Tag: friends

  • 352 | We Were Strangers Once :: St. Petersburg, Russia, 2013

    352 | We Were Strangers Once :: St. Petersburg, Russia, 2013

    Sheila and I met at the hostel in St. Petersburg. I have to say Russian hostels seem to be less friendly than other countries. As two Americans, we hit it off pretty quickly, and agreed to be companions during our remaining time in the city. She took some of my favorite photos frolicking in the…

  • 351 | We Were Strangers Once :: Christchurch, New Zealand, 2012

    351 | We Were Strangers Once :: Christchurch, New Zealand, 2012

    On the first day of the tour, we accidentally left one person at the hostel in Auckland, and had to turn back 30 minutes later to retrieve her. Thankfully that was the only time it happened, and it remains one of my favorite travel experiences. I thought my most recent trip to Norway was just…

  • 350 | We Were Strangers Once :: Berlin, Germany, 2014

    350 | We Were Strangers Once :: Berlin, Germany, 2014

    I met Catalina on an alternative walking tour in Berlin, and liked each other enough that we continued to tour the city after the official one was over. She’s Colombian, and was on her way to Switzerland to receive an award for her research on abused women in Colombia. We had both recently gotten out…

  • 349 | We Were All Stranger Once :: Koh Tao, Thailand, 2012

    349 | We Were All Stranger Once :: Koh Tao, Thailand, 2012

    When I first started planning my around the world trip, a friend told me I should get a diving certification. Might as well start there! I thought, and made Koh Tao my first destination. In hindsight that was one of the best decisions I ever made. Things started off well. I met a really cute…

  • 187 | Shadow :: San Francisco, USA, 2012

    187 | Shadow :: San Francisco, USA, 2012

    First and only attempt at taking couple photos 🙂

  • 160 | Self Portraits :: Shanghai, China, 2014

    160 | Self Portraits :: Shanghai, China, 2014

    Getting ready for a friend’s S&M themed birthday party. Behind me are three of my best girlfriends in Shanghai, putting on this look that really wasn’t something we are familiar or comfortable with. In fact, my entire party centric life in Shanghai was something that I wasn’t familiar or comfortable with, but I’m glad I…

  • Burmese Days

    Burmese Days

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    I’ve made my first travel video!!! 😀        *squeal* I don’t take videos often because for the most part I’m too busy trying to frame the perfect photo. It’s been a long struggle, but I finally have to admit that videos can often capture the spirit of the moment better than a picture.…

  • Bon Voyage

    Bon Voyage

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    “Not all those who wander are lost.” – J.R.R. Tolkien There was a NYT story not long ago about the difficulty of making and keeping friends in your 30s. It made a lot of sense. Friendships take time and patience to build, two things that only get scarcer as we grow older, move around, and…

  • Hello from NYC

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    在紐約耶。 不知道是不是把熱情都留在米奇的夢中﹐紐約給我的第一印象是臟﹐亂﹐和舊。 坐在阿姨家的電腦前看伊能靜給哈林寫的情書﹐隔壁的房客用聽不懂的鄉音傾訴著什麼﹐香煙的味道從門的隙縫裡飄進。 紐約﹐要不是街頭的人群都頂著形形色色的面孔﹐我還以為回到中國的某個城市。 昨天為了一點小事﹐鬧點小姐脾氣。他們四個男生在Central Park雪仗打得不亦樂乎的時候﹐我安靜的在一邊企圖捏出一顆顆冰心。可是每次差不多弄好﹐又不小心捏破一角。最後﹐只剩下一顆破破爛爛的心﹐遺留在路邊等著被踐踏。 簽下日本料理的單子﹐留下不菲的小費﹐有點心疼男生們對漂亮的小姐的慷慨。不禁想念在佛羅裡達的快樂女生時光。時代廣場上等過馬路被擠得不能呼吸﹐心裡卻浮起湯姆克魯斯在Magnolia裡獨自在空曠的時代廣場吶喊的一幕。 不願為了一群懶豬的睡眠習慣而浪費早晨的時光﹐我帶著我的CD機﹐一個人去這個城市森林探險。躲在漠然的表情後面﹐我好奇的觀察身邊的人群﹐為他們編寫故事。 仗著腦袋裡大概記得該走的方向﹐我固執的把地圖藏在口袋﹐摸索著前進。一個人行動﹐沒有時間的阻塞﹐不怕被誰取笑﹐我悠閑的數著自己的腳步﹐告訴自己孤單也是種享受。 Metropolitan Museum of Art門口一大堆遊客忙著為他們的到此一游留下憑證。我快步走進﹐希望讓那些名作能在我腦海浬留下憑證﹐以掩飾我的無知。 從希臘羅馬雕塑展﹐進入成吉思汗廣闊的版圖﹐轉一個彎看Richard Avedon相機中映出的人生滄桑﹐回頭再不懂裝懂的對著Picasso, Braque的扭曲線條沉思。最喜歡的還是一幅梵高的自畫像﹐和Monet的巴黎夜景。對著夕陽下灰矇矇的法國眾議院和梵高看不透的眼神﹐在人擠人的展示廳裡﹐覺得只有我和它。值得一提的小片段是﹐當我仰望著Monet的Waterlily時﹐耳邊傳來兩位同鄉小姐(阿姨) 對房價和租金的見解﹐有點哭笑不得。雖然我也不是什麼藝術瘋狂者﹐可在這難得一見的名作前﹐聽到這樣的話﹐難免有點煞風景。 沒辦法一天接受那麼多藝術的轟炸﹐我有點狼狽的逃出美術館﹐走進旁邊的中心花園﹐享受些赤裸裸的美。一路上拋不少媚眼給一個比一個帥的狗狗們﹐開始想念家裡笨笨喬治的熱情。穿了三天的高跟鞋讓腳痛得不行﹐正好沒地方可去﹐我毫無方向的在雪中漫步﹐累了就坐下﹐覺得與這個速度飛快的城市格格不入。快走出去的時候突然看到一對情侶甜蜜的接吻﹐突然難過得想哭。 我知道我最想念的是什麼了。和女生出門﹐可以牽著手逛街﹐累了有肩膀靠﹐冷了有人抱。和男生出門﹐反而事事要靠自己﹐真諷刺。 真想和你牽手在Central Park的雪裡走幾十年。

  • 有你真好

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    有你真好﹗ 我不是個很會表達自己感情的人﹐特別是對那些我真的很重視的人。 受了挫折﹐找人傾訴﹐有時候講完了﹐心裡還是悶悶的﹐而且還會後悔把那麼要緊的事和別人分享。 今天就是那麼一天。 突然覺得身邊的朋友不知道有幾個是真正關心我的﹖還是只把我當成他們生命中的過客﹐即使失去﹐也不會可惜。 想要被關心﹐更想去關心別人。想要在哪個人的心中佔個不大不小的位置﹐希望他們失意時﹐無助時﹐開心時﹐感動時﹐會想到我。 不管是遠隔重洋還是凌晨四點﹐都知道我會在那裡﹐盡我所能的歡迎他們。 沒有人願意找我傾訴﹐比沒有人傾訴更讓我難過。 謝謝你﹐讓我覺得做人還不是很失敗。 謝謝你﹐讓我忘記自己的煩惱。 謝謝你﹐提醒我世界上有太多值得我感謝的。 雖然覺得有點肉麻﹐不過希望你能看到哦~ ^_^