual talent show which took place January 30th. The children prepared songs, dances, plays, they played musical instruments and even did speeches. The show lasted 4.5 hours and the place was packed. Over 600 people attended it was a huge success! My 4 year olds preformed I'm a little Tea pot and Skinamirink as well as a Korean song. The 5 year olds did a dance called from Head to Toe all [View Full Entry]

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By Shutterbug1218
February 2nd 2010

Since I've been back... Asia » South Korea » Gyeongsangbuk-do » Gyeongsan

Delicious.

India bid me farewell by bestowing upon me gnarly a cold, but since being back I have tried my darndest to live it up... and the cold lasted a solid week and then relenquished its evil grasp. The future has been swimming around my head lately. I think my heart is here and I've heard that in the future I may be able to get dual citizenship, which would rooooooock. I am planning on leaving Korea, but something tells me I will be back. I think after this next contract (Sept 2010- August 2011) I will head to France. A friend [View Full Entry]

By Jersweeklykoreablog
February 2nd 2010

Seomun market...and other things Asia » South Korea » Daegu

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Yet another week has passed and I'm finding it difficult to keep up with these blogs! I apologize I'm a few days late again this time. It has certainly been an interesting week that's included yet another trip downtown, several galbi (Korean bbq) meals, and culminated with what had to be the highlight of my weekend: a trip to Seomun market Sunday afternoon. Its funny because despite the sheer size of Daegu, going out Friday and Saturday has already begun feeling extremely small and familiar. Downtown is a fairly large place with hundreds of little shops, cafe's, and restuarants, but there [View Full Entry]

By Tyrone
February 2nd 2010

When one townie falls in the forest.... Asia » South Korea » DMZ

Geongbukgung Palace

Snow is like a lot of girls I’ve known, beautiful but mostly just a pain in the ass. Similarly, the longer they hang around, the less the initial beauty matters and the more the pain in the ass part bothers you. Finally my blogging fame is growing, as I became travelblog’s “Unknown blogger of the week.” The message cited this particular blog, which doesn’t seem any more genius laden than the others, but that’s still a lot of genius. http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Colombia/Santa-Marta/blog-348623.html The Kindle has not helped extend my attention span, you can get the first 30 or so pages free via wireless [View Full Entry]

By Vero3
January 31st 2010

Korea update, including Hwaseong fortress and Seoul fish market Asia » South Korea » Seoul

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I’m long overdue for an update on Korea so here it is: Work has been great overall. I think everyone has finally gotten comfortable and fallen into a good work routine. I love my class and will be sad to see the 7 year olds graduate in a few weeks. Time really flies. I am extremely proud of my class and how far they’ve come with their English. The other day I overheard two girls arguing…in English! I can’t even begin to explain how proud that made me. Not that they were arguing, but that they had enough English skills to [View Full Entry]

By Proops
January 31st 2010

Who Meeju? No, Muju! Asia » South Korea » Jeollabuk-do » Muju

Me and some rando Korean on the lift

This week went off without a hitch. It definitely flew by. Monday I went to Tonya's apartment to watch the tragic loss of the Vikings. They had so many opportunities to win that game but it seems fate is always against them. I hope Brett comes back next year, a field general is exactly what the team needs since Childress is incompetent when it comes to calling plays. Wednesday I went to the weekly poker game at Liz and Jim's house. They cooked me some duck which I wrapped in lettuce leaves with mushrooms, onions, this red soy-based sauce and some [View Full Entry]

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