Saturday, August 15, 2009

year one recap in photos

yesterday marked my one year anniversary of being in berlin. i wont say too much except i miss my family, friends, and old coworkers, but i also love this city and i can see myself staying here for maybe 3 or 4 more years. ...that is if i can get my visa renewed in november dun dun dunnnn. the pics below are some of my favorites recapping things that have happened this year. and also at the end are the pics from my dads visit and a few others that i just never got around to posting before now

baltic sea
björn in the sunset

cornish coastline, king arthurs birthplace
endless coastline in tintagel

stonehenge at sunset

eating a ritter sport on abbey road
me eating a ritter sport on abbey road (yes its the same crossing from the album)

eating a ritter sport in the austrian alps
yes

eating best vegan gelato of my life in rome
best vegan gelato, ate it 3 nights in a row

coloseum

czech republic
our even awesomer tent...

hanging out on the water tanks

kidz bop

airport layovers
camped out at frankfurt hahn airport.  we were there for 12 hours

holocaust memorial
holocaust memorial top view

anti-nazi riot on my street after some nazis curbed somebody
po po at the demonstration

me and heather camping out to get my visa in the freezing cold
heather looking like a homeless person during our camp out at the visa office

lost: unicorn

european crotch fashion
look at the guys zipper

i missed my sisters pre-school graduation in florida
sister graduating preschool

beautiful evening in the hood
brandenburg gate

some of my favorite students on their last day of class, with the muffins i made for them
one of my english classes

bike ride home
night on unter den linden

red light

new friends
me and two new friends danny and evan

the wall in winter
berlin wall

christmas market
one of the christmas markets

new years rooftop
rooftop fireworks

reunited with an old high school friend
me and jon



scottish tourists
scottish tourists

my first roommate and the best vegan cupcake ive ever had
anna my roommate, and a vegan cupcake

tip toes

tom

german keg stands
large frenchman and mini keg

german ads
all the sausage ads look like this

walking sammy in the park


dads visit:

climbing dome of reichstag
climbing dome of reichstag

me dad and kathy in the reflection of the reichstag dome
me dad and kathy in reichstag reflection

berlin old lady hair fashion
60 yr old woman.  this is common for old people here

dad listening to his audio guide in the reichstag like a big fat nerd
dad listening to audio guide in reichstag

me and dad looking at cool stuff in potsdam
me and dad looking at stuff in potsdam

my dad was showing me pics he had taking a few days earlier during their germany trip and in 50% of them he had his arm sticking out, so i had to ruin a few more of their pictures by doing the same
50% of my dads pics from his germany trip were of him sticking his arm out so i had to ruin a few more for him by doing the same

still making fun of dad

two nerds
two nerds

me and dad picnicking at the berliner dom
me and dad picnicking in front of berliner dom

me on the holocaust memorial
me on the holocaust memorial

other pics:
neue synagogue
Neue Synagoge

abandoned amusement park
abandoned amusement park in treptower park

ate this in one day with my roommate while watching "dream a little dream"
chocolate chip banana muffins and blueberry muffins

more of the anti nazi protest
anti nazi demonstration on our street

anti nazi demonstration on our street

new pimp scarf

holocaust memorial
inside holocaust memorial

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