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Miscellaneous

Our neighbors moved out last week and since we'd "shared" their wireless Internet connection it's kind of a hassle right now to go online and keep this blog up to date. I'll try me best to recall everything that has happened over the last couple of weeks. 

Well, first of all we went on a rock climbing trip, which was part of our University class. Pretty cool, even though we had to get up at 5:45 in order to get there in time. It was worth it!

Last week we drove up to Santa Barbara, the "Mekka" for people celebrating Halloween. It was sick! Thousands of people, many cops arresting and fining people for drinking on the streets. Imagine carnival in Cologne without being allowed to drink in public. Hard to imagine...

Unforgettable!

How was your day, honey?

Well, it wasn't too bad I'd say. We got up quite early, drove up to La jolla Shores and went snorkeling with Leopard Sharks!

 That's actually quite a popular thing to do around here. The scary part wasn't swimming right next to them, we were kind of scared when we came back home. Sound funny, huh?So, we would come home after a surfing in Mission Beach (saw some dolphins..) and check out our new friend the Leopard Shark on Wikipedia and other related Websites to find out: 

Quote: The leopard shark is slim and has a small mouth which is used to suck up invertebrates on the ocean floor. Although leopard sharks have small teeth, they swallow their food whole, without chewing. Leopard sharks feed on crustaceans and other invertebrates that live in mud and sand, like worms and crabs.

Still not scary in fact. Actually we were aware of them not being dangerous for humans. But what we saw on the shore, right where we went into the water, was a seal, a baby seal in fact with a hugh hole in it's side, offering us a spectactular view of its guts, rib cage an other things you normally don't like to see. So what we first thought was this: Leopard Sharks are not dangerous for us, but they apperently feed on seals. No big deal, because the seal we saw was much smaller then we are, so we would't have to worry, right? According to the definition provided above, that attack couldn't possibly have been a Leopard Shark's. It must have been another species who might also be a danger to us...We'll never know what it was, but it must have been another type of shark. They are out there:-)

 

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Goodbye my love!

Yesterday Sarah had to go back home. 6 weeks can pass so quickly, oh boy! Since her flight departed from LAX on late Saturday afternoon we decided to drive up to LA on Friday and stay in Venice for the night. 

Sticking to my principles I'll let pictures tell you the rest of the story...

San Diego County:

Orange County: 

Newport Beach: Tasty burrito! (Finally we've figured out the one thing we didn't like in our burritos right from the start: CILANTRO = Koriander)

Los Angeles:

Santa Monica: Got ripped off big time. We paid 8 Dollars at a car park and left shortly after because the Pier was boring and it was way too cold outside.

I'll post some pictures of Venice Beach as soon as I upload them to my notebook. Anyways, from now on, actually the first time since we got here, we're living on our own. Just Mehmet, Patrick and me. We'll see how it's gonna work out:-) We're probably gonna live right in the middle of a massive mess, but it'll be fine!

Sarah, thanks for those wonderful weeks. I love you!

Quick update...

Well, what has happened here recently? Let me think...

It's unnaturally hot for this time of the year, even during the nights:

The waves are getting bigger from day to day...

The burritos are still tasting the same: DELICIOUS

I've got my last midterm coming up...

and... I almost forgot: There's been a stabbing right in front of the University's recreation centre last Saturday night:"One man dead and three wounded in violent street fight". After a party. Not here at the beach. So we're safe....

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Hey everybody.

Quite a few things have happened during the last couple of days. I had my first midterms, we went to the Zoo and the Wild Animal Park and had a "bad taste" party last night, which was just hilarious! Check it out!

WILD ANIMAL PARK & ZOO