Kids playing in the snow

Burning the Moon House festival

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February 17th 2011
A snow storm hit Busan! After only 3 days of classes I was told that I not only had the rest of the week off but that the following 2 weeks I didn't need to come! All the students have vacation but according to the contracts public teachers should come into school during these weeks to plan and prepare. Fortunately my school again proved how nice they were and let me have 2 more weeks of vacation ... read more

Asia » South Korea » Busan

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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