The Colours of Fall

    Fall in Gwangju has been much more beautiful than I expected. Languidly humid days and nights. Explosions of burning colours scattered on sidewalks and skylines. With the extended warmth, each weekend is another opportunity to explore the streets of Gwangju. This weekend we traveled by bus to the north end of the city to go to Home Plus, another multi-leveled department store that puts Walmart superstores to shame. They also blow Costco's store'oeuvres out of the water. Often on a weekday, we find ourselves at Lotte Mart shamelessly sampling every type of meat and finger food in lieu of a real dinner. 
    We capped our Saturday night off with a familiar game of Catch Phrase, some Soju, and a trip downtown. Bubble bar is quickly becoming our rendez-vous spot to meet up with the other foreigners seeing as we don't have a cell phone yet. The bar scene involves a lot of bar hopping, late late nights, and some sort of foreign delicacy served a la street cart at the end of it all. It's funny how you find yourself halfway across the world and can be surrounded by people and places similar to those that make home feel like home. Not as good as a night out with friends and family back home, but enjoyable nonetheless.