Dancin with Santa

KOREA

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December 28th 2010
I flew into Seoul and waited for my former student (Jae) to meet me at the airport. We had arranged to meet, but I hadn't realized just how far away he lived. He was taking a 4 hour bus ride to meet me and since he missed the bus, he was going to be a few hours late. Instead of trying to figure out how we were going to meet in Seoul, I decided to wait for him at the airport. It was really funn ... 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