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DESTINATIONS Edited by Shelley DeWees (shelley@groovekorea.com) Story and Photos by Jayson Moore r e l a t i o n S h i p r e v a m p F riendship comes in many forms. It seeps out of drunken conversation and screaming karaoke. It rings on Skype from halfway around the world. It follows both laughter and tears. But in its most piercing form, friendship comes from the locations we expats temporarily call home, and it’s often subtle, quiet and profound. We’ve all got rela- tionships with Korea: Some are one-sided, some are abusive, others are great and last a lifetime. But we all know Korea and, no matter what we think of her, she shapes us every day. She’s a friend who helps you find yourself, whether you’re asking for it or not. For me, it took a two-day trek up a famed and unforgiving mountainside for me to reconcile this long-lost kinship. A solitary hiker reconnects with Korea in Jirisan National Park
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