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A new life in the land of the morning calm

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June 5th 2008
So I'm finally here - after months of anticipation! Since Matt and Laura left to head back to the states on Tuesday, it no longer feels like a vacation! This last week has been such a whirlwind - it's amazing how much my life has changed. I'm currently sitting in my new studio apartment, with my wet laundry draped everywhere and my jeans drying on the heated floor. Today was my second day at the ... read more

Asia » South Korea » Seoul

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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