I'm in a New York state of minddddddd

Howdy hey everyone! I LOVE NEW YORK CITY! And you will too if you spend a day here doing more than just touristy things. Living here has changed my life! But since you can't just up and move...here are some places to check out!

Tavern on the Green

It's a great restaurant. It looks like you've fallen into another world like in Alice in Wonderland!

Or take a carriage ride! While these poor horses do suffer...

I think taking them for a walk is better than letting them stand around in the heat (if summer ever comes!!)

Or you can get cultured in one of the many museums of New York City... =P

Take a boat ride ont he Hudson River and see the skyline...

and the Statue of Liberty!

I'm excited to take tons of pictures this summer. I'm going to Europe again!!

Until next time :))))))

“The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you'll go.”

It's been quite a while...

New York City is where I now live

It's just so grand, it has so much to give!

I've seen many things and yet there's still more

I have so much to share, so give me the floor :)

As you might know, New York can get crazy

Don't get me wrong, there's time to be lazy

But as an intern in this here metropolis

I feel like I'm higher than the Acropolis!

I've seen some interesting things around here

Things that make me curious and peer

Such as: a man trimming his nose hairs

Or an artist on the subway rhyming in pairs

I'm excited to report all my experiences

And the many odd and unique occurrences

Should be exciting, I'm sure you agree

Because if you don't, you have to answer to me =P

:)))))

Some leftovers...

Shopping in Germany.




Road trip...

...from Germany

...to Poland.

Words of wisdom in Prague

and new friends as well.

Bringing some art on the road with us.

Basking
in
the
Croatian
sun

or floating on Cloud 9 back to Poland

where the sun sets on my European vacation

...for this year :)

:))))))

If I Ran the Zoo...

Life's been pretty hectic lately, with all the studying and fake half-marathon training I've been attempting. Everyone seems to be stressing, I feel like I live in a zoo! I do happen to know some monkeys... =P

The next stop on my trip, surprisingly enough, was Poland! Shocking, I know! I spent most of my time with family, therefore all my pictures are of wrinkly, old Polish ladies or drooling, hyperactive babies. I'm going to reach deep, deep, deep into my "Pictures of the Most Wonderful Place" Archives and show you places I've been throughout my entire life rather than just from this summer. I know you want to see my old, wrinkly relatives but too bad.

If you're in Poland during the summer, you HAVE to go to the beach. You're not getting the full Polish experience if you don't. Personally, I like Kołobrzeg, Mielno, and Sianożety. Łeba is also nice, which has these really cool migrating dunes that are a must see!

Let's get one thing straight: It's no tropical land with beautiful, clear water that's almost the temperature of the air...HA. Hilariosity. The Baltic Sea is dark and freezing.

Why go to the beach then? Because of this:


There are so many people there, it's the Baltic Sea and a Sea of Rainbows on the shore of it! You can meet a lot of crazy and interesting people there!

It's the cutest, really. They have those bouncy things...moonwalk type things that children can jump on.

There are also young people trying to make some extra summer cash walking around with coolers selling ice cream, corn on the cob (yes, that's right haha), and even pastries. I guess Polish people are just weird but that's how it is, and it's all delicious! So if you're on the beach and you're hungry, just listen for someone saying in a very enthusiastic, booming voice "Kukurydza! Lody Bambino! Jagodzianki!", which kind of sounds like this: "Cuckoo-rids-ah! Ludih (short i sound) bombeano! Ya-goj-onkee!". Polish food in general is delicious, and I'm not just saying that because I grew up eating it, so hit up the restaurants around the area if you want more than a snack.

Polish people are also very young at heart so renting what look like children's bikes is a big thing. They're so much fun. It's perfectly acceptable for people my age to do it, I promise.

Just like any other beach in the world, there are stands set up to sell trinkets and rinkets and whosits and whatsits for all of your guilty pleasure fulfillments! (I really tried with that one...).

Currently, the U.S. dollar is about 2.88 złoty so it's not so bad with the exchange rate. I remember the good old days when it was slightly over 4 złoty to a dollar...sigh. True, Poland got better economically but a lot of the change is due to OUR economic problems...ELECTIONS ARE COMING UP, YOU KNOW WHO TO VOTE FOR! Oh wait, this isn't a political blog...

Where was I? Oh yes...I will show you pictures now!

It was the attack of the ladybugs! Which, btw, Polish people have a song for, as they do for a lot of things American people would find strange to sing about...like goats and snails and handkerchiefs.

These are the migrating dunes I was talking about in Łeba.





Yes, those are people, not ants.

No, these aren't the drooling, hyperactive children in my family...they're just hyperactive.
I know it's a lot to read, so to make up for it, I'll make my next post basically all pictures :)

:))))))

Great Day for Up!

It's been a while, unfortunately, for I have been sickly and busy celebrating, which in turn made me even sicklier. I hope I wasn't missed too greatly. =P

The weather is getting increasingly cold and ugly, and you know what happens on those days...(besides pigging out on ben & jerry's while sitting all snuggly under your blankets watching your favorite guilty pleasure). You reminisce the great ol' summer days!







So, pack your bags.

Kiss the ground good-bye.

And fly away with me!

First stop on my one month trip to Europe this summer was Hamburg, Germany. Did you know that it is the second most populous city in the EU that isn't a national capital? It also has more bridges crossing their canals than Venice, or any other city in the world for that matter. Go on, check Wikipedia if you don't believe me, but I promise I learned this while I was there. The Germans are a very proud people.

This is the Hamburg Rathaus, or townhall. It is still in use today, for the mayor I believe.

What else does Hamburg offer?

-Shopping, of course (although with the U.S. dollar standing where it is today...)
-Tierpark Hagenbeck (the zoo!)
-The Dom (which is the best carnival I've ever been to...not a crappy New Jersey one, let me tell you.)
-Museums
-Musicals
-Street fairs and flea markets
-The harbor promenade
-And what I hear is quite the poppin' red light district.
(sorry, this was a family vacation, no experience there...you'll have to go find out for yourself ;) )

:))))))