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Six years ago when I had just retired, my wife, who is a professor of Korean studies at Jawaharlal Nehru University, decided to undertake some research at the Academy of Korean studies. She said she would be there for nearly three months and asked if I wanted to come along. After some hesitation, I agreed. After all, 75-80 days didn’t seem like all that much.
Like much of the rest of Korea, the Academy that is just outside Seoul was set in a verdant hillside. The gardens were beautiful and the food in the mess excellent. The library had a
