Virginia is for Lovers

That really is our state slogan, no joke. Meet Virginia here: http://www.virginia.org.

I think that Sarah and I have decided to stay in Virginia - at least for the next few years anyway. If any of you want to move out here, closer to us, please do so! I know that if Sarah had it her way, she would move EVERYONE from back home closer to us.

As such, I am applying for the Virginia Bar and looking for a job with a smaller Virginia firm. This last semester is going to be tough, but only because I have stay busy to stay on top of all of my assignments. The payoff is that I have no finals!

Sarah is looking to acquire her LPC (licensed counselor) here in Virginia, as well. She is hoping to take some necessary classes starting in the fall.

Heidi is getting acclaimated to all of the state requirements of being a cat. She is sleeping, eating, sleeping, with the occassional throwing up. And did I mention sleeping?

That is a quick update from our part of the world.

my apt

Europe!!!

Europe was absolutely amazing...I will definitely tell stories when we all meet in person. For now, I hope pictures will make-do!



This is my first night in Europe in Frankfurt. It was so great seeing these guys again! (I studied with them at Yonsei in Seoul) From left to right, Ferdinand, Matthias, Daniel, & Daniel. This picture was taken at a party held at their university, European Business School. Yeah, university...party...I still don't understand.





Here we are at a soccer match, Hamberg vs. Aachen. We had awesome seats which were literally right behind the players. It was really exciting game to watch. Score 3:3.


Eating tapas...


Madrid's city center













Outside the opera house...


Our seats...


The encore...

These were taken in Madrid. The food there was....interesting. But I'm glad I got to experience getting to eat tapas. It's not the food that is all that good, but the way you eat it. You don't get your own plate, everyone just shares off what's on the table. I also got the opportunity to go to the opera (Tales of Hoffman), it was simply wonderful!!! But since this particular opera is longer than the average (4 hours!) I felt a little bad for Daniel.














Here we are in Marbella, which is located in the south part of Spain. As you can see the weather was simply beautiful! For Christmas, I went to a Catholic church with Daniel & his mom, then later that evening we ate dinner at a family friend's house.













Prague gave us a chance for a mini-Yonsei reunion. We caught back up with Ferdi and Matthias (along w/his girlfriend) and also Pam, my second "room mate" in Korea. The city's buildings were absolutely gorgeous. In case you didn't know, Prague is one of the only cities whose original buildings remain after the world war. This was because after Hitler occupied the city, he thought it was so beautiful that he made sure that it was remained undestroyed. Anyway, for New Year's we enjoyed watching fireworks over the river then later went out & partied into 2007!


Eiffel Tower (since you probably couldn't tell...)


Cathedral of Notre Dame


Louvre Museum


Moulin Rouge


Arc de Triomphe


Pam & I then traveled to Paris. It was funny because we slept in a 6 bed dorm room at a hostel. Here we are Korean-Americans, & guess we who roomed with? Two Koreans from Seoul and two Americans from South Carolina. Considering most of the people staying at the hostel were Europeans, it was kinda funny. But I learned that French people are actually a lot more friendly than what I was expecting.


British Museum


Rosetta Stone


Riding in London Eye with Big Ben & Houses of Parliament in the background


Study abroad friend, Sara


Buckingham Palace


St. Paul's Cathedral


Tower Bridge

London is where my lone travels begin! I was very lucky because I roomed with a very nice Romanian who was an awesome match for me to sight-see with; we had the same prospective destinations in mind and the same budget (ranging from little to tiny). Btw, London's pound is kicking the dollar's butt (2 dollars = 1 pound! ouch.) The girl w/the curly hair is a friend that I studied with in Korea, we randomly ran into each other at our hostel. It really is a small world!!!


Colosseum


Pantheon


Trevi Fountain (My most fave sight in Europe! This picture does not do it justice.)


St. Peter's Basilica


The square in front of St. Peter's Basilica


Tevere River


Victor Emmanuel Monument


Spanish Steps

Rome!!! I would have to say that this was my favorite city from the ones I visited this winter. It started a little scary for me since I accidentally booked a hostel located in the GHETTO...but the sights and food definitely made up for it!







I arrived back in Germany two nights before my return flight to the States. Here I am eating schnitzel for the first time. Later, I tried to show off my cooking skills (haha my inexistent ones). We made dakgalbi together...surprisingly, it came out quite well!

Like I said earlier, I'll be able to tell stories better in person. But I hope this gave you guys a little idea of my trip in Europe!!

Destination: Harbour Island

I'm sure that everyone knows now, but after my graduation (which you don't have to go to), Sarah and I have planned a trip for us and our parents to go to Harbour Island!

Six people. Seven days. Six nights. Three miles of pink sand.

This will be our third time in just as many years. We will be staying for six nights at The Landing (http://www.harbourislandlanding.com).

This is something we've planned since our first trip out for our honeymoon. We've been saving ever since. I hope everyone enjoys it. It should be a good time.

Um-ma has already started with the food talk.