2010 Wrap up

Well, since I just gave my friends christmas presents, I decided that it is not too late to give an update on 2010 before I start on this year.  

In 2010 I:

• finished all the courses required for my master's degree. Yippee! (Now if only I can get my thesis done).
• was hired for an internship at the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station in California. This was a great learning experience for me.  
• was able to tour California with a german friend (Claudiu) on my way back to Oregon.  
• sold my condo and moved into a cute studio.  

Warning: there are a lot of photos. But this is what you get when I only get around to posting about once a year :-)

Smith Rock - Spring Break 2010

Me and Lorra soaking up some sun

Yep, I totally led that climb.  

California - Summer 2010

En route to California.

Drove through hours and hours of this.

And this.  

Eazy E at Venice Beach

Muscle Beach

Where I spent the majority of my summer

DISNEYLAND

Can't go to any theme park without getting
soaked at least once.

Claudiu was really excited about meeting Pluto

Entering the happiest place on Earth

Still the best ride in Disneyland - It's a Small World

Future automotive engineer in Toon Town

HOLLYWOOD & L.A.
 

LA, baby.  Look at all that fresh air :-)

Urban sprawl at it's finest

Claudiu and I headed north on PCH and saw lots of this along the way.  

SAN FRANCISCO

My favorite city in California

Coit Tower.  Very pretty at night and has
awesome views of the city. 

Golden Gate

Being a proper tourist with my camera and thumb's
 up in front of the bridge

Delicious treats from the Saturday Market 

Captain Claudiu

Fisherman's Wharf

REDWOODS

I was the most excited about this stop on our trip as this was the only place I had not been.  And the forest did not disappoint.  The trees are truly awe-inspiring and majestic.  

This is the Deyerville Giant that recently fell down.  It was once the
tallest tree in the forest.  Apparently it registered on the seismic
scale when it fell down.  

Sunset in Orange County.
Bye Bye California!

Anyway, those are just  a few of the highlights from last year.  This year has started out exciting as well.  I was able to go to Europe for 3 weeks and had a great time.  I'm also hoping to finish my degree and get a new job.  I'll keep you posted.  Maybe....