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An unusually sappy thank you to America

I head back to China in about 10 hours.  I haven't written much about this trip since it was supposed to be a surprise visit to some of my friends, mainly Anne, in Morgantown.  It's been a great trip and going back to China is going to be incredibly difficult (partially because Continental Airlines is really lame).  I'd like to take this chance to thank the people that made this trip awesome.  Thanks to my dad and Carolyn for flying me in and letting me use their car to travel around; my mom for taking me to the dentist and not complaining when I came back at 8am after a night on the town in Parkersburg; to Bryn and Jamie for letting me stay with them and drink their coffee and for being awesome; to Baker for having a decent party for once in his life; to Nick, Ben, Stoltz, Rollins, Andy Iafrate and Lukas for coming to visit me from far away places; to Anne and Tank for coming to visit me in Delaware; to Josh for tattooing me and Bryn for making fun of me while I was in pain; to Jimmy for being nice to me after I put chapstick in his hair (super thanks if we get this proxy server thing worked out); to Will for setting up my secret visit to Morgantown; and to Caroline and Ilya for being awesome hosts in Philadelphia; and to anyone else who thinks I need to thank them.  Extra special thanks to Ryan Rollins for now using a hair straightener and still letting me mix gross drinks for him after all these years.

Here are some instant photos of my last weekend in Morgantown.  I've got four or five rolls of Diana photos to get developed once I get back to China so those will be up in a few days.  Also stay tuned to my blog for insights on China vs America and Get Awesome 2.0: Live Free or Get Awesomer with a Vengeance, I'm going to need to step up the exercise routine after 20 days of disgustingly delicious, heart-stopping American cuisine.

Now I have to get ready for the most depressing 24 hour transglobal trip of my life (so far).

                                           
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Anne Foreman Fully Exposed at the Beach

Camera malfunction.

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Delaware Delicacy

The daily special at a shop near my dad's house.

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Back in America

On the second stop of my North American tour.

                           
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Hawaii Diana // Volcano Park

More odd pictures.  This time from the volcano park.  Thus ends my posts about Hawaii.

           
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Hawaii Diana // Manta Boat Sunset

The first photos are from the dock and boat ride on the way to swim with the manta ray.  The last three were from the luau we went to early in the trip.

                 
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Hawaii Diana // The Beach

These were taken at the first beach we went to.  The guy at the hotel said that this beach was where he ultimately decided to move to Hawaii.  It was probably the nicest beach I've ever seen, but not nice enough to make me want to work in the service industry for the rest of my life.

               
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Some crap I got in America

Couldn't figure out how to take the Taco Bell back with me.

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Fish and turtles, all kinds of underwater

I don't think these photos are all that great, but the turtles were pretty cool to swim with.

                       
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Manta Ray Awesomeness

I just got back from night snorkeling with a manta ray.  It was definitely the highlight of the trip.  There was only one manta ray but it was huge (10-12ft wide), I also saw a 5ft long moray eel, and a super tiny baby squid.  The pictures aren't mine, they were taken by my dad who scuba'd down to the sea floor while I snorkeled on the surface.

   
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