6.5.13

Panda Eyes

Letterman Jacket - vintage // Sweater - Japan // Leggings - J. Crew // Boots - Doc. Martens // Mittens - Kate Spade

I went to China in February. Above are more touristy photos which we took while souvenir shopping and attempting to speak to locals in my broken Chinese that I learned between the 1st and 5th grade, which consists of mostly "ni hao," "xie xie," and some songs about making friends and counting.  But the people were wonderful to me and encouraged, though I had a terrible accent, me to improve my Chinese.

In Cheng Du I did the most unreal thing. I'll give you one hint:

Panda

Oh yes. That's right. I took care of panda's for a week with two of my best friends, Laken and Chelsea. We made friends with two wonderful pandas, Jenko and Mason, as well as our panda master.  It was heaven.  We would clean their cages, then feed them panda cake, carrots, and apples.  Mason would even play game where he'd stand on two feet, open his mouth, and catch the food after we threw it.  They were such sweet, kind creatures.  During the trip, we became more and more aware of how panda's came to be endangered.  It's actually a wonder panda's have been able to survive this long considering their mating period is just a few days long, they are solitary animals, and the rapid fragmentation of their habitat due to urbanization in China.
But they are cute aren't they?



xie xie,
Annika 

29 comments:

  1. awww cute post!

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  3. Loving the jacket, so cool!!!!

    Emma

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  4. I would love to visit China some day ;) Looks amazing !

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  13. I would love to visit China some day :D

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  14. cute panda! And you too dear hihi :D

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  16. Good content. Looking forward to reading more!

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  17. It is amazing that you Laken and Chelsea were able to take care of Panda's for a week.
    Those Pandas do look cute (but obviously nowhere near as cute as you do!
    I love the appearance of the outfit you styled and were wearing in the photos above, as well as your hairstyle and pretty makeup.

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