Dust in the wind and food

One of the "Eight Views of Gwangju Reservoir"

As we get closer to summer, I'm starting to notice the beautiful scenery appearing around Gwangju. We hiked a bit up a mountain nearby and were able to take some decent pictures from there.

The Guus Hiddink Stadium in the background.Another shot from above the Lake. This road will eventually lead to Downtown Gwangju.

Compared to the beginning of April, this city definitely looks like Summer is approaching. However, there is one last thing to experience before the heat arrives.

Dust! Lots of Dust!

Satellite photo of the dust cloud of 2006

Today was supposed to be a very dusty day but I didn't really notice a difference in air quality. Gwangju seems to have very clean air compared to other metropolitan areas. Nevertheless, we wore masks for most of the day until we realized it wasn't dangerous to breathe without protection.

Preparing for the worst. All we need now is a bomb shelter full of food.

So outside of working, we've done lots of exploring and have successfully made a few ex-pat friends. It's good to meet up with people and talk about stuff you have in common.

As far as food goes, I think I've found my favorite restaurant for the moment. It's a Shabu-Shabu place in Lotte Mart's Food Court.

I can't get enough of this stuff.

Lots of food put into bowl of broth = awesome

Take the cooked beef and veggies and place them onto your rice paper.

Roll into a ball and you have a rice burrito full of amazingness.

As of this post, I'm putting that restaurant down as my favorite. We had an amazing there today and spent a little more than usual (about 25 bucks for this). It's totally worth it and considering we don't pay for lunch during the week (our school covers that), this is a splurge that we can handle. One thing about Korea is that if you take more people to these types of meals, the cost per person decreases. So if you want Shabu Shabu and want to save money, bring a few friends and you get a cheaper yet amazing meal.