June 2010
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Howdy Neighbour 2: World Cup Edition!
So both sides of Korea are out of the World Cup. BOO! It was fun while it lasted, and actually the people here are generally very proud of what the team achieved in South Africa. They aren’t bitter, depressed, or violent which probably can’t be said for the Italians or the English right now.
But to the point shall we. I came across this interesting article on yahoo! which offers...
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A Wild ChegoBros. appeared!
As the eve of our departure closed in tension was high in Niagara. We dreaded missing our friends and family but were excited to begin our journey. This ‘dread’ was softened somewhat by the news that our good friend Piero and his brother Dan would soon follow us into the depths of Asia. The ChegoBros. [as they’re known] were to backpack through Japan a few months after we...
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A trek through Beomeosa
A few weeks ago Rosie and I head up to our first Korean temple. It was about an hour bus ride and about an hour of walking in circles looking for our adorable tour guide Mr. Cho. Unfortunately due to the whole being quite lost thing we were about a half hour late. Cho didn’t mind, because he is adorable. He also spoke great English and his being there made our first temple, Beomeosa, the...
