French Night / Magic Sparkle

Every Wednesday night for the past few months has been "French Night" in Mokpo. We get together at someone's house (or, in this case, at Cafe Manon) and chat in French and drink and eat and enjoy our time together. It's a perfect mid-week point to hang out with friends and relax.

This week, I finally brought my camera.... so here we are at Cafe Manon:

Emanuel, Maria and Nicola

Monique and Alex, acting French

We also took turns trying on Alex's awesome new hat:

BUT... this week was special, because it was Rachel's birthday. Speaking as a chickentarian (lapsed vegetarian) who hates seafood (by the way, my school thinks that I don't eat any flesh at all), I can only imagine what Rachel goes through to get sustenance during the day as a vegan. So, for her birthday, I gave her vegan waffles (found at the Homeplus in Suncheon).

We all celebrated at Texas Moon, a local bar with a real (non-Korean) pub feel, where you can get the drink that we call the Magic Sparkle (B-52)....


Turn your head sideways for the video:



Yes, it's done in layers (Kahlua, Bailey's, Vodka and something else)... then they add the stuff that makes it sparkle (what is it? Magic Sparkle Powder?). Yes, you do have to drink it while it is on fire (through a plastic straw). And yes, the bartender has a chin piercing.