can't figure out the frickin alignments

random pictures from:

last party i had in grenoble before i went to paris
presents/flowers from my parents for my birthday (that is a limited edition mont blanc x john lennon pen, i don't know if you can see the famous sketch of john lennon's head at the end of the cap)
berlin's christmas markets, east side gallery, holocaust memorial
depressing ass but meaningful day at auschwitz/birkenau camps
inappropriately inserted picture of fun times at the club with awesome brazilian girls
us with the super nice & helpful receptionist at our hostel in krakow & another nice italian man
the ugliest picture of berlin from the air ever taken
another holocaust picture just to maintain some semblance of maturity

can i also just say berlin & krakow were both awesome, but krakow really blew my mind. we went with all these preconceived notions, like "wtf eastern europe omg someone's gonna steal our kidneys" but when we arrived it was so beautiful, and so safe, and the poles are so friendly & helpful. it wasn't very super modern or anything like that but it's definitely not what anyone who hasn't been to eastern europe before thinks. in fact our receptionist got really frustrated and said "we're central europe. eastern europe are those still dealing with all that soviet commie shit" her words, not mine. but my point is i was so taken aback and surprised at how krakow totally exceeded my expectations. so much culture, so much history but so much present-ness, if you know what i mean. of course being the city known most for the most famous concentration camp of the worst act of genocide in history doesn't tend to bode well for 'positive connotations' of your city. but i felt like krakow really didn't let its identity be just that, but had a lot else to offer. VODKA ugh drank so much vodka in krakow, they gave us free shots at dinner & when you go out you just have to drink vodka. the poles down it like it's fuckin water. only regret: didn't get to try the famous hazelnut vodka :( from berlin to krakow we partied for 4 days straight that by the 5th day my entire body was aching and i was feeling so shitty i almost didn't make it to auschwitz but thank goodness i felt better awhile later & made it there because it's just one of those things you have to see if you're in krakow

places i managed to visit while on exchange: 
london x 2
paris x 3... going to be 4
brighton
interlaken
geneva
bruges
edinburgh
rome
berlin
krakow

places i still want to visit: 
wherever's good in croatia
cinque terre
vienna
budapest
prague
bratislava
stockholm
seoul
phnom penh (i know.. disgrace)

also i have never ever visited china i don't know how but i just haven't i would like to go soon