Winter in Taejongdae

Snapshot of Busan

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December 8th 2008
It's been about 3 1/2 months since I moved to South Korea and I think it's safe to say that I've gotten over the "oooh-ing and ahhh-ing" phase. As winter approaches (there were actually about 5 miniscule snowflakes blowing around on Friday and it caused quite a commotion as all the kids were drawn to the windows) things have finally settled down a bit. I hope this entry serves as a sort of snaps ... read more

Asia » South Korea » Busan

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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