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Lunar New Year (Seollal) 2015 - Seoul!

March 9th 2015
Lunar New Year, which falls some where between mid-January to mid-February, is a national holiday in Korea. The holiday itself lasts three days - the day before, day of, and day after the new year - and pretty much the entire country has vacation. A group of us from Yangsan decided to take a trip to Seoul for the Lunar New Year as we had five days off. On Wednesday morning we headed to the KTX sta ... 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

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Cassandra Simons

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Hello! I am an American-born English teacher living in South Korea. My plan is to keep this blog regularly updated with my observations, thoughts, and adventures while living on the other side of the world. In December 2014, I packed up and left everything and every one I knew behind and it's been a whirlwind of experiences since I arrived! It's been sink or swim since Day 1... and I'm still alive, so I guess I've become a decent swimmer! I'm an open book! If you have comments or questions about my experiences, please ask! Thank you for reading, and I hope you enjoy my posts!... full info

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