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First night with Homestay Family

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June 21st 2006
So here I am, at the end of my first day at my home stay family. I’d like to blurt out everything I want to say in one syllable as I usually like to when writing my entries, which turn out to be incoherent sentences, but I’d like to take my time on this memorable experience. I’ll start on the two little kids. When I first came to the apartment and rang the door bell, I was greeted by a l ... 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