tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83202484277584591102024-02-08T03:39:04.191-08:00All This WanderingKendrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14963745914122531101noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8320248427758459110.post-42564110286923740442009-11-29T19:18:00.000-08:002009-11-29T19:23:05.141-08:00great gift ideas for me<center><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/blog/?action=view¤t=gall_1_large_4.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/blog/gall_1_large_4.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/blog/?action=view¤t=976ea0e230a84a0daf62b88c03a9ee3fima.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/blog/976ea0e230a84a0daf62b88c03a9ee3fima.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /></center>Kendrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14963745914122531101noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8320248427758459110.post-51283226816068879192009-10-24T09:30:00.000-07:002009-10-24T09:48:00.162-07:00kandinskylast week atom and I went to see the Kandinsky exhibition at the guggenheim. <br />it was absolutely incredible.<br />on the top floor there is a gold exhibit that is also worth seeing.<br /><br />if you're a math nerd, an art enthusiast or maybe someone obsessed with gold you'll love this exhibition.<br /><br />in case you're unfamiliar with Kandinsky, let me give you a taste:<br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/blog/?action=view¤t=comp9640-1.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/blog/comp9640-1.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/blog/?action=view¤t=g029c_kandinsky_blk-violet-1.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/blog/g029c_kandinsky_blk-violet-1.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/blog/?action=view¤t=kandinsky_comp-8-1.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/blog/kandinsky_comp-8-1.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a>Kendrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14963745914122531101noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8320248427758459110.post-42726409936930970602009-09-17T17:48:00.000-07:002009-09-17T17:50:17.874-07:00obsessed<a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/blog/?action=view¤t=0452517800183R_300x400.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/blog/0452517800183R_300x400.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/blog/?action=view¤t=48890_in_l.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/blog/48890_in_l.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/blog/?action=view¤t=lamer2000613162_p1_v1_m565775698-1.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/blog/lamer2000613162_p1_v1_m565775698-1.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />why do i lurk the internet for cute expensive things?<br />xoKendrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14963745914122531101noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8320248427758459110.post-90359188173355500802009-07-06T11:38:00.000-07:002009-07-06T11:55:21.983-07:00fourthofjuly<center><b>coney island.</b><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/blog/?action=view&current=IMG_4790.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/blog/IMG_4790.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/blog/?action=view&current=IMG_4794.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/blog/IMG_4794.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/blog/?action=view&current=IMG_4796.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/blog/IMG_4796.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><b> instead of seeing fireworks i saw an entire apt building burn to the ground. there are still NO news reports about what happened and if anyone was hurt. its really confusing & scary. </b><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/blog/?action=view&current=IMG_4813.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/blog/IMG_4813.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/blog/?action=view&current=IMG_4808.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/blog/IMG_4808.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /></center>Kendrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14963745914122531101noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8320248427758459110.post-35339583681192905882009-06-29T09:35:00.000-07:002009-06-29T09:42:21.303-07:00gayprideparade09<center> <a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/blog/?action=view&current=IMG_4750.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/blog/IMG_4750.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/blog/?action=view&current=IMG_4776.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/blog/IMG_4776.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/blog/?action=view&current=IMG_4757.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/blog/IMG_4757.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/blog/?action=view&current=IMG_4770.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/blog/IMG_4770.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><b> </b> </center>Kendrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14963745914122531101noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8320248427758459110.post-52641498693839196002009-06-24T10:20:00.000-07:002009-06-24T10:28:36.396-07:00succulent house<center><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/blog/?action=view&current=IMG_4045.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/blog/IMG_4045.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/blog/?action=view&current=IMG_4059.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/blog/IMG_4059.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/blog/?action=view&current=IMG_3998.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/blog/IMG_3998.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/blog/?action=view&current=IMG_4073.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/blog/IMG_4073.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /></center>Kendrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14963745914122531101noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8320248427758459110.post-2888217705305920902009-06-23T10:49:00.000-07:002009-06-23T10:50:33.664-07:00nouken in the kouken<center><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/w8LmINSZUKk&hl=en&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/w8LmINSZUKk&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br />nandi & bart</center>Kendrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14963745914122531101noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8320248427758459110.post-83534390283311154712009-06-22T15:15:00.000-07:002009-06-22T15:17:33.620-07:00governors island<a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/blog/?action=view&current=IMG00084-20090621-1431.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/blog/IMG00084-20090621-1431.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/blog/?action=view&current=IMG00085-20090621-1432.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/blog/IMG00085-20090621-1432.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a>Kendrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14963745914122531101noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8320248427758459110.post-85991561797681828362009-05-28T23:39:00.000-07:002009-05-29T00:06:58.834-07:00memorial day weekend<center> <a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/?action=view&current=web-1-1.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/web-1-1.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br />perhaps i was overdressed?</center>Kendrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14963745914122531101noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8320248427758459110.post-3285125835237429912009-05-21T22:30:00.000-07:002009-05-21T22:40:05.769-07:00我要买这个狗<span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span></span></span></span><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span></span></span><center><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/?action=view&current=FinneganFrenchBulldog.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/FinneganFrenchBulldog.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></span></span></span><span style="font-style: italic;">六月六天</span><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="font-style: italic;">我会住在纽约</span><span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span><span style="font-style: italic;">。我很兴奋!</span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><br /></center><br /></span><span style="font-style: italic;"></span>Kendrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14963745914122531101noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8320248427758459110.post-80684725731214774432009-04-09T05:14:00.000-07:002009-04-09T07:29:54.813-07:00the great wallvery excited to report that i got to return to the great wall for the second time in my life. im also very thankful that i didn't go to the same entrance as the last time. the last time we were taken to badaling which is the most touristy entrance ever. it sucks all of the fun out of the experience. so the school took us to a less popularized entrance where we spent the day hiking up to the wall and wandering around for a few hours. so here are my pictures from my day at the great wall.<br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/?action=view&current=IMG_3705.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/IMG_3705.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br 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border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/?action=view&current=IMG_3712.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/IMG_3712.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/?action=view&current=IMG_3713.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/IMG_3713.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/?action=view&current=IMG_3714.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/IMG_3714.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/?action=view&current=IMG_3715.jpg" target="_blank"><img 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href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/?action=view&current=IMG_3720.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/IMG_3720.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/?action=view&current=IMG_3722.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/IMG_3722.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/?action=view&current=IMG_3729.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/IMG_3729.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/?action=view&current=IMG_3734.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/IMG_3734.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/?action=view&current=IMG_3739.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/IMG_3739.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/?action=view&current=IMG_3740.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/IMG_3740.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/?action=view&current=IMG_3744.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/IMG_3744.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/?action=view&current=IMG_3751.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/IMG_3751.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br />ivo...for the longest time i thought his name was "evil." close, but not right.<br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/?action=view&current=IMG_3753.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/IMG_3753.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/?action=view&current=IMG_3757.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/IMG_3757.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/?action=view&current=IMG_3758.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/IMG_3758.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/?action=view&current=IMG_3761.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/IMG_3761.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/?action=view&current=IMG_3762.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/IMG_3762.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/?action=view&current=IMG_3763.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/IMG_3763.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br />there are no words to describe why these things are happening in this picture. just enjoy it.<br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/?action=view&current=IMG_3764.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/IMG_3764.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/?action=view&current=IMG_3765.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/IMG_3765.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/?action=view&current=IMG_3766.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/IMG_3766.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/?action=view&current=IMG_3767.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/IMG_3767.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br />we decided it would be much more exciting to toboggan down the great wall. cool runnings style obviously.<br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/?action=view&current=IMG_3770.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/IMG_3770.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/?action=view&current=IMG_3769.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/IMG_3769.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/?action=view&current=IMG_3771.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/IMG_3771.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br />this is one of my favorite secretaries at our school. idk what i would do without her.<br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/?action=view&current=IMG_3773.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/IMG_3773.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/?action=view&current=IMG_3775.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/IMG_3775.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br />a couple nights later it was Victoria's birthday. so i had my first traditional Russian birthday party. which apparently consists of pigs and vodka. everything was delicious and we all had a great time.<br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/?action=view&current=IMG_3824.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/IMG_3824.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/?action=view&current=IMG_3826.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/IMG_3826.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/?action=view&current=IMG_3827.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/IMG_3827.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/?action=view&current=IMG_3828.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/IMG_3828.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br />of course the brazilians had to start playing with the food<br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/?action=view&current=IMG_3831.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/IMG_3831.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br />first they took out his eye<br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/?action=view&current=IMG_3833.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/IMG_3833.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br />then choi decided to torment them with this eyeball<br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/?action=view&current=IMG_3834.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/IMG_3834.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br />so they gave piggy a new pretty red eye. robopig.<br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/?action=view&current=IMG_3835.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/IMG_3835.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/?action=view&current=IMG_3836.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/IMG_3836.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br />super russian photo. russian shirt, vodka & traditional russian food.<br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/?action=view&current=IMG_3837.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/IMG_3837.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/?action=view&current=IMG_3839.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/IMG_3839.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/?action=view&current=IMG_3842.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/IMG_3842.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/?action=view&current=IMG_3844.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/IMG_3844.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/?action=view&current=IMG_3845.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/IMG_3845.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/?action=view&current=IMG_3846.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/IMG_3846.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/?action=view&current=IMG_3847.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/IMG_3847.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/?action=view&current=IMG_3849.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/IMG_3849.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/?action=view&current=IMG_3851.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/IMG_3851.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/?action=view&current=IMG_3852.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/IMG_3852.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/?action=view&current=IMG_3854-1.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/IMG_3854-1.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/?action=view&current=IMG_3855-1.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/IMG_3855-1.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/?action=view&current=IMG_3857-1.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/IMG_3857-1.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br />michela, victoria and little swedish girl have all left china at this point. so all of my favorite hostel roomies are gone. but fortunately two amazing italian girls and one japanese girl showed up in the same week so now it's not as lonely here anymore. not that it really matters much because im headed home in less than 48 hours. most of you don't know this, but i will be back in the states this saturday. i don't want to update everyone on what exactly im doing back in the states just yet because i still have a lot to update from china. so stay tuned and continue to check the blog. love you all.<br />xoKendrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14963745914122531101noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8320248427758459110.post-71714449745948830332009-03-31T05:59:00.000-07:002009-03-31T06:49:16.386-07:00ChongqingFor st. pattys day i flew to chongqing to visit David aka "Lobby." He's out there playing games with little kids for a few months. I stayed for almost 5 days or so and we took a couple trips out to Ciqikou "Ancient Town" and the DaZu rock carvings. The weather was perfect, not like beijing, which is still hanging on to the dead of winter. The down side is that in Chongqing their dialect is sooo unlike ours here in beijing so it was difficult for me to communicate with people. But of course I figured it out. All in all it was one the most amazing trips I've had in a long time. I even got to see a kid take a dump in the streets... anyway, here are the pictures.<br /><br />so the lil english folk are celebs out there<br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/chongqing%2009/?action=view&current=IMG_3467.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/chongqing%2009/IMG_3467.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br />their place is across from Loquat Park which is at the top of this little mountain<br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/chongqing%2009/?action=view&current=IMG_3468.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/chongqing%2009/IMG_3468.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/chongqing%2009/?action=view&current=IMG_3470.jpg" target="_blank"><img 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alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/chongqing%2009/?action=view&current=IMG_3476.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/chongqing%2009/IMG_3476.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/chongqing%2009/?action=view&current=IMG_3477.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/chongqing%2009/IMG_3477.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/chongqing%2009/?action=view&current=IMG_3479.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/chongqing%2009/IMG_3479.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/chongqing%2009/?action=view&current=IMG_3481.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/chongqing%2009/IMG_3481.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/chongqing%2009/?action=view&current=IMG_3482.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/chongqing%2009/IMG_3482.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/chongqing%2009/?action=view&current=IMG_3484.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/chongqing%2009/IMG_3484.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br />this is lobby<br /><a 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target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/chongqing%2009/IMG_3488.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/chongqing%2009/?action=view&current=IMG_3489.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/chongqing%2009/IMG_3489.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/chongqing%2009/?action=view&current=IMG_3490.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/chongqing%2009/IMG_3490.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/chongqing%2009/?action=view&current=IMG_3493.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/chongqing%2009/IMG_3493.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br />a view of the beautiful, polluted city<br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/chongqing%2009/?action=view&current=IMG_3497.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/chongqing%2009/IMG_3497.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/chongqing%2009/?action=view&current=IMG_3498.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/chongqing%2009/IMG_3498.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/chongqing%2009/?action=view&current=IMG_3503.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/chongqing%2009/IMG_3503.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/chongqing%2009/?action=view&current=IMG_3504.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/chongqing%2009/IMG_3504.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/chongqing%2009/?action=view&current=IMG_3511.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/chongqing%2009/IMG_3511.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/chongqing%2009/?action=view&current=IMG_3512.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/chongqing%2009/IMG_3512.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/chongqing%2009/?action=view&current=IMG_3514.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/chongqing%2009/IMG_3514.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/chongqing%2009/?action=view&current=IMG_3515.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/chongqing%2009/IMG_3515.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br />lobby at work. playing soccer with kids.<br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/chongqing%2009/?action=view&current=IMG_3522.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/chongqing%2009/IMG_3522.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br />lobby singing kareoke at dinner<br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/chongqing%2009/?action=view&current=IMG_3525.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/chongqing%2009/IMG_3525.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br />our day at Ciqikou "ancient town"<br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/chongqing%2009/?action=view&current=IMG_3529.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/chongqing%2009/IMG_3529.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/chongqing%2009/?action=view&current=IMG_3530.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/chongqing%2009/IMG_3530.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br />i really dont think US customs would be stoked if i brought back cross bows<br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/chongqing%2009/?action=view&current=IMG_3533.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/chongqing%2009/IMG_3533.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/chongqing%2009/?action=view&current=IMG_3534.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/chongqing%2009/IMG_3534.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/chongqing%2009/?action=view&current=IMG_3536.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/chongqing%2009/IMG_3536.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br />not appealing at all.<br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/chongqing%2009/?action=view&current=IMG_3537.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/chongqing%2009/IMG_3537.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br />this is the street where we saw the child take a dump in public and it made the entire street smell worse than anything i've ever experienced in my life. lobby literally almost threw up. and the worst part about it was that we were the ONLY ones who seemed to be upset by this act and smell.<br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/chongqing%2009/?action=view&current=IMG_3538.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/chongqing%2009/IMG_3538.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/chongqing%2009/?action=view&current=IMG_3540.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/chongqing%2009/IMG_3540.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br />there were chickens alll over the place in chongqing<br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/chongqing%2009/?action=view&current=IMG_3541.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/chongqing%2009/IMG_3541.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/chongqing%2009/?action=view&current=IMG_3545.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/chongqing%2009/IMG_3545.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/chongqing%2009/?action=view&current=IMG_3549.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/chongqing%2009/IMG_3549.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br />though people were living in shacks, homie here had a motorcycle...and a sweet beard.<br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/chongqing%2009/?action=view&current=IMG_3551.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/chongqing%2009/IMG_3551.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/chongqing%2009/?action=view&current=IMG_3553.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/chongqing%2009/IMG_3553.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/chongqing%2009/?action=view&current=IMG_3555.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/chongqing%2009/IMG_3555.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br />this picture raises sooo many questions. like where did this kid get not one, but two, needles? what are they filled with? where are his parents? all around what the hell.<br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/chongqing%2009/?action=view&current=IMG_3556.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/chongqing%2009/IMG_3556.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br />worst glasses ever<br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/chongqing%2009/?action=view&current=IMG_3557.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/chongqing%2009/IMG_3557.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br />best glasses ever. lady harry potter.<br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/chongqing%2009/?action=view&current=IMG_3559.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/chongqing%2009/IMG_3559.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/chongqing%2009/?action=view&current=IMG_3561.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/chongqing%2009/IMG_3561.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/chongqing%2009/?action=view&current=IMG_3562.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/chongqing%2009/IMG_3562.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/chongqing%2009/?action=view&current=IMG_3564.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/chongqing%2009/IMG_3564.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/chongqing%2009/?action=view&current=IMG_3565.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/chongqing%2009/IMG_3565.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br />aww the boys won prizes<br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/chongqing%2009/?action=view&current=IMG_3568.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/chongqing%2009/IMG_3568.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br />yummy pineapple on a stick<br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/chongqing%2009/?action=view&current=IMG_3572.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/chongqing%2009/IMG_3572.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/chongqing%2009/?action=view&current=IMG_3574.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/chongqing%2009/IMG_3574.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br />you know how much i love haunted houses and metal<br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/chongqing%2009/?action=view&current=IMG_3575.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/chongqing%2009/IMG_3575.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/chongqing%2009/?action=view&current=IMG_3577.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/chongqing%2009/IMG_3577.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/chongqing%2009/?action=view&current=IMG_3578.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/chongqing%2009/IMG_3578.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/chongqing%2009/?action=view&current=IMG_3579.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/chongqing%2009/IMG_3579.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br />beach party!<br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/chongqing%2009/?action=view&current=IMG_3580.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/chongqing%2009/IMG_3580.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br />riverboat gambling for pros only<br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/chongqing%2009/?action=view&current=IMG_3581.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/chongqing%2009/IMG_3581.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br />lobby & i went kite flying<br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/chongqing%2009/?action=view&current=IMG_3583.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/chongqing%2009/IMG_3583.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/chongqing%2009/?action=view&current=IMG_3584.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/chongqing%2009/IMG_3584.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/chongqing%2009/?action=view&current=IMG_3586.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/chongqing%2009/IMG_3586.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/chongqing%2009/?action=view&current=IMG_3587.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/chongqing%2009/IMG_3587.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/chongqing%2009/?action=view&current=IMG_3588.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/chongqing%2009/IMG_3588.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br />this is St. Pattys Day when we headed to the DaZu rock carvings about 3 hrs out of chongqing. had to take a bus, then a cab then a rickshaw then we finally arrived at one of the most beautiful places I've ever seen in my life.<br />this is our "cab" ride. it was basically a bicycle with doors and seats taped to it.<br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/chongqing%2009/?action=view&current=IMG_3597.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/chongqing%2009/IMG_3597.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/chongqing%2009/?action=view&current=IMG_3590.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/chongqing%2009/IMG_3590.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/chongqing%2009/?action=view&current=IMG_3592.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/chongqing%2009/IMG_3592.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/chongqing%2009/?action=view&current=IMG_3593.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/chongqing%2009/IMG_3593.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/chongqing%2009/?action=view&current=IMG_3595.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/chongqing%2009/IMG_3595.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/chongqing%2009/?action=view&current=IMG_3598.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/chongqing%2009/IMG_3598.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br />first time in my life i've ever seen this mythical beast IRL.<br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/chongqing%2009/?action=view&current=IMG_3599.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/chongqing%2009/IMG_3599.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/chongqing%2009/?action=view&current=IMG_3600.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/chongqing%2009/IMG_3600.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br />taken from the top of the mountain<br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/chongqing%2009/?action=view&current=IMG_3602.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/chongqing%2009/IMG_3602.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/chongqing%2009/?action=view&current=IMG_3603.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/chongqing%2009/IMG_3603.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br />who puts bunnies and chickens in the same cage?<br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/chongqing%2009/?action=view&current=IMG_3604.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/chongqing%2009/IMG_3604.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br />rickshaw ride<br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/chongqing%2009/?action=view&current=IMG_3607.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/chongqing%2009/IMG_3607.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/chongqing%2009/?action=view&current=IMG_3609.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/chongqing%2009/IMG_3609.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br />we finally arrived at the rock carvings. SO AMAZING<br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/chongqing%2009/?action=view&current=IMG_3612.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/chongqing%2009/IMG_3612.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/chongqing%2009/?action=view&current=IMG_3614.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/chongqing%2009/IMG_3614.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/chongqing%2009/?action=view&current=IMG_3615.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/chongqing%2009/IMG_3615.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a 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href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/chongqing%2009/?action=view&current=IMG_3698.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/chongqing%2009/IMG_3698.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/chongqing%2009/?action=view&current=IMG_3699.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/chongqing%2009/IMG_3699.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/chongqing%2009/?action=view&current=IMG_3700.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/chongqing%2009/IMG_3700.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br />this is the most peaceful place on earth as far as im concerned.<br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/chongqing%2009/?action=view&current=IMG_3701.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/chongqing%2009/IMG_3701.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/chongqing%2009/?action=view&current=IMG_3702.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/chongqing%2009/IMG_3702.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br />i'd love to go back to chongqing sometime soon. its a beautiful city and seeing david wasn't so bad either ha. it's always nice to see a familiar face while im here in china.<br />my favorite friend here moved back home to Italy, so it's just little swedish girl and I left. lil swede goes home on friday morning after her birthday then i'm here all alone. no worries though.<br />school is still going well and the secretaries told me i've made incredible progress so i feel like my time here has really been worth it.<br />a lot has been going on here, but i don't feel like divulging any information just yet. just be ready for exciting news.<br />i'll be posting more pictures soon since im behind, as usual. enjoy the pictures of chongqing. love and peace.<br />xoKendrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14963745914122531101noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8320248427758459110.post-56193558434037672582009-03-19T03:12:00.000-07:002009-03-19T05:16:21.268-07:00capital museum & forbidden cityi just got back from chongqing last night and i know im behind on updating pictures but we're going to have to take it slow and catch up to that trip first. so here are some pictures from last last weekend before my danish friend, peter, left our school. its always such a bummer when you spend a month loving these people then they go back to their countries. michela is leaving next week and its going to be very empty here without her. i will officially be the only one left here at the hostel once she's gone. but enough about that.<br />so the school took us to the captial museum to learn all about chinese history and peter and i just got separated and lost so taught ourselves about chinese history.<br /><br />welcome to the museum<br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/?action=view&current=IMG_3332.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/IMG_3332.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/?action=view&current=IMG_3333.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/IMG_3333.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/?action=view&current=IMG_3334.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/IMG_3334.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/?action=view&current=IMG_3337.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/IMG_3337.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/?action=view&current=IMG_3338.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/IMG_3338.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br />family photos<br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/?action=view&current=IMG_3342.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/IMG_3342.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/?action=view&current=IMG_3343.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/IMG_3343.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br />cute lil lamps<br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/?action=view&current=IMG_3344.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/IMG_3344.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br />most awkward painting in the entire museum.<br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/?action=view&current=IMG_3345.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/IMG_3345.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br />double dragons, anyone?<br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/?action=view&current=IMG_3347.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/IMG_3347.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br />i wish i had an apt that looked like this<br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/?action=view&current=IMG_3349.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/IMG_3349.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br />even the gift shop was cute<br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/?action=view&current=IMG_3350.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/IMG_3350.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/?action=view&current=IMG_3351.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/IMG_3351.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br />in all honesty idk why they were selling these or how they're even relevant to chinese history.<br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/?action=view&current=IMG_3353.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/IMG_3353.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br />lil bombs?<br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/?action=view&current=IMG_3354.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/IMG_3354.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/?action=view&current=IMG_3356.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/IMG_3356.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br />gimme that jade<br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/?action=view&current=IMG_3357.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/IMG_3357.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/?action=view&current=IMG_3358.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/IMG_3358.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/?action=view&current=IMG_3362.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/IMG_3362.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/?action=view&current=IMG_3363.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/IMG_3363.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/?action=view&current=IMG_3365.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/IMG_3365.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/?action=view&current=IMG_3361.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/IMG_3361.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/?action=view&current=IMG_3366.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/IMG_3366.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br />honestly so impressed by the fact that human hands created this<br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/?action=view&current=IMG_3371.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/IMG_3371.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/?action=view&current=IMG_3374.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/IMG_3374.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br />the next day was women's day...why dont we have this holiday in america? so messed up. anyway, yu, lydia and i went to the forbidden city since we got discounts just for being women. it was the first time sunshine actually came out in beijing. of course we haven't had that nice of weather since then, but it was nice for one day. even though i had been there before i didn't remember it being so fun.<br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/?action=view&current=IMG_3378.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/IMG_3378.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/?action=view&current=P3080117.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/P3080117.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/?action=view&current=P3080122.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/P3080122.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/?action=view&current=P3080126.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/P3080126.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br />lydia<br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/?action=view&current=P3080128.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/P3080128.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br />yu & me. she was so scared i was actually going to fall into that river..pshh ive got incredible balance.<br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/?action=view&current=P3080130.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/P3080130.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/?action=view&current=P3080131.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/P3080131.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br />when i cant remember words in chinese i use my incredible charades skills<br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/?action=view&current=P3080132.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/P3080132.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/?action=view&current=P3080133.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/P3080133.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br />what's up ladies discount<br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/?action=view&current=IMG_3385.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/IMG_3385.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br />inside the forbidden city<br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/?action=view&current=IMG_3386.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/IMG_3386.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/?action=view&current=P3080143.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/P3080143.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br />quite the attractive tree<br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/?action=view&current=P3080145.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/P3080145.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br />learning about good luck charms<br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/?action=view&current=P3080150.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/P3080150.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/?action=view&current=P3080151.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/P3080151.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/?action=view&current=P3080155.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/P3080155.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/?action=view&current=P3080156.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/P3080156.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/?action=view&current=P3080157.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/P3080157.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/?action=view&current=P3080163.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/P3080163.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/?action=view&current=P3080167.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/P3080167.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br />drinking someone elses trash...nbd<br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/?action=view&current=P3080168.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/P3080168.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br />breaking the rules and climbing cultural relics<br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/?action=view&current=P3080173.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/P3080173.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/?action=view&current=P3080174.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/P3080174.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/?action=view&current=P3080175.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/P3080175.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/?action=view&current=P3080195.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/P3080195.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/?action=view&current=P3080196.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/P3080196.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/?action=view&current=P3080197.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/P3080197.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/?action=view&current=P3080203.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/P3080203.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/?action=view&current=P3080209.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/P3080209.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br />like i said earlier...gimme that jade. ugh.<br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/?action=view&current=P3080211.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/P3080211.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br />best exhibit in the forbidden city<br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/?action=view&current=P3080215.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/P3080215.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/?action=view&current=P3080218.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/P3080218.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br />idk why we look so awkward<br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/?action=view&current=P3080221.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/P3080221.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/?action=view&current=P3080223.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/P3080223.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/?action=view&current=P3080228.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/P3080228.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br />why do they have sooo many things made from real gold? i politely asked if america could have them...<br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/?action=view&current=P3080231.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/P3080231.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/?action=view&current=P3080232.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/P3080232.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/?action=view&current=P3080233.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/P3080233.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br />sitting in a well<br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/?action=view&current=P3080246.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/P3080246.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/?action=view&current=P3080248.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/P3080248.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/?action=view&current=P3080249.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/P3080249.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br />tangled up in the coolest tree ever<br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/?action=view&current=P3080271.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/P3080271.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/?action=view&current=P3080276.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/P3080276.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/?action=view&current=P3080277.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/P3080277.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/?action=view&current=P3080279.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/P3080279.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/?action=view&current=P3080285.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/P3080285.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br />i was just too tall to fit in that building...<br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/?action=view&current=P3080290.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/P3080290.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/?action=view&current=P3080311.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/P3080311.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/?action=view&current=P3080305.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/P3080305.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br />just another door i couldnt fit in<br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/?action=view&current=P3080337.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/P3080337.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/?action=view&current=P3080345.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/P3080345.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br />loving on nature<br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/?action=view&current=P3080346.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/P3080346.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br />you all know how much i love action shots<br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/?action=view&current=P3080352.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/P3080352.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br />it would have taken like 30 of us to wrap our arms around this tree<br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/?action=view&current=P3080359.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/P3080359.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/?action=view&current=P3080374.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/P3080374.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br />no one wanted to answer my question about how this building got burned down...hmm suspicious?<br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/?action=view&current=P3080387.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/P3080387.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/?action=view&current=P3080391.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/P3080391.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/?action=view&current=P3080399.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/P3080399.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/?action=view&current=P3080424.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/P3080424.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/?action=view&current=P3080425.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/P3080425.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br />i really dont know why im making this face<br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/?action=view&current=P3080429.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/P3080429.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/?action=view&current=P3080432.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/P3080432.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/?action=view&current=P3080433.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/P3080433.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br />this place was off limits<br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/?action=view&current=P3080434.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/P3080434.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br />being an airplane<br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/?action=view&current=P3080438.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/P3080438.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/?action=view&current=P3080439.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/P3080439.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/?action=view&current=P3080444.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/P3080444.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/?action=view&current=P3080446.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/P3080446.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br />best action shot<br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/?action=view&current=P3080450.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/P3080450.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br />idk why we're doing these things<br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/?action=view&current=P3080459.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/P3080459.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/?action=view&current=P3080458.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/P3080458.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/?action=view&current=P3080461.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/P3080461.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br />puppy shadow puppet. everyone thought i was really cool for this. apparently this is a new phenomemon in china so i looked cutting edge haha<br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/?action=view&current=P3080472.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/P3080472.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/?action=view&current=P3080487.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/P3080487.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/?action=view&current=P3080491.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/P3080491.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/?action=view&current=P3080493.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/P3080493.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/?action=view&current=P3080496.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/P3080496.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/?action=view&current=P3080497.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/P3080497.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/?action=view&current=P3080500.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/P3080500.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/?action=view&current=P3080503.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/P3080503.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/?action=view&current=P3080506.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/P3080506.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/?action=view&current=P3080513.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/P3080513.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/?action=view&current=P3080515.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/P3080515.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/?action=view&current=P3080516.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/P3080516.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br />swinging from important pieces of chinese history<br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/?action=view&current=P3080523.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/P3080523.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/?action=view&current=P3080525.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/P3080525.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/?action=view&current=P3080527.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/P3080527.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/?action=view&current=P3080528.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/P3080528.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/?action=view&current=P3080529.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/P3080529.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/?action=view&current=P3080534.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/P3080534.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/?action=view&current=P3080540.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/P3080540.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/?action=view&current=P3080541.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/P3080541.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/?action=view&current=P3080543.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/P3080543.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/?action=view&current=P3080546.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/P3080546.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/?action=view&current=P3080553.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/P3080553.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br />this was the only thing i remembered from my last visit here a couple years ago<br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/?action=view&current=P3080556.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/P3080556.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/?action=view&current=P3080557.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/P3080557.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br />titanic<br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/?action=view&current=P3080558.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/P3080558.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/?action=view&current=P3080561.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/P3080561.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br />showing all of china who's boss<br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/?action=view&current=P3080562.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/P3080562.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/?action=view&current=P3080565.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/P3080565.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/?action=view&current=P3080568.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/P3080568.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/?action=view&current=P3080577.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/P3080577.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/?action=view&current=P3080579.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/P3080579.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/?action=view&current=P3080581.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/P3080581.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br />the most intense water jugs<br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/?action=view&current=P3080586.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/P3080586.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/?action=view&current=P3080591.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/P3080591.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br />i actually used this sundial correctly. tell me im not native american.<br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/?action=view&current=P3080617.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/P3080617.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br />turagon...thats a mix bw a turtle and a dragon.<br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/?action=view&current=P3080671.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/P3080671.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br />bye forbidden city<br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/?action=view&current=P3080670.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/P3080670.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br />at dinner learning new words in chinese<br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/?action=view&current=P3080694.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/P3080694.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/?action=view&current=P3080695.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/P3080695.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br />and trying new foods..yes, i actually tried new food. edible fungus.<br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/?action=view&current=P3080696.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/P3080696.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br />i know that was an extreme amount of pictures but yu literally took 600 pictures so be thankful that i slimmed it down.<br />also last week i got to listen to the screenwriter from the wire speak at the international book festival. i somehow weasled myself in for free and got to ask him all about hamsterdam. all i know is that that man is AMAZING. and while i was there i bought "Petals of Blood" by Ngugi Wa Thiong O (who spoke at my graduation from NYU oddly enough) and "The Uninvited" by Geling Yan. Just finished Dharma Bums and i must say, it gave me such a positive outlook on life and traveling. i wont get too into it bc i could write for hours. but now im knee deep in two new books and stoked about it.<br />and i sent out postcards so i hope you'll all be receiving them soon.<br />xoKendrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14963745914122531101noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8320248427758459110.post-66411738779895525732009-03-02T01:31:00.000-08:002009-03-02T02:27:34.542-08:00the swing of thingsafter being here for a couple weeks i feel like im finally starting to get the hang of things. im actually beginning to appreciate the fact that i have so much free time. my mom always told me theres nothing wrong with being bored...and no matter how many times she'd tell me this- i always objected. but for the first time ever, i can finally admit she was right on this one. after hearing from all my friends who are over worked and stressed im beginning to realize how amazing it is that i actually have this time. why did i miss being busy and stressed in the first place haha. so i love it here. i could say that a million times and mean it each time.<br />so this week Ofalia left and headed back to Brazil. she lived here for 6 months so we had a tearful goodbye the morning she left. im already starting to miss her. now our class has dwindled down to 3 students. and today no one came so i had my own private teacher for a few hours. you dont see me complaining. but here are some pictures from her last day here.<br /><br />ugh bunny ears...eric is a dead man.<br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/?action=view&current=IMG_3254.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/IMG_3254.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/?action=view&current=IMG_3258.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/IMG_3258.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/?action=view&current=IMG_3259.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/IMG_3259.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br />please take a look at the cups they use to give us tea. karate cups!<br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/?action=view&current=IMG_3260.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/IMG_3260.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br />over here people have re-vamped hackey sack...and they play it NON STOP.<br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/?action=view&current=IMG_3267.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/IMG_3267.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br />they broke their lil faux hackey sack. EVERYONE was upset. seriously. everyone.<br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/?action=view&current=IMG_3273.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/IMG_3273.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/?action=view&current=IMG_3276.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/IMG_3276.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />this weekend Michela and i went to visit Ilaria at her internship which is in this art epicenter of Beijing. it was literally one of the coolest places i've seen in a long time. its a few long streets strictly devoted to art exhibitions. young artsy folk gather, drink and discuss art...heaven. i went to a few really interesting exhibitions and even had some gross chinese man ask me to be his wife. homie was trying to get someone to bring him to america...pshhh NOT GONNA HAPPEN.<br />im hoping to get back to this art area next weekend because in the couple hrs we were there i didnt even come close to seeing even 30% of it. its an hour or so away so i need to make the trek much earlier next time. while i was there i bought myself this little doll..yes, i have an affinity for dolls. this old chinese woman sews each one by hand and had this crazy exhibit full of them. i just HAD to buy one.<br /><br />his name is "sai weng shi ma yan zhi fei fu." but you can call him "sai weng shi" for short.<br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/?action=view&current=Photo406.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/Photo406.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />last night we actually went out for dinner and a drink. my first time being out at night! we didnt stay out all night and rage, but i still got to take a few pictures. two of the girls that work at the lounge in our hostel came out with us which was a nice surprise. their american names are lydia and lydia #2 hahaha. eveyrone here has the worst american names. the managers name is cherry... anyway, we all met up after some serious shopping...i bought a beautiful turqouise ring and a summer dress (which i'll be posting pictures of next time). then Ekber took us to some restaurant for dinner. to be honest, i had NO clue what type of food it was or which country it came from. the writing on the menu looked like arabic, but i was informed it wasn't. and ekber was the only person able to communicate with the waiter. and in a language ive never heard before. but the food was straight up AMAZING. nice and spicy.<br /><br />eric & yu (aka lydia #2).<br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/?action=view&current=IMG_3278.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/IMG_3278.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br />delicious foreign food<br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/?action=view&current=IMG_3279.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/IMG_3279.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br />yu & lydia<br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/?action=view&current=IMG_3280.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/IMG_3280.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br />yu, lydia & ilaria<br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/?action=view&current=IMG_3281.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/IMG_3281.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/?action=view&current=IMG_3284.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/IMG_3284.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br />i almost beat eric in pool...almost.<br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/?action=view&current=IMG_3286.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/IMG_3286.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br />yu & me (har har)<br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/?action=view&current=IMG_3287.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/IMG_3287.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br />choi<br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/?action=view&current=IMG_3288.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/IMG_3288.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br />classy art in this bar<br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/?action=view&current=IMG_3289.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/IMG_3289.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />on my walk home from school i bumped into my canadian friend duane and we decided rather than rush home to nothing, we should explore the school grounds. esp since we live in a cultural tourist spot thats not open to the public.<br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/?action=view&current=IMG_3291.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/IMG_3291.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/?action=view&current=IMG_3293.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/IMG_3293.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/?action=view&current=IMG_3294.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/IMG_3294.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/?action=view&current=IMG_3295.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/IMG_3295.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/?action=view&current=IMG_3297.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/IMG_3297.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br />look at how beautiful that detail is<br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/?action=view&current=IMG_3298.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/IMG_3298.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/?action=view&current=IMG_3299.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/IMG_3299.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/?action=view&current=IMG_3300.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/IMG_3300.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/?action=view&current=IMG_3302.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/IMG_3302.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/?action=view&current=IMG_3303.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/IMG_3303.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/?action=view&current=IMG_3307.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/IMG_3307.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/?action=view&current=IMG_3308.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/IMG_3308.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/?action=view&current=IMG_3311.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/IMG_3311.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/?action=view&current=IMG_3313.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/IMG_3313.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br />if i ever join a band, this is going to be my instrument of choice.<br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/?action=view&current=IMG_3314.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/IMG_3314.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br />how do they do it? the roofs are all so detailed.<br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/?action=view&current=IMG_3317.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/IMG_3317.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/?action=view&current=IMG_3320.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/IMG_3320.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/?action=view&current=IMG_3323.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/IMG_3323.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/?action=view&current=IMG_3324.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/IMG_3324.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/?action=view&current=IMG_3325.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/IMG_3325.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br />you all should know by now how much i love jumping action photos<br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/?action=view&current=IMG_3326.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/IMG_3326.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/?action=view&current=IMG_3327.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/IMG_3327.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/?action=view&current=IMG_3328.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/IMG_3328.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br />thats it for now. this week ive got laundry to do. teaching ekber english. maybe heading out to some museums. oh and just a quick side note, my chinese name is "mei mei." not the same mei mei as little sister. either way, these past few weeks the non native speakers thought my name meant "pretty eyebrows" bc those are the characters used to write my name. but guess what, a native chinese speaker told me that its not meant to be literally translated bc it actually just means "pretty girl." Xiao Laoshi (at NYU) had my back by giving me the best chinese name ever. shout out to the best teacher ever.<br />hope all is well with all you lovely people. peace & love.Kendrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14963745914122531101noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8320248427758459110.post-85464714162581517512009-02-24T01:15:00.000-08:002009-02-24T02:01:33.178-08:00ni hao!i've officially been in beijing for over a week now and i have nothing but great things to say.<br />the first few days were rough to be honest. after almost 2 years of not speaking mandarin it was hard to get my brain back into it. every time i opened my mouth English or Spanish came out. i couldn't even remember simple words in mandarin. the first day of class was even more difficult because i couldn't remember all of the characters.<br />but after a week, its almost all come back to me. im able to have a conversation with anyone and everyone. and im learning so much more every day.<br />the friends i've made here unfortunately don't understand English, so when i say im constantly practicing, im dead serious. in order to have any sort of human communication i have to speak chinese. the girls that work in the downstairs lounge are great helpers as well since they know a few words in english. listening comprehension was always my downfall but after a week im already beginning to separate the heavy beijing accent from the actual words so im understanding people.<br />i won't lie, everyday is a work day. every sentence is well thought out before it leaves my mouth. but im doing so well after a week that i know after a couple months i'm going to be amazing!<br />either way, lets get to the pictures.<br /><br />knowing my luck the day after i arrived it started snowing. of course everyone was excited bc they were going through a drought, but come on...after a month in ca i was getting used to warm weather. we have a gorgeous walk 15 min walk to school every morning and on a snow day the streets are empty so i could take a few pictures.<br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/?action=view&current=IMG_3206.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/IMG_3206.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/?action=view&current=IMG_3207.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/IMG_3207.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/?action=view&current=IMG_3208.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/IMG_3208.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/?action=view&current=IMG_3209.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/IMG_3209.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/?action=view&current=IMG_3210.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/IMG_3210.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />our school is the Working People's Cultural Palace which is literally sharing a wall with the Forbidden City so on our walk we get to see this lake that surrounds the outer walls. its usually frozen these days. but if it wasn't so dangerous and filled with ears of corn, i'd skate on the frozen ice. don't ask me why everyone eats corn on the cob while enjoying an afternoon walk. what an awkward snack.<br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/?action=view&current=IMG_3211.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/IMG_3211.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/?action=view&current=IMG_3214.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/IMG_3214.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/?action=view&current=IMG_3217.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/IMG_3217.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/?action=view&current=IMG_3218.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/IMG_3218.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/?action=view&current=IMG_3222.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/IMG_3222.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/?action=view&current=IMG_3223.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/IMG_3223.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/?action=view&current=IMG_3224.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/IMG_3224.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/?action=view&current=IMG_3225.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/IMG_3225.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />welcome to my school.<br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/?action=view&current=IMG_3226.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/IMG_3226.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br />zhe shi wo de laoshi. my teacher.<br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/?action=view&current=IMG_3227.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/IMG_3227.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/?action=view&current=IMG_3228.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/IMG_3228.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/?action=view&current=IMG_3229.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/IMG_3229.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />the pictures below are of my new home. nice and small like a studio. ive got my tea pot, beds, tv, closet and all the basic amenities. its meant for two so i'm considering the extra bed a couch. the bathroom is a normal chinese bathroom in the sense that theres no separation between the toilet and the shower. theres simply a drain in the middle of the bathroom. but at least i have a toilet instead of a hole in the ground. the only problem (which i literally just found out a couple nights ago) is that we cant flush anything down the toilet...not even toilet paper. i am no enjoying throwing used toilet paper in the trash can. theres just something too weird about it. but we all adjust, don't we? anyway, all of us students live on the second floor of this hostel so there are foreign travelers coming and going every day but theyre usually on a different floor. the only problem that ive had with my new home is the noise. they are doing construction every day and night so im thankful im a new yorker and can handle noise at all hours haha. i spend most of my time downstairs in the lounge bc theres a restaurant there as well. not to mention they have a variety of instruments so i can play the piano at night when no one else is around and use their tv to watch all of my newly purchased dvds.<br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/?action=view&current=IMG_3230.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/IMG_3230.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/?action=view&current=IMG_3235.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/IMG_3235.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/?action=view&current=IMG_3237.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/IMG_3237.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />the other day we went out exploring near one of the bar streets. didn't find much, but its always nice to get out of the house.<br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/?action=view&current=IMG_3240.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/IMG_3240.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/?action=view&current=IMG_3242.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/IMG_3242.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/?action=view&current=IMG_3246.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/IMG_3246.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br />thug version of sex and the city:<br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/?action=view&current=IMG_3247.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/IMG_3247.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />our friend from japan headed back home last night so we got together and had beijing duck for the first time at this fancy restaurant. it was the most delicious meal ive had in a long time. sorry spain, but your food sucks in comparison.<br /><br />this is ofalia, mikaila & ilaria (right ot left)<br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/?action=view&current=IMG_3250.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/IMG_3250.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/?action=view&current=IMG_3251.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/IMG_3251.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br />chui & erben<br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/?action=view&current=IMG_3252.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/IMG_3252.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br />this is eric, the other american. and even better that he's a californian. he's from la, but we cant all be perfect, can we?<br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/?action=view&current=IMG_3253.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/beijing%2009/IMG_3253.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br />that's all for now friends. this week im actually going to go out and sample the nightlife so more pictures to come. hope you're all doing well back in america. just know im safe and happy. i wouldnt want to be anywhere else in the world right now. expect postcards to be sent out this week. and if you want to send me letters or funny postcards from my favorite cities, please don't hesitate bc you know i love to receive them just as much as i like to send them. here's my address for mail:<br />Kendra Larkin<br />c/o: Sprachcaffe Beijing<br />2612 Wen Hua Gong<br />Working People's Cultural Palace (Ancestral Temple)<br />100006 Beijing, P.R. China<br /><br />love & peaceKendrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14963745914122531101noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8320248427758459110.post-9880764889516302582009-02-05T16:36:00.000-08:002009-02-05T17:00:30.917-08:00i hope they carry shoes in my size in chinaSo i finally received my address for Beijing.<br />I'm living about 5 minutes from Wangfujing aka biggest shopping area in the city.<br />PERFECT.<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/?action=view&current=450px-Wangfujingpic2.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/450px-Wangfujingpic2.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br />let's hope i don't get carried away with all the shopping.<br />there are so many night markets in that area so I will be dvd shopping my first night...and probably trying crazy food.<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/?action=view&current=4217016-Wangfujing_Street-Beijing.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/4217016-Wangfujing_Street-Beijing.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br />oddly enough, I have pictures of this area from my last trip so I'm comfortable with the area.<br />i'll be living near Tian'anmen Square and the Forbidden City!!<br />so if any of you are actually going to visit, i'd suggest it since i'll be in the most popular area.<br /><br />on a completely different note, will someone donate $1000 to me so i can buy these shoes.<br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/?action=view&current=NicholasKirkwoodBelstaffSRutson.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/NicholasKirkwoodBelstaffSRutson.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br />and these...<br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/?action=view&current=091508_rodarteshoe.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/091508_rodarteshoe.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br />and just to blow your mind a bit more...<br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/?action=view&current=ss801.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/ss801.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br />china. shoes. dealing with this external hard drive. art forms in nature.<br />this is my life right now.Kendrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14963745914122531101noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8320248427758459110.post-42859876110279366362009-02-03T17:18:00.000-08:002009-02-03T17:36:38.096-08:00naturei am in love with you Ernst Haeckel.<br />i want to read <i>Kunstformen der Natur. </i><br />if there is an english version, that is...<br />100 prints of various organisms. he was one of the first to describe, sketch and paint them.<br />im obsessing over all of his work. gorgeous.<br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/?action=view&current=427px-Haeckel_Trochilidae.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/427px-Haeckel_Trochilidae.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/?action=view&current=420px-Haeckel_Actiniae.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/420px-Haeckel_Actiniae.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/?action=view&current=410px-Tafel_054_300.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/410px-Tafel_054_300.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/?action=view&current=425px-Haeckel_Orchidae.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/425px-Haeckel_Orchidae.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br />the world looks beautiful through his eyes.<br /><i><br /></i>Kendrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14963745914122531101noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8320248427758459110.post-50545196953392602572009-01-12T19:00:00.000-08:002009-01-12T19:02:16.183-08:00i swear im going to update!im having trouble with my external hard drive. but i have an appt on wednesday to get it fixed and i'll finally be able to upload all my photos.<br /><br />but in the mean time, this is quite possibly the coolest thing ive seen in years.<br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/?action=view&current=snakes_1.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/snakes_1.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br />gimme.<br />xoKendrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14963745914122531101noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8320248427758459110.post-65739132290040904422008-12-17T09:22:00.000-08:002008-12-17T10:55:11.793-08:00London & ParisI can't believe I haven't updated anything from London or Paris yet. I've been so busy flying everywhere that I haven't had a moment of rest to sit down and handle this.<br />A few days here and there in different places but I'll finally get to rest my head on friday morning. i'll be back in california friday morning until feb 1st.<br />im excited about so many exciting things that I have planned for my time at home:<br /><br /> +learning photoshop and html<br /> +buying even more books on fashion merchandising and buying and photography<br /> +saving up for a nice camera<br /> +working on my lil art project<br /> +finding someone to let me practice piano in their house/studio for cheap(!!)<br /> +playing with garage band more<br /> +learning French<br /> +finishing those awful grad school apps<br /> +yoga<br /><br />I love being busy! Anyway, I'm happy to be back in the states. There's nothing like it. Seeing all of my amazing friends and i won't lie, new york is beautiful. since i've been here, i got my hair and nails done. it's the simple stuff that i missed the most.<br /><br />Anyway, here are the pictures from London with the MAH boys and Paris with Shawn and TVOR.<br /><br /><b><span style="font-size:7;">london.</span></b><br />train ride to oxford.<br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/UK%20and%20Paris/?action=view&current=IMG_1947.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/UK%20and%20Paris/IMG_1947.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/UK%20and%20Paris/?action=view&current=IMG_1949.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/UK%20and%20Paris/IMG_1949.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/UK%20and%20Paris/?action=view&current=IMG_1950.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/UK%20and%20Paris/IMG_1950.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br />sheeeep!<br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/UK%20and%20Paris/?action=view&current=IMG_1951.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/UK%20and%20Paris/IMG_1951.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br />we went to a jazz show ooh<br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/UK%20and%20Paris/?action=view&current=IMG_1964.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/UK%20and%20Paris/IMG_1964.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br />the eye.<br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/UK%20and%20Paris/?action=view&current=IMG_1953.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/UK%20and%20Paris/IMG_1953.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br />big ben.<br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/UK%20and%20Paris/?action=view&current=IMG_1957.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/UK%20and%20Paris/IMG_1957.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/UK%20and%20Paris/?action=view&current=IMG_1966.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/UK%20and%20Paris/IMG_1966.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/UK%20and%20Paris/?action=view&current=IMG_1967.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/UK%20and%20Paris/IMG_1967.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/UK%20and%20Paris/?action=view&current=IMG_1970.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/UK%20and%20Paris/IMG_1970.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br />i made friends with people at my hostel. this is becks.<br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/UK%20and%20Paris/?action=view&current=IMG_1971.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/UK%20and%20Paris/IMG_1971.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/UK%20and%20Paris/?action=view&current=IMG_1973.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/UK%20and%20Paris/IMG_1973.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br />london bridge<br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/UK%20and%20Paris/?action=view&current=IMG_1974.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/UK%20and%20Paris/IMG_1974.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/UK%20and%20Paris/?action=view&current=IMG_1975.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/UK%20and%20Paris/IMG_1975.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br />tower bridge<br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/UK%20and%20Paris/?action=view&current=IMG_1978.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/UK%20and%20Paris/IMG_1978.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/UK%20and%20Paris/?action=view&current=IMG_1983.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/UK%20and%20Paris/IMG_1983.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/UK%20and%20Paris/?action=view&current=IMG_1984.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/UK%20and%20Paris/IMG_1984.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/UK%20and%20Paris/?action=view&current=IMG_1987.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/UK%20and%20Paris/IMG_1987.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br />another new friend ben!<br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/UK%20and%20Paris/?action=view&current=IMG_1989.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/UK%20and%20Paris/IMG_1989.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/UK%20and%20Paris/?action=view&current=IMG_1990.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/UK%20and%20Paris/IMG_1990.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br />paul, becks, ben and me on tower bridge<br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/UK%20and%20Paris/?action=view&current=IMG_1996.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/UK%20and%20Paris/IMG_1996.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br />then i finally got to see the MAH boys. it was so nice to be around the boys from home. and to make things even better, they were on tour with Just Surrender so i got to see the upstate boys too. and an even more exciting surprise was that kyle from philly joined their band and i didnt know it, so it was the best thanksgiving ever.<br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/UK%20and%20Paris/?action=view&current=IMG_1998.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/UK%20and%20Paris/IMG_1998.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/UK%20and%20Paris/?action=view&current=IMG_1999.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/UK%20and%20Paris/IMG_1999.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br />dan simons!<br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/UK%20and%20Paris/?action=view&current=IMG_2001.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/UK%20and%20Paris/IMG_2001.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br />larry!<br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/UK%20and%20Paris/?action=view&current=IMG_2004.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/UK%20and%20Paris/IMG_2004.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br />jesse & kyle.<br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/UK%20and%20Paris/?action=view&current=IMG_2005.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/UK%20and%20Paris/IMG_2005.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br />larry, mai, nick and me<br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/UK%20and%20Paris/?action=view&current=IMG_2006.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/UK%20and%20Paris/IMG_2006.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br />larry & mai<br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/UK%20and%20Paris/?action=view&current=IMG_2008.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/UK%20and%20Paris/IMG_2008.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br />jesse, me & larry.<br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/UK%20and%20Paris/?action=view&current=IMG_2009.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/UK%20and%20Paris/IMG_2009.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/UK%20and%20Paris/?action=view&current=IMG_2016.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/UK%20and%20Paris/IMG_2016.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/UK%20and%20Paris/?action=view&current=IMG_2022.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/UK%20and%20Paris/IMG_2022.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br />cute<br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/UK%20and%20Paris/?action=view&current=IMG_2027.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/UK%20and%20Paris/IMG_2027.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><b><span style="font-size:7;"> paris.</span></b><br />moulin rouge on my first night.<br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/UK%20and%20Paris/?action=view&current=IMG_2028.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/UK%20and%20Paris/IMG_2028.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/UK%20and%20Paris/?action=view&current=IMG_2034.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/UK%20and%20Paris/IMG_2034.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br />i know its not a great picture, but it's paris at night from the highest point<br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/UK%20and%20Paris/?action=view&current=IMG_2035.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/UK%20and%20Paris/IMG_2035.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/UK%20and%20Paris/?action=view&current=IMG_2037.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/UK%20and%20Paris/IMG_2037.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br />montmartre<br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/UK%20and%20Paris/?action=view&current=IMG_2043.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/UK%20and%20Paris/IMG_2043.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br />come on, slash is cool everywhere.<br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/UK%20and%20Paris/?action=view&current=IMG_2046.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/UK%20and%20Paris/IMG_2046.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/UK%20and%20Paris/?action=view&current=IMG_2047.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/UK%20and%20Paris/IMG_2047.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/UK%20and%20Paris/?action=view&current=IMG_2049.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/UK%20and%20Paris/IMG_2049.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br />ferris wheel photos:<br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/UK%20and%20Paris/?action=view&current=IMG_2053.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/UK%20and%20Paris/IMG_2053.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/UK%20and%20Paris/?action=view&current=IMG_2054.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/UK%20and%20Paris/IMG_2054.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br />the eiffel tower lights up at night and sparkles.<br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/UK%20and%20Paris/?action=view&current=IMG_2064.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/UK%20and%20Paris/IMG_2064.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/UK%20and%20Paris/?action=view&current=IMG_2073.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/UK%20and%20Paris/IMG_2073.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br />champs elysses<br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/UK%20and%20Paris/?action=view&current=IMG_2075.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/UK%20and%20Paris/IMG_2075.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br />we found a kiddies slide, so what else would two adults do?<br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/UK%20and%20Paris/?action=view&current=IMG_2076.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/UK%20and%20Paris/IMG_2076.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/UK%20and%20Paris/?action=view&current=IMG_2078.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/UK%20and%20Paris/IMG_2078.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br />mai and me<br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/UK%20and%20Paris/?action=view&current=IMG_2084.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/UK%20and%20Paris/IMG_2084.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/UK%20and%20Paris/?action=view&current=IMG_2082.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/UK%20and%20Paris/IMG_2082.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br />look at how fast im going & how much fun im having haha<br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/UK%20and%20Paris/?action=view&current=IMG_2085.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/UK%20and%20Paris/IMG_2085.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br />arc de triomf<br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/UK%20and%20Paris/?action=view&current=IMG_2087.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/UK%20and%20Paris/IMG_2087.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/UK%20and%20Paris/?action=view&current=IMG_2086.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/UK%20and%20Paris/IMG_2086.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br />walking up the arc to the top<br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/UK%20and%20Paris/?action=view&current=IMG_2091.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/UK%20and%20Paris/IMG_2091.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br />the top of the arc<br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/UK%20and%20Paris/?action=view&current=IMG_2093.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/UK%20and%20Paris/IMG_2093.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/UK%20and%20Paris/?action=view&current=IMG_2099.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/UK%20and%20Paris/IMG_2099.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br />under the arc<br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/UK%20and%20Paris/?action=view&current=IMG_2100.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/UK%20and%20Paris/IMG_2100.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br />then we had drinks at some little australian place run by a middle eastern man. totally not odd at all.<br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/UK%20and%20Paris/?action=view&current=IMG_2103.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/UK%20and%20Paris/IMG_2103.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br />the next day i went to visit mai at school aka notre dame university.<br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/UK%20and%20Paris/?action=view&current=IMG_2106.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/UK%20and%20Paris/IMG_2106.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/UK%20and%20Paris/?action=view&current=IMG_2108.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/UK%20and%20Paris/IMG_2108.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br />delicious indian food<br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/UK%20and%20Paris/?action=view&current=IMG_2113.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/UK%20and%20Paris/IMG_2113.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/UK%20and%20Paris/?action=view&current=IMG_2112.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/UK%20and%20Paris/IMG_2112.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br />mai is such a sweetheart, she got me a little chocolate egg with a toy in it. and by toy, i mean a killer new ride.<br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/UK%20and%20Paris/?action=view&current=IMG_2115.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/UK%20and%20Paris/IMG_2115.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/UK%20and%20Paris/?action=view&current=IMG_2116.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/UK%20and%20Paris/IMG_2116.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/UK%20and%20Paris/?action=view&current=IMG_2118.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/UK%20and%20Paris/IMG_2118.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br />notre dame<br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/UK%20and%20Paris/?action=view&current=IMG_2119.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/UK%20and%20Paris/IMG_2119.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/UK%20and%20Paris/?action=view&current=IMG_2122.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/UK%20and%20Paris/IMG_2122.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/UK%20and%20Paris/?action=view&current=IMG_2123.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/UK%20and%20Paris/IMG_2123.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/UK%20and%20Paris/?action=view&current=IMG_2124.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/UK%20and%20Paris/IMG_2124.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/UK%20and%20Paris/?action=view&current=IMG_2126.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/UK%20and%20Paris/IMG_2126.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br />why does the inside of the notre dame church look like a best buy? sampling new tunes.<br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/UK%20and%20Paris/?action=view&current=IMG_2128.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/UK%20and%20Paris/IMG_2128.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br />lurking<br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/UK%20and%20Paris/?action=view&current=IMG_2129.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/UK%20and%20Paris/IMG_2129.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/UK%20and%20Paris/?action=view&current=IMG_2130.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/UK%20and%20Paris/IMG_2130.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br />that night i met up with shawn at the TV on the radio show. i had such a great time with everyone and their set was incredible. and it was nice to be around new yorkers of course. we decided to go drinking at a bar afterwards so here are the pictures of our little rage.<br /><br />kip's beard is amazing<br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/UK%20and%20Paris/?action=view&current=IMG_2131.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/UK%20and%20Paris/IMG_2131.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br />new belgian friends<br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/UK%20and%20Paris/?action=view&current=IMG_2134.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/UK%20and%20Paris/IMG_2134.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/UK%20and%20Paris/?action=view&current=IMG_2135.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/UK%20and%20Paris/IMG_2135.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/UK%20and%20Paris/?action=view&current=IMG_2137.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/UK%20and%20Paris/IMG_2137.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/UK%20and%20Paris/?action=view&current=IMG_2138.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/UK%20and%20Paris/IMG_2138.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br />ghosthouseeeee<br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/UK%20and%20Paris/?action=view&current=IMG_2140.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/UK%20and%20Paris/IMG_2140.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/UK%20and%20Paris/?action=view&current=IMG_2141.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/UK%20and%20Paris/IMG_2141.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br />danny & zoe<br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/UK%20and%20Paris/?action=view&current=IMG_2143.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/UK%20and%20Paris/IMG_2143.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/UK%20and%20Paris/?action=view&current=IMG_2144.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/UK%20and%20Paris/IMG_2144.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br />mordor<br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/UK%20and%20Paris/?action=view&current=IMG_2145.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/UK%20and%20Paris/IMG_2145.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br />shawn<br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/UK%20and%20Paris/?action=view&current=IMG_2146.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/UK%20and%20Paris/IMG_2146.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br />danny & carmen<br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/UK%20and%20Paris/?action=view&current=IMG_2148.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/UK%20and%20Paris/IMG_2148.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br />danny & matt<br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/UK%20and%20Paris/?action=view&current=IMG_2151.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/UK%20and%20Paris/IMG_2151.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />I have to move everything to an external hard drive once i get home because poor lil Basil is filled up. So there won't be pictures of Amsterdam, Germany or NY for a little while. And i won't be able to get any new music until then...ughh.<br />until then...<br />xoKendrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14963745914122531101noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8320248427758459110.post-17317066901350640062008-11-29T11:29:00.001-08:002008-11-29T12:01:26.620-08:00madrid and parc guelli know this post is late, but its been a crazy week as usual.<br />ive been so caught up in these grad school applications, its insane. but there's a solution so im finally relaxing. just have to get one application done by tuesday and everything will be alright.<br />here are my pictures from madrid a couple weekends ago. pauline and i went for a few days so we could speak spanish and not even have to deal with catalan haha.<br /><br />train ride to the airport<br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/?action=view&current=IMG_1714.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/IMG_1714.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />they gave us a matrimonial suite...<br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/?action=view&current=IMG_1715.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/IMG_1715.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />we tried to make the most of it by posing in the bathroom.<br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/?action=view&current=IMG_1717.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/IMG_1717.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />lurked around plaza del sol where our hostel was<br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/?action=view&current=IMG_1720.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/IMG_1720.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />grossest museum ive ever seen<br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/?action=view&current=IMG_1722.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/IMG_1722.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />our first meal in madrid<br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/?action=view&current=IMG_1725.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/IMG_1725.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />after dinner, we totally demanded that they give us a better room. and they gave us one with three beds for some reason. score.<br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/?action=view&current=IMG_1729.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/IMG_1729.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />we stumbled into some plaza and yoda was just hanging out, i thought that was a good sign for the day.<br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/?action=view&current=IMG_1731.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/IMG_1731.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/?action=view&current=IMG_1732.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/IMG_1732.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />some sloppy fish and veggies brunch<br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/?action=view&current=IMG_1736.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/IMG_1736.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />storm troopers guarding the star wars exhibit<br /><a 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/></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/?action=view&current=IMG_1741.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/IMG_1741.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/?action=view&current=IMG_1744.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/IMG_1744.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/?action=view&current=IMG_1748.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/IMG_1748.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/?action=view&current=IMG_1751.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/IMG_1751.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/?action=view&current=IMG_1752.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/IMG_1752.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/?action=view&current=IMG_1755.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/IMG_1755.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />concept drawings..yes im that nerdy<br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/?action=view&current=IMG_1756.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/IMG_1756.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/?action=view&current=IMG_1768.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/IMG_1768.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/?action=view&current=IMG_1766.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/IMG_1766.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/?action=view&current=IMG_1764.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/IMG_1764.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/?action=view&current=IMG_1761.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/IMG_1761.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/?action=view&current=IMG_1759.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/IMG_1759.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />that night we found royal palace and all of the photo ops in that area<br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/?action=view&current=IMG_1787.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/IMG_1787.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/?action=view&current=IMG_1785.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/IMG_1785.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/?action=view&current=IMG_1781.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/IMG_1781.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/?action=view&current=IMG_1779.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/IMG_1779.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/?action=view&current=IMG_1775.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/IMG_1775.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/?action=view&current=IMG_1773.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/IMG_1773.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/?action=view&current=IMG_1789.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/IMG_1789.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/?action=view&current=IMG_1790.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/IMG_1790.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />then my camera died and we had to go back the next morning to get all the tourist pictures we could.<br />i honestly don't understand why there's a bear eating from a tree in the middle of plazal del sol...<br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/?action=view&current=IMG_1793.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/IMG_1793.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/?action=view&current=IMG_1794.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/IMG_1794.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/?action=view&current=IMG_1795.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/IMG_1795.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />back at royal palace<br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/?action=view&current=IMG_1798.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/IMG_1798.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/?action=view&current=IMG_1802.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/IMG_1802.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/?action=view&current=IMG_1804.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/IMG_1804.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />being an opera singer of course.<br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/?action=view&current=IMG_1805.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/IMG_1805.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/?action=view&current=IMG_1806.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/IMG_1806.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />cibeles<br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/?action=view&current=IMG_1807.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/IMG_1807.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />gorgeous walk to the museums<br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/?action=view&current=IMG_1808.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/IMG_1808.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />reina sofia museum<br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/?action=view&current=IMG_1809.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/IMG_1809.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />prado museum was having an exhibition of rembrandt's work. dutch pride.<br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/?action=view&current=IMG_1810.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/IMG_1810.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/?action=view&current=IMG_1811.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/IMG_1811.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />we looked at some poastcards and saw a beautiful park with a lake in it on one of them, so we literally just asked directions and headed there.<br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/?action=view&current=IMG_1812.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/IMG_1812.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/?action=view&current=IMG_1815.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/IMG_1815.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a 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/></a><br /><br /><br />yes thats me rowing a boat. with all of those muscles...<br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/?action=view&current=IMG_1824.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/IMG_1824.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/?action=view&current=IMG_1825.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/IMG_1825.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/?action=view&current=IMG_1826.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/IMG_1826.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />we just sat out on the lake trying to soak up as much winter sun as possible.<br /><a 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/></a><br /><br /><br />mickey mouse found time in his busy schedule to come all the way to madrid to hang.<br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/?action=view&current=IMG_1845.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/IMG_1845.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/?action=view&current=IMG_1846.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/IMG_1846.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />then a lil penguin passed me a beer on our way to the airport<br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/?action=view&current=IMG_1848.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/IMG_1848.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />so thats enough madrid. bart had some dutch friends come visit him, so we got to do a little more tourist sightseeing around barcelona. we went to parc guell for a couple hours and took some pictures. i love the gaudi buildings there because they look edible.<br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/?action=view&current=IMG_1849.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/IMG_1849.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/?action=view&current=IMG_1850.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/IMG_1850.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/?action=view&current=IMG_1853.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/IMG_1853.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a 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src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/IMG_1885.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />i just got back from the UK last night. I got to spend time with the MAH boys and Just Surrender. it was so nice seeing such great friends from home. it was so much fun! i even made friends with some australians from my hostel. but i wont spoil everything yet, bc i have to post all of those pictures in a few days. im going to put them up with my paris pictures. yes, im going to paris tomorrow. seeing shawn on monday!<br />today marks my final 7 days left in barcelona. i know i say it all the time, but seriously, time flys. i cant believe its been three months. at least my spanish is great now! but ive made an executive decision to come home for the holidays. australia would have been great, but with much more thought ive realized its time to come home and get everything in order and see my grandma and tons of other things that need to be taken care of. so i'll be home in california until feb 1st when i have to head off to china. so we've got a couple months or so together, lets make the most out of it. xmas, new years and my birthday...come on it cant get better than that. and im going to stop by ny and love all of you for a couple days on dec 14th. so get ready everyone. i cant wait to see your beautiful faces.<br />xoKendrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14963745914122531101noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8320248427758459110.post-35803436129512497342008-11-13T07:23:00.000-08:002008-11-13T08:03:58.528-08:00fountains and the Dali MuseumOver this weekend I went to some pretty interesting events around Barcelona. First, Nick and I went to a visual arts show in the park in Polbenou. It was alright. It was a DJ with a couple screens around him playing some images. There were too many little kids there for my liking though. Next, we headed to see Charlie Moreno play at Hotel Alexandria as a part of the International Jazz festival that's here. It was so amazing! We looked so out of the loop since the entire audience consisted of fancy older couples. But I guess that's the jazz crowd more or less. Then we went to Mont-juic to see a dance recital. Every time i call it a dance recital people think I went to some highschool dance production, but it was much better than that. It was more of a dance movement show. It had a little taste of cirque de soleil in it too, so I was a happy audience member. After the dance show we headed downtown and caught a film that was a part of the african film festival. It was quite the busy saturday but it was nick's last day in barcelona and he had become one of my closest friends here so we wanted to go out with a bang!<br />here is a picture of the theater. i thought they were skulls at first...but they're not. bummer, right?<br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/?action=view&current=IMG_1649.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/IMG_1649.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br />On Sunday, bart, pauline and pernille and I went to figueras to see the Dali Museum. I love Dali and I was so excited to get there. There's not much to say about the museum other than it was absolutely amazing and I would recommend it to everyone.<br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/?action=view&current=IMG_1652.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/IMG_1652.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/?action=view&current=IMG_1658.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/IMG_1658.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/?action=view&current=IMG_1660.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/IMG_1660.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/?action=view&current=IMG_1662.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/IMG_1662.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/?action=view&current=IMG_1666.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/IMG_1666.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/?action=view&current=IMG_1668.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/IMG_1668.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/?action=view&current=IMG_1671.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/IMG_1671.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/?action=view&current=IMG_1673.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/IMG_1673.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/?action=view&current=IMG_1674.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/IMG_1674.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/?action=view&current=IMG_1676.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/IMG_1676.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/?action=view&current=IMG_1680.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/IMG_1680.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/?action=view&current=IMG_1681.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/IMG_1681.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/?action=view&current=IMG_1682.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/IMG_1682.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/?action=view&current=IMG_1684.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/IMG_1684.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/?action=view&current=IMG_1686.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/IMG_1686.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/?action=view&current=IMG_1689.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/IMG_1689.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />Bart and I caught the fountain light show at Plaza Espanya a couple days ago and it was so amazing. There's always a crowd of people so we decided to give them a much better show by posing in front of the fountains during the show. 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border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/?action=view&current=IMG_1633.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/IMG_1633.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/?action=view&current=IMG_1635.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/IMG_1635.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/?action=view&current=IMG_1638.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/IMG_1638.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/?action=view&current=IMG_1642.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/IMG_1642.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/?action=view&current=IMG_1700.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/IMG_1700.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/?action=view&current=IMG_1705.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/IMG_1705.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/?action=view&current=IMG_1702.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/IMG_1702.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br />africaaaa<br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/?action=view&current=IMG_1708.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/IMG_1708.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br />hopefully i'll be there in december!!!!<br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/?action=view&current=IMG_1711.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/IMG_1711.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />Anyway, adventures aside. I'm finishing up things for my grad school applications. It's very stressful but the first app is due by Dec. 2nd so keep your fingers crossed for me. Also, I stopped working as a teacher and now I'm translating and editing for a NPO that helps kids with down syndrome. I'm really happy that I can help them out. I've got to leave the school now because I've been here for hours using their internet. I've got a piano lesson and some packing to get done. I'm off to Madrid for the weekend with Pauline. and can we talk about how excited I am to see the Star Wars Exhibition that's happening there this weekend!!!! omg! yes. ok have a good weekend friends.<br />xoKendrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14963745914122531101noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8320248427758459110.post-7725940209052196792008-11-04T08:16:00.000-08:002008-11-04T08:52:24.106-08:00liverpool & halloweenit feels like too many things have been happening at once. last week went by in a flash. i went to liverpool, saw claire, had a revelation, went to a music documentary film festival and halloween all in one week. eeesh!<br />liverpool was amazing. other than the fact that it was raining the entire time that i was there, i got to spend time with claire. Its always nice getting to see your friends from america that you really miss. ahem...everyone else get your butts over here you jerks. anyway, we had fun. did a lot of shopping and drinking. it felt like everyone in liverpool just lived in bars. totally not my thing, but still i tried to blend in with everyone like i spend my time in bars normally haha. there's not much to say about liverpool other than I had a great time. nothing totally out of the ordinary happened. i was just being the third wheel but in the best way possible. oh and i got to watch an american football game. and it made my heart jump for joy. no one cared about it but me. and unfortunately, the chargers lost..ugh. im totally following NFL online.how sad and weird is that.<br />anyway, here are the pictures from liverpool.<br /><br />coolest dog the bounty hunter shirt<br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/?action=view&current=IMG_1311.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/IMG_1311.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br />jacques and mike<br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/?action=view&current=IMG_1313.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/IMG_1313.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/?action=view&current=IMG_1337.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/IMG_1337.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br />claire and her man<br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/?action=view&current=IMG_1338.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/IMG_1338.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br />sweaty jacques<br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/?action=view&current=IMG_1357.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/IMG_1357.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/?action=view&current=IMG_1359.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/IMG_1359.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br />obviously he was thirsty<br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/?action=view&current=IMG_1360.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/IMG_1360.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/?action=view&current=IMG_1362.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/IMG_1362.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/?action=view&current=IMG_1364.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/IMG_1364.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/?action=view&current=IMG_1376.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/IMG_1376.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/?action=view&current=IMG_1402.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/IMG_1402.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br />such cute chocolates<br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/?action=view&current=IMG_1406.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/IMG_1406.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />after i got back to bcn after liverpool, i spent the week realizing that i dont want to go to law school anymore. As amazing as law is, its just not for me. i realized that making mad bills isnt the most important thing in the world. so when i come back to america, i'll be going to grad school instead. its really not that big of a change. there's a lot behind it, buti really dont feel like typing it all out right now. if you really want to know what i plan on pursuing now, please feel free to email me or write me a letter bc itll make my day. anyway, im back to playing the piano. and it feels great. idk why i spent all that time away from it. im also making art. its like the right side of my brain is taking over and reverting me back to my youthful days when i used to be artsy and creative. something about barcelona is bringing me back to my roots and it feels amazing. im creating things i never thought i could. i feel really inspired here i guess.<br />other than this life change, there was something even more exciting on the horizon...halloween! this was the first halloween that anyone in my house had ever celebrated. it blows my mind that people dont celebrate my fav holiday anywhere outside of america. god bless the usa. but yeah, i forced them to dress up and embrace my holiday. so we all dressed up as an homage to the 1990s batman movies. that we've been watching a lot lately. please do yourselves a favor, and re-visit those movies. theyre absolutely over the top. i mean come on, chris o'donnell, alicia silverstone and the governator as mr. freeze?! theyre classics. my costume didnt work out like i had planned bc i had to spend the entire day at school trying to fax my vote over to america. so bc i didnt have time to put it together correctly, i ended up dressing up like angus from ACDC. too bad no one knows who ACDC is, so everyone thought i was blair waldorf from gossip girl. how sad.<br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/?action=view&current=IMG_1407.jpg" target="_blank"><img 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/></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/?action=view&current=IMG_1426.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/IMG_1426.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/?action=view&current=IMG_1428.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/IMG_1428.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/?action=view&current=IMG_1430.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/IMG_1430.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/?action=view&current=IMG_1444.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/IMG_1444.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/?action=view&current=IMG_1499.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/IMG_1499.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/?action=view&current=IMG_1501.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/IMG_1501.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br />why do i look like a witch..ugh that hat.<br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/?action=view&current=IMG_1510.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/IMG_1510.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/?action=view&current=IMG_1513.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/IMG_1513.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br />i love these people so much. minus the guy with the glasses in the back. idk who that is. he just lurked his way into our pictures.<br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/?action=view&current=IMG_1548.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/IMG_1548.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br />after getting extremely sick from rainy liverpool and rainy halloween, i decided to go to the music documentary film festival. i caught the last day of it on sunday. i saw a film about cachao who was the original creator of the mambo. i basically learned a lot about cuban music which was really exciting. andy garcia made the documentary and throughout the whole thing i kept thinking "why do i want to call him el lobo?" seriously, what is that from? help friends. after that, we went to see a 4hour documentary on tom petty and the heartbreakers. it was so amazing! i loved all 4 hours. everyone else wanted to sleep. but it was a very inspirational film and i couldnt take my eyes off the screen. if youve got 4 hours on your hands, i would say rent "runnin down a dream." i learned everything one human being could ever want to know about tom petty. it was seriously so great. i could keep gushing on an on about it but i'll control myself. either way, i left the theater thinking, "dude, i wish i was a songwriter and bob dylan would hang out with me." hahaha yeah.<br />after an exciting week, it felt great to vote yesterday. after hours of struggling all weekend, i finally got my vote through to america. and yes, I VOTED FOR OBAMA. if youve got a problem with it, we're prob not friends. so come and get me haters. im praying every night that he'll be our next president. someone has got to save america. seriously. i'll find out tomorrow since we're on a diff time zone than you guys. hopefully Jim will call me tonight while im sleeping and let me know the good news of obama winning!!<br />my computer is about to die, but send me letters and love. i hope youre all doing as well as I am. this week im going to some chocolate festival and there's also a jazz festival so we'll see what i can get into.<br />love & peace (& obama duh)<br />xoKendrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14963745914122531101noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8320248427758459110.post-41886103852447052622008-10-21T09:03:00.000-07:002008-10-21T10:07:24.061-07:00dublin and all sorts of other nonsenseSo much has been going on for the past week or so. I keep meaning to blog in a more timely manner i swear. the weekend before last there was an extreme sports festival in barcelona. it felt like the tony hawk tour all over again. in the best way possible. pedro and his friends took me to the event because they knew some of the skaters and surfers so it was actually a pretty awesome time. there was a giant hill covered in snow that they brought just for the snowboarders and skiiers to be able to show off their tricks. I think that was my favorite part. because seriously, how often do you see snowboard tricks on the beach in the middle of an arena in october...come on. it ruled. and we watched a ton of skating contests. here are some pictures of the event.<br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/?action=view&current=IMG_1218.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/IMG_1218.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/?action=view&current=IMG_1220.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/IMG_1220.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/?action=view&current=IMG_1225.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/IMG_1225.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/?action=view&current=IMG_1230.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/IMG_1230.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/?action=view&current=IMG_1238.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/IMG_1238.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />later on in the week, aka last thursday, there was a protest on via laietana. which is the street our school is on. So we had to walk through the protest in order to get home and i was so excited to feel like i was a part of the political struggle haha. ok so not really, but it was fun trying to figure out what everyone was yelling about in spanish. all we could figure out was that it had something to do with the police...as always. here are some pictures of the protest. and there was also some sort of box filled with fireworks that would explode every few minutes and make this loud annoying noise and blow smoke throughout the street...so hi tech i know haha.<br /><br />angry protestors: pauline, pernille, bart (our new roomate) and wouter (who just moved out. very sad..no more little brother around the house)<br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/?action=view&current=IMG_1244.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/IMG_1244.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/?action=view&current=IMG_1245.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/IMG_1245.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/?action=view&current=IMG_1246.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/IMG_1246.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><br />and the most exciting news is how i went to ireland for the weekend. well not really the whole weekend but whatever. i went to go visit andy since i hadn't seen him in way too long. While he was working during the day, I went around Dublin and did the whole nerdy sightseeing thing by myself. i had never been in a foreign country by myself without a purpose of school or something like that. it was actually pretty fun. i went all around Dublin and saw so many amazing things and I even went to the Guinness Brewery and had a beer while i was on the phone with my mom. Hey, at least it didn't feel like i was a total creep drinking alone, since she was on the phone with me haha. After all my sightseeing, my phone ran out of minutes and i realized that i couldnt put more money in it until i was back in bcn so i was in ireland without a phone... thank god for this skype business because it saved my life. after the phone fiasco, i went to meet up with andy. the show was absolutely incredible. ive never seen so many kids sing along to everything haha. their set was great and i took a ton of pictures with my polaroid, digital and fish eye. Spending the weekend in ireland was one of the best times ive had since i left the US. easily top 3. but here are my pictures of ireland and the show. hopefully i'll be able to post videos soon.<br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/?action=view&current=IMG_1259.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/IMG_1259.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />oscar wilde park<br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/?action=view&current=IMG_1260.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/IMG_1260.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/?action=view&current=IMG_1262.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/IMG_1262.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/?action=view&current=IMG_1263.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/IMG_1263.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />st. paul's cathedral<br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/?action=view&current=IMG_1264.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/IMG_1264.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />st. paul's cathedral<br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/?action=view&current=IMG_1265.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/IMG_1265.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />the guinness brewery!<br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/?action=view&current=IMG_1266.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/IMG_1266.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/?action=view&current=IMG_1267.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/IMG_1267.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/?action=view&current=IMG_1270.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/IMG_1270.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />hey look, other native americans like guinness<br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/?action=view&current=IMG_1271.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/IMG_1271.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />see, guinness understands true beauty haha<br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/?action=view&current=IMG_1272.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/IMG_1272.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />view of dublin from the brewery<br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/?action=view&current=IMG_1275.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/IMG_1275.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />delish<br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/?action=view&current=IMG_1277.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/IMG_1277.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/?action=view&current=IMG_1278.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/IMG_1278.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />museum of modern art<br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/?action=view&current=IMG_1279.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/IMG_1279.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />oldest jail in dublin. where they definitely kept a 5 yr old girl for breaking the law..nice one.<br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/?action=view&current=IMG_1280.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/IMG_1280.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />this park is twice the size of central park. insane.<br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/?action=view&current=IMG_1282.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/IMG_1282.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />city hall<br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/?action=view&current=IMG_1283.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/IMG_1283.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />river liffey<br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/?action=view&current=IMG_1286.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/IMG_1286.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />all hail the Larkin family. nbd.<br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/?action=view&current=IMG_1287.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/IMG_1287.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />the fob show:<br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/?action=view&current=IMG_1292.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/IMG_1292.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/?action=view&current=IMG_1301.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/IMG_1301.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/?action=view&current=IMG_1298.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/IMG_1298.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />the crowd<br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/?action=view&current=IMG_1302.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/IMG_1302.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/?action=view&current=IMG_1305.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/IMG_1305.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><br />now im back in bcn. back to teaching.. oh idk if i forgot to mention. but im a teacher now. i teach english every mon and wednesday night for a couple hours. i teach adults after theyre off work. its pretty interesting. i love teaching english though. i get to teach spanish people how to speak like californians haha. ohh the power. anyway, im a working girl. making mad bills obviously haha. but im going to liverpool in 3 days to go visit claire. i cant wait to see her. and i cant wait to be in liverpool. i'll let you all know how everything goes.<br />oh and i have to do a special shout out of love to ALEXIS!! i got a letter in the mail today yesterday from alexis. all the way from canada. thats love. please send me letters, you have no idea how happy it makes me. love you all so much. and if any of you want to send me something im going to post my address one more time.<br /><br />c/o: Kendra Larkin<br />Barcelona Plus<br />Via Laietana 15, 1A 2A 08003<br />Barcelona, Spain<br /><br />peace&love.<br />xo.Kendrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14963745914122531101noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8320248427758459110.post-24455655159476776032008-10-08T10:35:00.000-07:002008-10-08T11:01:07.082-07:00I can't believe it's almost been a month!A lot has happened in the past week and a half or so. La Merce is a huge festival that happens here in Barcelona and the entire city turns itself inside out and has games, parades and parties all day and night long for five days. I went to a couple concerts and caught some light shows and parades. Here are some pictures of the light show that was close to our school. They projected images of different things on this building and played music to go along with it- it was pretty entertaining.<br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/?action=view&current=IMG_0944.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/IMG_0944.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/?action=view&current=IMG_0945.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/IMG_0945.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/?action=view&current=IMG_0946.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/IMG_0946.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/?action=view&current=IMG_0947.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/IMG_0947.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/?action=view&current=IMG_0950.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/IMG_0950.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/?action=view&current=IMG_0951.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/IMG_0951.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />Once La Merce was over, there were some problems in my apt. My old roommate brought bed bugs into our apt and a few of us girls were covered from head to toe in bites. It was so annoying for a while, but no worries everyone, I am fine. I don’t have any more bites and the apt was fumigated so problem solved. Normally I wouldn’t say anything about the fact that I had really attractive bites all over my arms, but this blog is supposed to be about everything that happens to me in Barcelona. So I’m not holding anything back.<br /><br />One night last week Julia and I went exploring around the city and ended up at a really awesome little carnival by the marina. We went on some insane ride and the best part was that you get to see Barcelona while spinning all around and upside down. So I get to say ive seen Barcelona in a whole new light haha. After the carnival and some crepes we went down past Barceloneta and walked along the beach at night.<br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/?action=view&current=IMG_0955.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/IMG_0955.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/?action=view&current=IMG_0956.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/IMG_0956.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/?action=view&current=IMG_0961.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/IMG_0961.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />Last Tuesday night there was a free concert at Arc de Triomf. It was a drum and bass concert, so unless you’re Avtar and you enjoy that kind of mess, it was like putting needles into my eardrums. Sorry to all fans, but I just can’t vibe with the whole house and drum and bass thing. But to everyone in my apt, it was a huge deal since Goldie and a bunch of other really famous artists were performing for free. It was soo crowded and fun being able to participate in something that’s honestly so different from the type of concerts I normally attend.<br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/?action=view&current=IMG_0976.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/IMG_0976.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/?action=view&current=IMG_0978.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/IMG_0978.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />Last week I also went to the Picasso museum and snuck a few pictures…shh. The museum was incredible and I can’t wait to go check out some more museums around the city.<br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/?action=view&current=IMG_0980.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/IMG_0980.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/?action=view&current=IMG_0981.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/IMG_0981.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/?action=view&current=IMG_0982.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/IMG_0982.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br />gaudi building!<br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/?action=view&current=IMG_0986.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/IMG_0986.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />I also finally got a chance to get to the beach. I’ve been spending a lot of my free time at the beach just because it’s so calm down there and I can ride my bike around the coast since it’s not as crowded. Here are some pictures of the beach.<br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/?action=view&current=IMG_0991.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/IMG_0991.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/?action=view&current=IMG_0992.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/IMG_0992.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br />look at those tan lines...<br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/?action=view&current=IMG_0997.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/IMG_0997.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />And yes, that’s right- I got a bike!!! I love my bike so much. I’ve been riding so much. My body wasn’t ready to ride for 4 hours a day, but now its all whipped into shape. Julia and I spent 4 hours riding around trying to see La Sagrada Familia and couldn’t find it, but we did find our school, an elephant boneyard and an Ikea…<br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/?action=view&current=IMG_1002.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/IMG_1002.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/?action=view&current=IMG_1005.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/IMG_1005.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/?action=view&current=IMG_1006.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/IMG_1006.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/?action=view&current=IMG_1007.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/IMG_1007.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br />school<br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/?action=view&current=IMG_0987.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/IMG_0987.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />On Saturday night I was fortunate enough to get tickets to the BCN vs. Madrid Atletico futbol game. It was so amazing and even though our seats were up in the very top section, we had a perfect view! The game was held in the biggest stadium in all of Europe, so clearly I took tons of pictures. And if you don’t follow futbol, then I’d like to brag that Barcelona won 6-1. They scored the first 5 points in the first 20 minutes of the game, it was honestly unbelievable. Here are some pictures of the game and the stadium.<br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/?action=view&current=IMG_1027.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/IMG_1027.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br />the beginning of the game<br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/?action=view&current=IMG_1029.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/IMG_1029.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/?action=view&current=IMG_1031.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/IMG_1031.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/?action=view&current=IMG_1039.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/IMG_1039.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/?action=view&current=IMG_1044.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/IMG_1044.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br />fcbarcelona<br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/?action=view&current=IMG_1043.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/IMG_1043.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />Now that I’m a bike owner (take that Brooklyn), I have been doing a lot more sightseeing by myself. On Monday I headed down to the marina and went to the Aquarium. Apparently I am the only person to have found the area with the penguins and the sting- ray tank so I’m pretty stoked to be the only one in this apt to have seen them. Cherish these pictures haha. After the aquarium, I went to see Torre Agbar and was pretty let down. From all of the postcards, I was expecting to see this gorgeous, tall building with shiny lights all over it. However, when I arrived, I discovered an old beat down building with windows missing. I’m sure in its time, it was just as beautiful as the postcards claim, but as of today, that building is pretty shoddy. After this I went to La Sagrada Familia, which was not a let down at all. It was completely breathtaking and I wanted to take a million pictures from every possible angle, but I realize that you guys probably don’t want to see all of that haha. So here are a few pictures of La Sagrada Familia and Torre Agbar.<br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/?action=view&current=IMG_1058.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/IMG_1058.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/?action=view&current=IMG_1062.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/IMG_1062.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br />can someone please tell me what this fish is?<br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/?action=view&current=IMG_1067.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/IMG_1067.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/?action=view&current=IMG_1074.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/IMG_1074.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/?action=view&current=IMG_1080.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/IMG_1080.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/?action=view&current=IMG_1084.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/IMG_1084.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/?action=view&current=IMG_1086.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/IMG_1086.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/?action=view&current=IMG_0953.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/IMG_0953.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br />torre agbar<br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/?action=view&current=IMG_1099.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/IMG_1099.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br />la sagrada familia<br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/?action=view&current=IMG_1100.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/IMG_1100.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/?action=view&current=IMG_1101.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/IMG_1101.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/?action=view&current=IMG_1104.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/IMG_1104.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/?action=view&current=IMG_1107.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/IMG_1107.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/?action=view&current=IMG_1110.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/IMG_1110.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />Yesterday I rode my bike up to the mountains and went to Castle Montjuic, the giant garden that’s on the top of the mountain and the Olympic Stadium. I had to park my bike at the base, trek halfway up, then take a cable car to the top of the mountain. It was well worth the trip because the castle was gorgeous and you have the perfect view of the city when youre at the top. The Olympic stadium was also pretty cool and I had no idea that the Olympics happened in Barcelona in 1992…doesn’t that sound like it wa forever ago…geez Here are some pictures of the cable car ride because I am fascinated by these things and I had a blast being able to soar through the sky on the wings of an eagle...more or less. And more pictures of the Olympic stadium and Castle Montjuic.<br /><br />castle montjuic<br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/?action=view&current=IMG_1118.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/IMG_1118.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/?action=view&current=IMG_1119.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/IMG_1119.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/?action=view&current=IMG_1120.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/IMG_1120.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/?action=view&current=IMG_1122.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/IMG_1122.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/?action=view&current=IMG_1123.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/IMG_1123.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/?action=view&current=IMG_1124.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/IMG_1124.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/?action=view&current=IMG_1141.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/IMG_1141.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/?action=view&current=IMG_1145.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/IMG_1145.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/?action=view&current=IMG_1143.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/IMG_1143.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/?action=view&current=IMG_1156.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/IMG_1156.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/?action=view&current=IMG_1158.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/IMG_1158.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/?action=view&current=IMG_1159.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/IMG_1159.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br />jail<br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/?action=view&current=IMG_1171.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/IMG_1171.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/?action=view&current=IMG_1174.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/IMG_1174.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br />olympic stadium<br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/?action=view&current=IMG_1180.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/IMG_1180.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/?action=view&current=IMG_1183.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/IMG_1183.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/?action=view&current=IMG_1186.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/IMG_1186.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/?action=view&current=IMG_1191.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/IMG_1191.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/?action=view&current=IMG_1194.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/IMG_1194.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/?action=view&current=IMG_1213.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/IMG_1213.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />So this post has been incredibly long. Now that I’ve found an internet café where I can bring my laptop, I’m hoping to update more frequently so you guys don’t have to read all of these long posts. I hope you’ve all made it to the bottom of this post. Breathe easy kids, I’m done writing. I hope youre all doing well. Peace!Kendrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14963745914122531101noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8320248427758459110.post-8653336775895527492008-09-25T08:45:00.000-07:002008-09-25T12:33:51.752-07:00my first two weeks in barcelonaok so it hasn´t exactly been two weeks, but i´m already loving it here.<br />many of you all have been asking me ¨how is it? do you like it?¨ etc etc<br />so im going to answer all of those questions finally and post tons of pictures.<br />btw, i hope a lot of you are reading this since it takes me like over 3 hours to post all of this haha. thankfully, they havent kicked me out of the internet arcade.<br /><br />my apt is right off the famous street ¨las ramblas.¨its always busy and filled with those people that dress up and ask for change. and there are tons of little critters that you can buy as well. do you know how much restraint it took me to not buy a chipmunk or a lil hedgehog?? theyre adorable but clearly i cant be smuggling pets into france and china. i might get into trouble.<br /><br />here is a picture of las ramblas<br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/?action=view&current=IMG_0846.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/IMG_0846.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/?action=view&current=IMG_0854.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/IMG_0854.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />i live with ten people. the roommates change every week which is kind of sad when you get to know someone and they leave the next week. when i got here, there were two german boys so i started learning a bit of german. but they all left this past weekend and this satruday my roommate leaves to go back to japan. her name is miko and im kind of nervous about my new roommate...i hope its someone as chill as he was. ana also lives in our apt, shes the only person in the apt who actually sounds like an american...but shes serbian. i also forgot to mention that im the only american in the house. we have people from serbia, turkey, russia, japan, germany and holland. all of the people from holland live in the other apt that is connected to ours. there are two kitchens, four bathrooms and 6 bedrooms. only one boy lives with us now, so its a full house of girls. our apt is known as the party apt bc people are constantly coming over from school to hang out all night long. the only person that doesnt hang out is our 41 yr old roommate from russia...its kind of weird having someone of that age in a house where the youngest person is barely 18 but whatever. so here are some pictures of my room and apt.<br /><br />this is the view from my balcony.<br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/?action=view&current=IMG_0838.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/IMG_0838.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br />this is my bedroom...my half of it.<br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/?action=view&current=IMG_0841.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/IMG_0841.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br />el baño<br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/?action=view&current=IMG_0843.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/IMG_0843.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br />calle comtal-my street<br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/?action=view&current=IMG_0845.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/IMG_0845.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br />good ol christopher columbus pointing towards the americas<br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/?action=view&current=IMG_0856.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/IMG_0856.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/?action=view&current=IMG_0858.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/IMG_0858.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br />the king of the jungle<br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/?action=view&current=IMG_0861.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/IMG_0861.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/?action=view&current=IMG_0864.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/IMG_0864.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/?action=view&current=IMG_0868.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/IMG_0868.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br />the marina by the beach<br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/?action=view&current=IMG_0869.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/IMG_0869.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br />theres definitely a boat out there that has a giant stuffed (taxidermy style) tiger lounging on teh front of it. im trying to hang out with whoever owns that.<br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/?action=view&current=IMG_0871.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/IMG_0871.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br />here are some random pictures of my first night in bcn.<br />juergen and felix<br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/?action=view&current=IMG_0872.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/IMG_0872.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br />half of my female roommates: nandi, ana, eva and clearly me.<br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/?action=view&current=IMG_0879.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/IMG_0879.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />our apt is also very close to the beach. i´d say about 5-10 min walk. but it hasnt been nice enough for the beach this week. we´ve been getting a little rain. so i dont have pictures ofthe beach yet but i swear im going soon.<br />we´re in walking distance of pretty much everything so i havent had to take the metro yet. but here are some pictures of the arc de triomf and some other amazing parks nearby.<br /><br />arc de triomf<br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/?action=view&current=IMG_0884.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/IMG_0884.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br />passiog lluis companys<br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/?action=view&current=IMG_0885.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/IMG_0885.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/?action=view&current=IMG_0890.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/IMG_0890.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br />these are the bikes you can rent all over the city<br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/?action=view&current=IMG_0891.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/IMG_0891.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/?action=view&current=IMG_0892.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/IMG_0892.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br />natural zoo history museum<br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/?action=view&current=IMG_0894.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/IMG_0894.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/?action=view&current=IMG_0895.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/IMG_0895.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br />idk what theyre building, but i know its going to be amazing<br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/?action=view&current=IMG_0898.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/IMG_0898.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br />¨mamut¨photoshoot haha<br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/?action=view&current=IMG_0910.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/IMG_0910.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/?action=view&current=IMG_0913.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/IMG_0913.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/?action=view&current=IMG_0919.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/IMG_0919.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/?action=view&current=IMG_0920.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/IMG_0920.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/?action=view&current=IMG_0921.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/IMG_0921.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br />ana and me in the bike cab<br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/?action=view&current=IMG_0941.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/IMG_0941.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />im also in walking distance of my school which is great considering i leave for class 10 min before it starts. classes are really easy. there is never any homework, tests and they dont care about absences so some people have only been to class a couple times in their stay of three months haha. every few weeks they test you with a conversation and see if youre ready to move up a level so my first ëxam¨is tomorrow to see if im ready for level intermediate b1...ooooh fancy.<br /><br />so we´ve been going out to clubs at night and i must say that i dont really like it haha. the roommates all go out a couple nights a week to these clubs that are right on the beach. theyre all like marquee (on a night when nick and atom arent there) like super cheesy tacky people. and i mean that in an open shirt-collar popped-gel in hair-ooh look at me i bought a bottle¨sort of way.¨so im not exactly enjoying that crowd. or house music. i cant stand techno and house music. its excruciating. and people stay out soo late here. literally until like 7 or 8am and no one is weird about it. the streets are bustling with drunks when im waking up for class. its crazy. i dont have it in me to rage like that..psh im all about sleeping haha. but im hoping to find parties that are more conducive to closed shirt wearing rock and roll listening folks haha. geordon is here so he´s supposed to take me to those places this week. here are some pictures from a night out with everyone. ana and i ended up taking a bike cab home since we couldnt find a regular one haha. clearly, its awesome.<br /><br />eva and paulina<br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/?action=view&current=IMG_0926.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/IMG_0926.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br />ana and wouter (the only boy in our apt)<br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/?action=view&current=IMG_0927.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/kendratron/barcelona/IMG_0927.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />if you´re wondering why im rarely on ichat its because i cant seem to get internet in the apt. so if you want to send me postcards, letters, or anything at all please send them here:<br />c/o Kendra Larkin<br />Barcelona Plus<br />Via Laietana, 15, 1A 2A, E-08003<br />Barcelona, Spain<br /><br />i have to pick up all my mail at school. and if you want some postcards or something also let me know. ive already sent out a round of postcards, so check your mail kids.<br />i think thats everything i want to talk aobut for now. once i get my passport back from the french consulate im going to try to venture out of spain and check out some other countries. and im getting one of these bike rental cards so i can go exploring even more! i´ll keep updating this now that i know where an internet arcade is that has a usb. holler.<br /><br />love you all and miss you guys! i hope everyone is well and saving some money to come visit me!<br /><br />kendraKendrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14963745914122531101noreply@blogger.com3