Last weekend I had the Monday off work, as it was a public holiday, so we signed up for a 3 day camping trip.Before going on the trip I had a 'foreign staff' meal on the Friday night with my fellow co-workers.We went to a Galbi restaurant downtown which is well known in Gwangju.The large restaurant was packed out, and the BBQ pork and mass of side dishes were amazing.It was great to be able to relax and have time to chat with my co-workers, as we are all so bus...

Last Thursday there was cause for minor celebrations as Graham's quiz team came in second place, losing only by 3 points.Gradually the team membership is being perfected, minus me, so next time they hope to gain victory!I shall update you all on their progress in a couple of weeks. For the last week, Graham has been cat sitting a couple of cats, so on Saturday I went with him to meet them.They are very unusual white cats, with huge eyes, and are super shy (see...

Last week I had my Summer Holiday.Unlike the 6 weeks I used to get in England, here it was only 3 days, but I still managed to pack in quite a lot, as next to the weekend, this made 5 days.On the Wednesday I spent the day relaxing, and doing very little.This was a real treat, and then we went to dinner at a friends' place in the evening.They live near to a Homeplus (which is a supermarket owned by Tesco's) so we decided to go along early and check out this supe...

Last Thursday we did the Speakeasy quiz again, and this time we came joint second.The second prize is that your team gets their entry fee back (the winners take the rest) so we had a beer chug off to determine second and third places.We volunteered Graham for this challenge, but he was up against Arlo, the beer chug, 'das boot' champion, so we knew we had little chance.Graham put in a good effort, but Arlo managed to down the 1 litre 'das boot' just slightly fa...

On Wednesday morning we got up early (well early for me) to do a hike with some friends.We went up the mountain near to our apartment, so I agreed to go, as I figured I could then fit in a nap before starting work, which I did.One of our friends, and my recruiter, brought along his two small children, who I was very grateful of, as it meant the pace was kept pretty steady and we took time to enjoy the scenery and the play equipment!Usually I love hiking, and es...