I have the most incredible flowers in front of my apartment right now. It’s a joy to see them every time I leave the house and every time I come back home.
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Saw this train on the way home from work today. It was starting to rain a bit but had to stop to take a picture. I didn’t think I’d be back in Sydney so soon but here I am. I’m working for a few weeks from my company’s Sydney office so that I can learn how things are done. This is my first time working full time outside of the US. It is a lot of fun because our [...] A winter visit to Livermore wine country. View large trip on Everytrail.com Today I decided to go on a little walk to Boudha Stupa. I walked through Patan, along the Bagmati River, through Pashupatinath and then got a little lost before finding the stupa. I saw many different faces of the city along the way. After the stupa I took a bus [...] I couldn’t find a simple chart of the United States budget broken down by departments so I made one. The three biggest budget items are the Department of Health and Human Services (medicare), the Social Security Administration, and the Department of Defense. Continue on for the full table and chart. (source: www.whitehouse.gov/files/documents/budget_2012.pdf) [...] I love black berries. They grow without any supervision and they taste delicious. These particular blackberries are from my friends house and I turned them into a pie. I made the filling with not much more than blackberries, ginger, and some sugar. My mom made the crumble topping, and we both collaborated on the [...] After a little over a year on the road I am home again. It feels great to be back but at the same time I feel a little bit like the guy at the end of Hurt Locker when he is in the supermarket with his girlfriend. It’s nice being home but it isn’t [...] When I found out that St Jacobi has guided tours of the organ every Thursday I had to check it out. The tour that I participated in had a larger than usual turnout of around 20 to 30 people and it lasted a little over an hour. I loved the tour because our guide [...] If you ever wondered what I am eating now that I am living in Germany, here is the answer: Croissant with white chocolate and hazelnut spread (from the Netherlands). And for the drink: hot white chocolate. Yum. |
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