Amsterdam and Rotterdam

By: Shahin Kaveh

These are from part of my trip to Europe. The following are from my stay in the Netherlands.

Amsterdam:

Rotterdam (sorry, you don't get to see much; it was rainy!):

German Immersion Weekend

By: Shahin Kaveh

While at Hopkins, I took a couple of German courses to brush up on and improve my German. One of the best things that came out of these courses was this "German Immersion Weekend" thing. They took us to a beautiful resort outside of Baltimore, where people seemed to go to be alone, meditate, repent, etc. We were there for the weekend and did a lot of German stuff with other German learners and real Germans! All in all, it was a great experience. Here is a selection of pictures.

The gang!

Going over the schedule of the weekend

Walking to lunch

Going for a stroll in the area

Blindfolded chocolate tasting

They made us guess whether each piece of chocolate was American, German, or Swiss. I had absolutely no frame of reference, so I decided to take off the blindfold!

A "break"

I have no idea what this is. But it looks cool!

Bavarian dance. :-)

We are playing the Princess and the Frog, Grimm brothers version! And I'm the king!

Listening to a presentation on Switzerland and her differences from Germany

Trip to New York 6 - Times Square

By: Shahin Kaveh

The last batch of New York pics and of course it has to be from Times Square! The last picture below is for comparison's sake. It's also from New York, just a few miles away.

Trip to New York 5 - Ferry ride

By: Shahin Kaveh

This is the (free) ferry to Staten Island. You sail past the Statue; and it's actually much closer than it seems to be in these pictures. So don't ever pay to go to the statue. Just take the ferry if you must.