Shee-oo & I

Korea Language Institute has...

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June 22nd 2006
a bigger failure rate than my calc 1 class. And that IS saying something. “60 to 70 percent are held back after they’re evaluated (to study the next level)” said my program coordinator. She told me that it wouldn’t happen to me though, that I shouldn’t worry. 60-70%? Yes, I am worried. Then again, Korean language level 1 should be quite the cinch either way. And yet, then again, I ... 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