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As Time Goes By

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September 25th 2009
Hello! I am officially missing my two boys--but I'm so glad I'm not far away. Last Friday, I went on a field trip with them to an big island at the mouth of the Han river. We climbed the large mountain there which only took a couple hours to go up, a pleasant 90 degree hike at times--almost 90 I'm sure. Most of the kids had no problem. I did have to rest alot. Then we got to see the 6th annual Asi ... 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