While in Korea, I bought a few "souvenirs" for myself, but my favourite, almost two years later, is the Dojang, a Korean name stamp.…
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Keep ReadingNǐ hǎo qīn’ài de dúzhě, I am celebrating the Chinese New Year day in Beijing, China. How cool is that? Chinese New Year day from Beijing In the morning, I got ready and stepped out of the hotel only to be greeted by the “closed for Chinese New Year” sign (in Chinese, thank you,…
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