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21
Dec

When in Rome…bring an extra battery


This past summer I went to Valencia, Spain and stayed with my girlfriend while she did research. While over there we also took a trip to Rome. My camera charger broke due to the voltage difference and I didn’t notice until I went to charge my battery on our first night in Rome. I took as many pictures as I could before all the juice was absolutely drained. I looked all over for stores that would sell the charger that I needed but I found that Canon 1D chargers are apparently very hard to find. When I finally looked online I found that the price of a new one was around $400! I kept putting off getting an extra battery because they were $100+, but I wished I had bought one now.

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01
Sep

first time in a private airplane and a tour of the bay area


At the beginning of the summer I mentioned to my friend Pablo that I wanted to take pictures from an airplane. It turned out that he actually had a family friend who had a license and had previously offered to take him up for a tour of the Bay Area. Pablo contacted the pilot Bruce Poulton and arranged a date to go flying.

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31
Jul

Photos from Valencia, Spain


I was in Europe for 2 weeks and have now been back in the U.S. for a little less than 2 weeks. I stayed in Valencia, Spain with my girlfriend and her roommates for most of my trip. One of my girlfriend’s roommates boyfriend was there too, so during the day when everybody was at work we went out and explored.

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10
Jul

Valencia…the hotness


I spent the last two days walking around and exploring in Valencia. Its a very colorful city with lots of art and architecture, both new and old. Its also really hot here. At night, all the windows are open in the apartment where I’m staying, and I still manage to sweat while I sleep.

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