A sign at Lotte World

The North, South, and DMZ

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November 7th 2008
As some of you know my best friend Shannon and her boyfriend Aaron came to visit a couple weeks ago. It was so nice to have a face from home and to be given the chance to play host for a week. It helped make Korea feel more like our home. Despite Shannon battling some serious jet-lag we all had a great week. They arrived on Wednesday night and we took them on base for pizza (yes, pizza- all that 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