故宫. 

 the kitchen with two refrigerators.

little india; singapore

on our last day in south-east asia, nick and i

went to little india. we saw some temples,

ate at hawker stalls, sipped mango lassis and

got hennas for 5 singaporean dollars.

the heat baked down on us as we

wandered around the streets. 

oh the colors!

i am going to be the writing tutor for

a course called "Anthropology & Photography"!

So before the school term begins,

I am going to the Professor's house

so we can bond, show each other

pictures and discuss things.

I am supposed to audit the class,

meet with & help students look over their papers,

give advice, work with the prof,

attend learning support services meetings, etc.

I also get paid!
(with money, credits, and experience~*).

i am also excited for my garden internship to start.

i think my housemate, maryna,

is one of the teachers :)

i love beijing in the autumn:
streaks of clouds, cool breezes.

it is the perfect time to visit

places like 天坛 (the temple of heaven).

my mom, sister and 80 year old grandma

had a jumping photoshoot in front of this

imperial sacrificial altar.

one day, i found myself in a garden in

the cameron highlands.

 butterflies, stick-bugs, snakes,

toads, turtles and various beetles inhabited this

humid paradise in the hills of tanah rata.

melaka, malaysia.

i used to dislike the idea of living
in a "city" but now i really do enjoy it
(as long as there are trees,
flowers & the sea, the sea, the sea nearby)
there is always something to do.

just strolling down the street
to pick up some groceries
puts me in such a good mood.

this is the street i live on.

behold! this is pavlova.

i ate the entire cake to celebrate

my last night in wellington.
"if i throw up, it will be
like throwing up clouds."

museum of city and sea.

 milkshakes at fidel's
we drank til we wanted to *vom*

rapa nui moai at lyall bay, wellington.

gifted to new zealand by the chilean government.

 i had the most amazing day yesterday with

my kiwi friend tessa. she borrowed her mum's car

and we drove around different valleys, bays

and suburbs of wellington. she took me to

one of her favorite resturants on the beach,

called maranui and i got the "cook straight catch"

which was super yummy and perfect.

then we ventured to the red rocks and watched

hundreds of seals, sadly my camera died.

wellington, new zealand
a beautiful, cozy, lively city.
my home for 6 months.

making the most of my last few days in new zealand.

*got lunch with my kiwi friend,

*went to the museum of city and sea,

*browsed some stores for gifts

(the guy working there let me pick out

which paua shells i wanted on the gift wrap!)

*made my lamb feast

*now i'm watching amelie and cleaning up
[nick's room which i trashed while he is gone].

 auckland, wellington, rotorua, lake taupo,

tongariro crossing, nelson, picton, motueka,

marahau, greymouth, punakaiki, queenstown,

 akaroa, fox glacier, christchurch, milford sound.

nuku'alofa; tongatapu island; tonga.

nelson & abel tasman national park.

28 hours

i tried so hard to stay awake during

bus rides beause i didn't want to miss

any of new zealand's scenery.
the roads are ridiculously wind-y & foggy.

anthropology in oceania: A

aims and ideals of maori education: A-

art in the pacific: A-

the pacific heritage: A

yay!

this american girl comes up to me as i was washing dishes

and in really slow and painfully enunciated english says:

"i-learned-a-new-japanese-word today! want-to-hear-it?"

"um, i'm not japanese. but...good for you!"

lol.

and we'll all float on ok!