I was shocked to read the news regarding the attempted coup and martial law in South Korea, 10 years ago i lived and worked there for a while and could not have imagined then that anything like that would happen. The world appears to be stranger and more dangerous every day
Knowing S. Korean history would have eliminated your shock. https://www.cnn.com/2024/12/04/asia/south-korea-yoon-impeachment-presidents-fate-intl-hnk/index.html
What about a masters degree in Geography ? You seem t0 change the national flags quite often, eg; Israel, Ireland and now Japan.