Beautiful

I am completely in love with Sylvia Ji's paintings. They are creepy and stunning and really just amazing. Check out her site! Here are some of my favs

2011: The Year of Islands

Happy New year! I just returned from my new year adventure to Europe with my bezzie C. So as I was ringing in the new year of 2011 in a club in London called New Slang I realized that this is going to be a year chock full of islands for me.
Starting with Island #1: the United Kingdom
Obvi where I was for New Year, it was a bit dreary but it never seemed to legitimately rain- it just kind of drizzles. Photo 1- everything that is British. I love it fish and chips in a red double-decker on a grey day next to the Thames.  Photo 2- awesome graffiti at a skatepark downtown. Photo 3- more British things. Photo 4- an old US WWII airbase close to our friend Oli's place.

Island #2: Ireland

It was Ahhhmazing. We went to Cork and Dublin and I really want to go back in the spring or summer at some point to see the western coast around Galway.  There is a large national park around there too and I would looove to see it (picture when Hilary Swank is backpacking in P.S. I Love You). The Irish seem to be very proud of their old jails- the men at the hostels that we were at both said that they were the best attractions in each city. We went to the one in Cork and it was interesting but REALLY depressing. I highly recommend anyone going to Cork. Kissing the Blarney stone was awesome as well and the grounds around Blarney are beautiful. Dublin was so so,  but the Guinness factory was very interesting plus a pint and tasting is included in your ticket (about 9euros for students). I wish that we had had time for the whiskey factory as well but alas we did not.

The upcoming islands this year: Fiji,  New Zealand, and Australia. I can't wait!!!