drawing roma

thirteen students, nine bridges, six villas, five domes, four apartments, three weeks, two professors, an eternal city

pentecost

click here to find out more about the pentecost in the pantheon.

68 hours in paris

h2: which floor? 5th? elevator? non?!
h8: was supposed to look at the buildings not falling asleep under the pyramid
h26: pompidou
h30: met up with BTC TF @ gare de l'est
h34: dinner in montparnasse
h48: lunch near l'opéra
h50: sainte-geneviève
h51: institut du monde arab
h52: père lachaise
h53: jumping photos in montmartre
h54: peeping tom's le sous-sol
h55: dinner in montmartre
h66: took the first metro to porte maillot to catch the bus to beauvais

seine-tevere-thames

and now back in huangpu...

what makes us happy?

according to dr. vaillant who heads the grant study, the following seven factors can predict healthy aging, both physically and psychologically:

mature adaptations
education
stable marriage
not smoking
not abusing alcohol
some exercise
healthy weight

and "the only thing that really matters in life are your relationships to other people." oh... having low expectations also helps.

people who are described as “sensitive,” “cultural,” and “introspective” will become democrats; people who are “pragmatic” and “organized” will become republicans. hmm... am i a repucrat?