On top of Seoraksan

Come Along to AwesomeDong

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October 1st 2009
I hugged my first Korean man. I’m not sure he appreciated it. I had just been badgering him to let a friend and I spend the night at his house or at least eat dinner with him and his family. It was a no go, but he took it all in good spirits. Chicken soup for the Korean soul. They have the highest suicide rate in the world, by a pretty large margin so I probably saved his life. I climbed t ... read more

Asia » South Korea » DMZ

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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