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Korean Medical Care in a Minute

Korean Medical Care in a Minute
By on April 2, 2012

I hand the slender, white-coated pharmacist a piece of printer paper. On it is a list of four drugs, which I haven’t bothered to read. By now I just tend to trust

Getting Massages Around the World

Getting Massages Around the World
By on June 14, 2011

Rub me up. Rub me down. Getting massages the whole world ’round. For some, getting a massage can be a very scary experience. Getting undressed, allowing a stranger to cover your body with oils or knead the muscles in your back to the point where you want to cry out in pain though it’s hurting so good

My Visit to a Chinese Hospital

My Visit to a Chinese Hospital
By on January 19, 2011

Like any experienced traveler, I had made sure to purchase travel insurance before I set off for my year of study abroad in Beijing, China. I hadn’t expected to need it, though. I had been to China before, and I knew that as long as I stayed away from the tap water in China, I’d be good to go without any medical or health scares