Tired Of The Seoul-Sucking Rat Race, Koreans Flock To Farming

Tired Of The Seoul-Sucking Rat Race, Koreans Flock To Farming

By Ari Shapiro

More than 80 percent of people in South Korea live in cities. But in the last few years, that has started to change. Tens of thousands of South Koreans are relocating to the countryside each year.

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Via: http://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2015/08/03/428102390/tired-of-the-seoul-sucking-rat-race-koreans-flock-to-farming?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=world

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