pretty but shitty

A month on an island and I never went to the beach.

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January 22nd 2009
I've completed a month on Jeju Island in South Korea and I'm taking away more than I brought. What have really Learned here? a few things. I've learned that I'm a good teacher, that watching a child understand something you've presented is a very rewarding thing. I've learned that Koreans are poud of everything. I've learned how to read and write hanguel, korean. I've learned that Goonies never ... read more

Asia » South Korea » Jeju

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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