i'm baaack! Germany was GREAT!  i saw beautiful scenery, historical stuff, learned a lot of stuff about the EU, practiced a lot of german, met really great people, and gained weight. grrr about the last part. but oh am i glad to be HOME in the bay. here's a mini look at my month studying abroad in Frankfurt: Lots of ads to use condoms... 
"no lazy excuses!" 
"Spring feeling" 
"Stand, everyone" 
for all you sciencey people... the guy that invented the Bunsen burner! 
me and Seung Min at my first traditional Frankfurt meal... Schnitzel and potatoes with Apple Wine! 
me and my roommate, Michaela, from the Czech Republic 
Red light distrct 
7/26 the Birthday kids... me and James (from wisconsin)... yes i spent my 21st there! 
blurry, but the italian guy taught me how to say "F-U" in italian! "Fanculo!" 
some of us American girls... Kelly, Katie, and me! 
the group before hitting up the club 
the hike to Burg (Castle) Eltz... beautiful huh? 
finally made it there! 
part of the group, on the way back up man this is where i gotta stop cuz stooooopid dumb xanga says something about me reaching the limit... how GAY. update! yay okay picture thingy works now... and it's cooler! 
Apfelwein! (apple wine) 
some of the guys in the town center... look how traditional! 
traditional german meal nite! Beer, Schnitzel/other big hunks of meat, potatoes, and sauerkraut! 
how bootiful! the city from a bridge on the river at night. 
learning now to salsa dance at a club's "salsa night" 
me at the European Central Bank! cool huh? 
australian richaaard making fun of a very drunken british dave... british aaaaahhe you? 
chillin at the lake... beautiful waters! 
us pretending to be people from the titanic during our rhein river tour... ehehe! 
sights along the rhein... very romantic! 
me and bogdan! he's so cool and has the most pinchable cheeks! 
me and michaela at the "Loreley"... from Heine's romantic poem! 
on the hike up to the monument... i'm saying "AHHH SO MUCH HIKING!" 
monument to the German state 
Hind's first time eating chinese food! yes they had chinese food. 
richard and his nutella... hey he had a lot of embarassing pictures of me too! 
me, evelyn aka "eva longoria," jenna, gigi aka my latina lover, and kellie... at a bar :o) 
on our visit to the Deutsche Bank! HEEE! 
facing the bull market... 
aww go bears! 
mmmm sausage... 
lots and lots of meat cooking... HEART ATTACK! 
us at a morrocan restaurant! 
some of us at the closing ceremony party... awww 
me and bogdan toasting to a good trip! 
two of the coordinators... Rina & Lars and... most importantly... 
this is how we keep beer cold at our hotel room hangouts... that's just how we do. some more pictures of recent good summer times... 
rock climbing fun! why you always gotta mug?! birthday celebration at Gordon Biersch :o) YUM! 
family! grandbig, big sis, and me! 
awww old roomies... i miss yall! 
who could forget the b*tch? :o) oh yeah... and thanks to the friskHOmies for the birthday crown, esp. smellie! sorry don't have too many pictures :o(  
enjoying some yummies at ghirardelli :o) 
us being gay... as usual! i'm tired... wow that's a crapload of pictures! more from rush next time! | 
i know i am leaving the house in the good hands of my kids and lils. 
okay, here's a brief (?) summary then of past pictures:
hence the sweaters...
