well, i have been back in the states for about three months now.  i miss europe so much!  especially when i watched the olympics, i wish i was still in italy this semester.  but it's great to be back with fam and friends. 

you know after almost five years of school i wish i can graduate already.  but i still have two more years to go in order to finish my dual degree.  lately i've been wondering if it is worth the time to spend seven years in college?  will i get a job that i want?  that i deserve?  i just don't know how i am going to survive the next two years and the thing is this semester sucks!  the only thing that makes me happy is the olympics!  haha

ooo i am so glad that my cousins came to visit me at ut about a month ago.  i haven't seen them in about 8 years! 

ursula, heather, and me at my study abroad exhibit

the cousins again at rudy's

it was sooo good to see them.  man i got a free meal at rudy's from heather and a gift card to rudy's from ursula!  i have the best cousins in the world haha.  i guess that's what you get being one of the youngest cousins in the family haha

to like one of your good friends could be a good thing if it works out.  cause you already know so much about her but i guess that's not always true...

well if i have time i am going to upload more pics from the rest of my europe trip...paris, berlin, and zurich...i miss italy!

CIAO!  i can't believe i only have three weeks left in europe!!!!  i am definitely going to miss this place but at the same time i really really want to see my family and friends!!  i miss them all!  anyway, ever since last entry i went to venice, barcelona, florence, rome, assisi, and orvieto...venice is my favorite city in italy so far...it was awesome, wait until you see the pics...barcelona was great too...clubs don't close until 6 am!  i had so much fun in that city haha...well this weekend i am going to london to see harry potter and sightseeing...i can't wait!  after this program i am going to travel to switzerland, germany, and france?  hopefully when we get to france the riot will be over, cause i really want to see paris!!!!  well, enjoy the pics

contempary art museum by richard mier

penguins!

this is the casa batllo by gaudi

hmm...paellas!  i love it...i ate that almost every meal when i was in barcelona

this is another building by gaudi

when we were in barcelona, the europe study abroad people were there at the same time, so i met up with kristen and karyssa...it was great to see them

if you've seen life is beautiful, this is where they filmed the movie!  i live right behind this place!

this is castiglion fiorentino 6 o'clock in the morning

halloween pic

halloween pic of me, kate, and luke

halloween pic of me, vanessa, and wenny

this is venice...one of my favorite cities!  look at the bird!  haha

man...i got splashed on the boat in venice!

this is kyle, rachel, lindsey, jennifer, me, and vanessa before we got on the gondole

we were on the top of the duomo in venice...kim, jenny, ashley, minh, wenny, anna, rachel and me

one of the streets in venice

me, kim, jeannie, ashely, and minh in venice

venice! 

this is mike, kim, sylvia, nicole, and me

well enjoy the pics...i will upload more pics after i get back from london!

UPDATE:  THE PICS SHOULD BE WORKING NOW...FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO TRIED TO VIEW THESE PICS, PLEASE TRY AGAIN!

CIAO!  man i have been here for over a month now...i am definitely starting to get used to the italian food and culture...but i can't believe time is passing by so fast...i only have about two months here until i head back to us...anyway, since the last time i posted up my entry, i've been to soooo many places in italy...i traveled at least once a week, i even stayed in rome for almost the whole week..but out of all the places i've been to i liked the colosseum and the leaning tower the most!  colosseum was just magnificant...i don't know how to tell you, but you just got to see it for yourself haha...as for the next three weeks, my school is planning to take us to venice next week, then after that we are going to be on our FALL BREAK!!!!  my friends and i are planning to go to milan and spain...i'll tell you more about these places after i come back...but for now i have pics from previous month...enjoy!

group pic in seina

smallest car i've seen in my life...italian people LOVE driving small cars

umm...sexy pasta...look closer to the pasta

this is rachel and i after wine tasting!

we heard from our professor that rome water was supposed to be very good...so this is kate, wenny and i after drinking rome water

the blue man group!

this is vanessa, kim, me, luke (skywalker), and minh inside of colosseum

outside of colosseum

this is us trying to measure the diameter of the column in the pantheon

st peters!

this is the southern coast of italy...somewhere near salerno

a pic of some ut and calpoly people at the train station in pisa

when i was in pisa, i saw so many people using the classic way to push the tower...so i decided to be inventive...using my ass haha

i don't know that guy in the background?!

the asian guys from calpoly...these guys remind me of my friends from houston...:)-

my roommates and justino!

CIAO!  i'm in italy right now!  i finally know the name of the town that i'm staying for the next three months!  haha it's called castiglion fiorentino...it's a veryyyyy small town so nobody speaks english here...quanto costa questo?  i say that all the time cause that's all i need to know if i want to know how much does it cost haha...too bad i don't understand when they tell me the price so i just nod and say SI!  haha...i am living with a bunch of ut, a&m, and calpoly people...so i've met some new friends!  here's just some preview pics...i'll upload more later!

castiglion fiorentino

jeannie's birthday at underground bar

the ut crew!

duomo

PIMP MY RIDE (train edition)

ciao!

hk is so much fun!  shopping and eating all the time!...i am so glad that i saw some of my family and friends...actually right now i am in china at some internet cafe...i can't believe i can actually live without aim or internet for a week haha...this is the first time i used internet since i left US...china is so hot and dirty...but i guess i am going to miss it cause everything is so cheap!!!!  the beer is only 1 dollar in china which is about 12 cents in US haha...i am going to return to hk tomorrow...when i get back i am going to keep shopping haha i still have a lot of shopping to do for some friends and myself...other than shopping all i do is eat...sometimes i eat like 4 to 5 meals a day!  the food is just soooooo goooooood...their won ton noodle is the bomb man...haha...i'll upload some funny pics later...

oh yeah the guy sitting next to me is watching chinese porn...IN AN INTERNET CAFE!