Selling on the train

A Looong Week

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March 13th 2008
Hey Everyone! This week seemed particularly long. The kids weren't exactly on their best behavior anymore and so I've had some (minor) behavior problems. One child, Monica, has been very sad and cries as she rubs her tummy. I think that she is so shy that she is getting stressed out being in school (especially since I don't speak Korean) and it's giving her tummy aches. A few of the other students ... read more

Asia » South Korea » Gyeonggi-do

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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... ... read more