I've finally taken the time to download the picture from the trip my Maman and I took to San Diego in December / January. So here they are!

Other than that I'm back in school even though I haven't fully realized it yet. I have the lightest semester I've had in law school and I'm certainly not complaining! The highlights so far have been my weekend negotiations class and my internship.

The class is by far one of the best classes I've ever taken. We negotiate all day long and after each negotiation the professor gives us a series of tips we should have learned. She was a family counselor before becoming a lawyer so she also works a lot of psychology into the class. Now I'm itching to use my new skills... does anyone want me to buy something for them (using your money and my skills - ps you get what you pay for...)?!

The internship is also great - very interesting work for interesting people. What more can I ask for?

Statute in front of the port in San Diego. It was enormous - taller than the tree behind it.

The nurse's shoes.

The San Diego railroad station

Inside the railroad station. The building was beautiful.

At the zoo!

We watched this baby monkey for a long time. (S)he kept trying to get food from his/her mother and the mother kept taking it away. It was very cute.

Grandma - I thought of you when I saw these ducks!
This is from the Wild Animal Park that is about an hour from San Diego. It houses only animals native to the African continent in a spectacular setting. In lots of areas you don't see the cages.

A lion. She kept pacing in front of where the tourists were and it was a bit disconcerting because she would rub her face right on the other side of the glass my face was against. The little boy next to me didn't seem phased but I was a bit worried about that look of hunger on her face.

See what I mean!

An Okapi. I really like how this animal looks and I grew up reading a children's magazine from France by the same name so now I always think of my grandmother (who sent us the magazines) when I see this picture.
Recently the Wild Animal Park rescued about 7 elephants from Swaziland (I think...) that the government was going to have to euthanize. And guess how they got the the States.... that's right - in a jumbo jet!

Even more recently several of the elephants had babies. They were so mischievous!

I guess because there's not much snow and maybe not many pine trees in southern California, lots of the Christmas trees around town were made up of poinsettias. Despite the 70 degree weather there was an ice skating rink in the city.
An old church in a historic part of town.

A scene from the town of Julian. This town boomed during the gold rush and seems to be a tourist attraction now. Maman and I happened upon it on our way to the desert.

This day we went for a hike in the desert.

The hike led us to an oasis! All of these trees were growing around a water source that dried up within 100 meters. It was incredible.

On our way to the oasis.

A beach near San Diego. I've forgotten the name but it's famous and beautiful.

These seals have recently discovered what is known as the "Children's Pool." It's a place that has very few waves which makes it a good place for kids for kids to learn to swim in the ocean. But since the seals discovered it, people can't go to the beach because it may scare them away. As a result, there is a big debate going on between the seal lovers and the kid lovers. I didn't see any kids cuter than this so I'm rooting for the

Last sunset of 2007!