After a restless night of sleep… if you’re new here, this is a theme when I travel and will take a toll on me through this trip since it’s the longest trip I have taken since I stopped sleeping well outside my own bed. After a restless night of sleep, I headed out with myContinue reading “Mexico City Day 2”
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Smoldering Memories
Yesterday was the 42 anniversary of the May 18th democracy movement in Gwangju, South Korea. If you want more information about this movement, you can read my post here or check out the 518 Archives. I happened to be in Gwangju for the anniversary yesterday, so I wandered around the ACC and into the formerContinue reading “Smoldering Memories”
Gwangju: A Flame of Democracy
Gwangju 광주시 took me by surprise. I’m not quite sure what I was expecting from the sixth-largest city in Korea. Maybe I expected it to be overcrowded, dirty, and to have more of a New York or LA vibe. I certainly didn’t expect to see the natural beauty of Mudansan National Park juxtaposed against livelyContinue reading “Gwangju: A Flame of Democracy”