J'adore Paris

this one was taken by kate berry



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my huckleberry friend

Audrey Hepburn singing Moon River in Breakfast at Tiffany's

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Bon Jour Mes Amis!

I am posting from the 3rd floor apartment in Les Places de Vosges in the 8th district of Paris. It is currently 8:10 am here and I have been awake for hours, watching the city wake up slowly. I love being awake while everyone else sleeps. I've had a very productive morning full of skittles, college application essays, photo uploading and Boy Meets World reruns. I was reminded of how much I miss Corey & Topanga and the 90's in general. Also, I finished my first book of the summer. A beautiful short book full of letters called 'The Perks of Being a Wallflower.' You should definitely pick up a copy. I still have 36 days left in my European adventure. Yesterday, while exploring a street market, I decided that one of my goals of this trip will be to photograph my food. Food seems to be what life here revolves around, which is perfectly fine with me. I'll cook it, eat it or photograph it and be a very happy traveler.

Au Revoir, Adios & Ciao!

Tomorrow I am leaving for six weeks. I will be exploring Europe. Don't expect many blog updates!

Cake Adventure

before...

after!

I am officially done with my junior year of high school and it feels very strange. In exactly a year, I will be graduating and starting a new adventure. Time is funny thing. Anyways, I was reading through my notebook from my trip to Cambodia and I found this little description of my first morning in Phnom Penh. Read away...

Sitting criss-cross applesauce on the floor,
watching the sun rise slowly in the Cambodian sky.
This beauty is seen through the arms of a palm tree,
the open curtains of a window,
and the morning eyes of a traveler,
ready to start her day.
Blessed is this moment.

Extreme Sidewalk Chalk

Unfortunately, I can't post this video on my blog, but I can encourage you to watch it especially if you should be studying for finals like me. It's a music video of sidewalk chalk to Coldplay's Strawberry Swing. Check it out!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lb9X5jMofEo

Oh Mr. Sun, Sun, Mr. Golden Sun, Please Shine Down on Me...

It's rainy and it's June and that's just not supposed to happen.
This is why I haven't posted anything in a week. I have no sunshine and happiness to blog about. Summer is coming, but I won't really believe that until my finals are complete and my dear friend, Mr. Sun has come back into my life. Until that day, here's a few photos that I didn't take. They are from lookbook.nu and a blog all about cake.

Sound of Sunshine

I don't usually like to post two videos in a row, but I was waiting for my best friend in a grocery store parking lot (we like to go on organic grocery adventures together) and I heard this song on the radio and it brightened my extremely rainy day so I had to post it in hopes that it would bring some sunshine to whoever actually reads this blog!

Just Do It

Things I'm lovin'

1. pasta with pesto + sauteed onion, red pepper & mushroom + goat cheese = every dinner this week

2. The first day of my life by Bright Eyes

3. drinking an average of 3 cups of tea a day

4. bows! there are now bows on every drawer in my room

5. Garden State- I was reminded how much I love that movie last week

6. "Today, love, you will go far, because you are young, you are strong, and you are loved." -Alice Walker

7. having friends with boats on lake washington

Imagine - Dance

Katee & William on So You Think

Faces

My trip to Cambodia was a major event for me, so I felt like sharing a few more photos I took of the beautiful kids there. This little girl is named Toh Shi Mai :)

favorite Postsecret from this week

Oh hey, seventeen...

Hello friends! Today is tuesday, May 4th 2010 and at 6:35 tonight, I will move into my seventeenth year of life. I have lived for 6,250 days which is 148,920 minutes. How long have you lived for? Also...for my birthday, I asked for a label-maker. A new era of over-organization is coming my way and I cannot wait. Have a wonderful day!

The Girl Effect

I think today would be a good day to save the world, don't you?

The Paradox of Our Time - George Carlin

The paradox of our time in history is that
we have taller buildings but shorter tempers;
wider freeways, but narrower viewpoints.
We spend more, but have less;
we buy more, but enjoy less

We have bigger houses and smaller families,
more conveniences, but less time;
we have more degrees, but less sense;
more knowledge, but less judgement;
more experts, yet more problems,
more medicine, but less wellness.

We have multiplied our possessions, but reduced our values.
We talk too much, love too seldom, and hate too often.
We’ve learned how to make a living, but not a life,
we’ve added years to life not life to years.

We’ve been all the way to the moon and back,
but have trouble crossing the street to meet a new neighbor.
We conquered outer space but not inner space.
We’ve done larger things, but not better things.

We’ve cleaned up the air, but polluted the soul.
We’ve conquered the atom, but not our prejudice.
We write more, but learn less.
We plan more, but accomplish less.
We’ve learned to rush, but not to wait.

These are the times of fast foods and slow digestion;
big men and small character;
steep profits and shallow relationships.

These are the days of two incomes but more divorce,
fancier houses but broken homes.

Remember, say a kind word to someone who looks up
to you in awe, because that little person soon
will grow up and leave your side.

Remember, to give a warm hug to the one next to you,
because that is the only treasure you can give with
your heart and it doesn’t cost a cent.

Remember, to hold hands and cherish the moment,
for some day that person will not be there again.

Give time to Love, give time to speak, give time to
share the precious thoughts in your mind.

Happy Earth Day!

Alright, I think my hiatus from blogging has gone on for long enough. I recently returned from a voyage to Cambodia & Vietnam. I taught english & dance at an elementary school in the rural village of Pailin, Cambodia. Here's a new photos I took of the kids there.

I'm off on a grand adventure

I won't be posting anything new for 13 whole days because I will be on an adventure in Cambodia! I will be exploring temples, teaching kids to dance and speak english and hopefully not getting malaria! I can hardly wait. Wish me good luck and happy thoughts, please!

And also, whether you celebrate Easter or not, you should definately eat perogies (polish dumplings) on Sunday because I won't be home to join in on the Polish Easter tradition!