Passing the Chon Wons

Chon Won at Gaeksa and some E-Mart to boot

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September 20th 2008
I woke up this morning and talked to Dad. Mom is apparently having a great time in Missouri and has already found some rocks, although it rained on them. We talked for quite a while, but I had to get ready to go because I wanted to head out to Gaeksa today. I got ready and walked to the main street to pick up a cab. I successfully asked for Gaeksa and the cab driver understood. It’s a miracle! S ... read more

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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