Shower Above Sink

Orientation

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March 3rd 2011
Wow. Where do I begin? My program, English Program in Korea (EPIK), requires all teachers to do an orientation. The one I went to lasted 9 days and was at a university. I stayed in the university dorm. We got free meals plus snacks all week. The food was alright. There was kimchi (fermented vegetables which usually have red pepper paste on them) and rice at every meal. Then there were addit ... 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