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Ali on February 6th, 2012

I spent about two months in Southeast Asia, and I tried to photograph my food. But I often forgot. My friend Val is great at taking pictures of everything she eats and drinks, but I think I got a good overview of what I ate during my time in Southeast Asia. Some of these pictures [...]

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Ali on November 14th, 2010

It’s small and thin and blue. Its pages hold stories of romance, adventures and mishaps. It provides a glimpse into my past and a blank slate for my future. It’s filled with warm memories and the anticipation of dreams to come. It’s the key that opens doors to rich cultures, beautiful landscapes, friendly people, and [...]

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Ali on October 10th, 2010

On my last day in Quito, I met up with some friends from school. We went to the volcano Pichincha and took the teleferico (cable car) up to see the view. Now, the altitude of Quito is 2820 meters or 9252 feet, which is almost twice the altitude of Denver, CO. As I previously mentioned, I had [...]

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Ali on October 3rd, 2010

On the first day at the language school in Quito where I was taking a Spanish class for a week, one of the teachers took us for a tour of the city. We spent lots of time in the Plaza de la Independencia where the governmental building is. We got there in time to see the [...]

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Ushuaia, Argentina is the southernmost town in the world.  It was also where my friend Amanda and I disembarked from our Antarctica cruise.  It was freezing cold because even summer in the southernmost town in the world feels like winter in most other places.  We spent a good portion of our day at Tierra del [...]

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Ali on August 6th, 2010

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Ali on April 13th, 2010

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