Kids Scaling the Mats

Another episode of Gymshule and the first landing of Moon Cakes

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September 23rd 2008
So today we had our weekly trip to Gymshule. Before we left, one of my students gave me a packet of something and I asked my co-teachers what it was, and In-Suk said, “Chocolate, but not good.” So she thinks it’s terrible, so later, I may have to try it. I’ve only met one bar of chocolate that I didn’t like, so as a chocolate connoisseur, I must try it. On the way there, as the weekly oc ... read more

Asia » South Korea » Jeollabuk-do » Jeonju » Seoshin-dong

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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