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‘You just gotta get on’ — how foreigners in South Korea balance daily life, fears over military tensions

A series of nuclear tests by North Korea over the past year — including its sixth and largest test of a hydrogen bomb on Sept. 3, which prompted UN sanctions —  have spiked worry among South Korean citizens. We spoke to three teachers at Chadwick International School in Songdo about how they are dealing with their fears, their jobs and the concerns of loved ones back home.
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Top earthquake tip for high school students in Korea — stop studying, take cover

"All of us were surprised because this was the first big earthquake we experienced, but we were told to stay in the classroom and evacuated much later," she said. "Though we have earthquake safety exercises a few times every semester, our buildings are not earthquake proof and our dormitories rarely have teachers around.”
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