Posted on July 16, 2008 by sleepingcow
This week we focus on Buddhism with a look into the life of Dong-gi Sunim, a nun who has spent nearly thirty years in the monastic community. Living in a lush valley tucked in between grape farms and rolling mountains, her temple, called Songlimsa (Pine Forest temple), is worlds away from Seoul. Here she discusses her [...]
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Posted on July 16, 2008 by sleepingcow
I pull to a stop, unconsciously obeying the red light at the intersection not far from my home here in Seoul. I look in the rearview just in time to catch the grill of a big rig as it whips by me, inches from my driver-side door. It’s the only breeze I’ve caught all day [...]
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Posted on July 16, 2008 by sleepingcow
A quick tour of headlines from the Korean press: Obama calls for closer ties with S. Korea… The Korea Herald I’m assuming not through an FTA agreement. Related story: North Korea endorses Obama In Mongolia, sex tourism leads to anti-Korean sentiment The Hankyoreh The South Korean embassy in Mongolia said, “Sex tourism is undermining the [...]
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