My Neighborhood in Songpa

Show Me Your Seoul!!

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June 1st 2008
The First Few Days I'm on my own in Seoul and all know how to say is An-nyeong-ha-se-yo! I thought for sure after a 12 hour delay at the airport in Atlanta and arriving at 5AM I would be on my own and have to figure things out for myself once I arrived. After retrieving my backpack (thats right all I took was my backpack and a small carry on) I see a sign waiting for me- GEORGE BALAREZ ... 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