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We start off with January ----
where me + Stace + Tim + Pek took an exciting trip to Malaysia!
This is Kuala Lumpur (KL), where food is awesome and good friends have happy times
We stayed in a nice wooden-concrete haven and took many naps,
& played a lot of Monopoly, drank lots of milk by the carton and ate at a TON of awesome fried hawker-ish (supergourmet!) food not pictured.
FEBRUARY: was in Singapore, thanks to my study abroad program in Russia starting mid-February ---
Drove around SG a ton with my mommy,
Received one of my best presents yet from Becky's Dad (a Canon 30D SLR)
Spent tons of time with my cousins and grandparents -- hurray Chinese New Year!
MARCH onwards was Russia ----
As an understatement, I was incredibly happy in Siberia
My buddy-boy Gena; I don't have too many pictures of him, sad
The Irkutsk Waldorf School, in which I spent a ton of time being frolicky
APRIL-MAY days were mainly spent in Buryatia and Petersburg ----
In Decyatnikova's Srednii Schkola
Dancing around in traditional Old Believer costume; Baba Valya's house
Climbing old lava mountains in the Sayani range with 2 Alexeis
Us and kids at the Sorok school -- note my 17-year-old Buryat husband in shades! heart
Visiting the Orlik datsun,
and playing with the schoolkids!
Me & Erzhina & Ayana, there's a lack of Yro reindeer-herding photos I know!
Ira, Vanya and Lena, my Petersburg host siblings
For some reason I really like this photo a lot; it's Ira and Vanya with Pasha (friend) and his wife
pretty spot in a park near my Petersburg apartment
Krondschtadt castle, gorgeousness
Walking with Montana around Nevskii
KB celebrations in an Orthodox school where I met Artyom, happy military student (I know, I love them militsia)
Me and Alex sunning in Peterhof just before our time in Russia ends
and that's Petersburg.
JUNE = happiness with Bevvy and Winnie! ----
We visited a lot of markets and gorgeous places (I think Bev took most of these)
Met up with Gabriele,
and Tomek!,
& Gregory :)
JULY was excitement in Prague ----
Me & Masha my backpack in the metro with everything I own, ha
This photo doesn't do Prague justice, really
A visit from Eelin and Christine!
Me, Nicole, Robyne, & Scott -- best TEFL teachers ever, probably
Back in Singapore in AUGUST:
Spending time with my grandma :)
Baking, etc
Being tarded with my sister,
Hanging out with awesome friends (& missing Pek & CK!),
& running the Army Half with my mommy, we're such champions haha
SEPTEMBER etc -- back in Amherst!
Things are as usual, with Cheer Bear watching porn on Anne's computer
I spent a lot of time with men in spandex, as I do every year
Coxing while the weather is still nice-nice
Me and Sam and Becca -- superfantastic members of the WV2!
Went up to Anne's house in Maine over fall break,
Celebrated Halloween in a fantabulous manner,
And basically had an all-around crazy fun time. YUPS!
Happy new year!