End-of-Year Checklist:
1. Join yoga studio
2. See the fall colours @ The Smokey Mtns.
3. Figure out where to move next
4. Swim in the ocean
5. Decide on LSATS
6. Learn to play the guitar
7. Go skydiving (budget-willing)

^_^

Mom's B'day

Yesterday was my mom's birthday :)
We celebrated with Mexican food (the night before) and delicious home-made carrot cake.
Happy birthday, Mom. We love you.

 ^ my delicious shrimp coctail

^ Dad's chicken chimichanga

^ something fried for mom's birthday

^ beautiful bouquet from aunt mare

^ some flowers and gifts for our beautiful mother

Chilling at Home

spending hours sitting on a bar stool applying for jobs.
totally fun.

Recovering!

After a 20-hour layover in Korea, I finally arrived "home" (in Atlanta) on Monday morning at about 11:00AM. It was so great to see my family members all waiting for me as I walked out of the secure area at the airport. We spent that evening catching up over a delicious sushi boat (pictured below).

I've spent the past 5 days just resting, trying to get back on the right time-zone (harder than I thought!). This weekend I went to a farmers' market with Mom, spent some time watching the Olympics with everyone, and went walking and hiking at Kennesaw Mountain. : )

Visiting Lin's Family

We took a fast train from Shanghai to the beautiful city of Hangzhou, Zhejiang. Here we spent three days hanging out with Lin and his parents, being treated to wonderful Hangzhou cuisine and seeing some of the West Lake sights. Here are some pictures from our time here.