GI Denise

a new year in seoul

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March 2nd 2008
"Merry Christmas! Can you move to a new apartment in four days?" I had movers arrive to move me to a new apartment two floors directly below my old one. It looks the exact same, it feels the exact same, but wait- it isn't the same apartment! I now live in 1116! The reasons for the move remain unknown except some detail about the owner wanting to sell, and the buyer wanting to live there ... 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