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#iPhone #photos from Derry, Northern Ireland

Photos taken on my iPhone while in Derry shared below. I took more photos with my Nikon throughout my stay in Northern Ireland last week, will have those posted online on Flickr once I have the time to go through them all (most likely this weekend). Will be posting photos of my recent trip to Budapest, Bratislava and Vienna with Monika the week prior to Northern Ireland, shortly as well.

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So I went for a run earlier this afternoon and made my way to Austria from Hungary... #iPhone #photos

... It helps that Kőszeg, a city situated at the foot of the Austrian Alps in Western Hungary and my home for the next year and a half, is only located 2 kms away from the border. 

Given the history of Kőszeg, this run would not have been possible back when Hungary was under communist rule and behind the iron curtain, I would most likely have been picked up by the police, interrogated and asked to leave, similar to what happened to an American friend of mine who wrote to me a couple of months ago recounting his experience when he visited Kőszeg back in the 1980's. Fortunately, all of that is a thing of the past and I was able to cross the border without any issues.

On a personal note, I really did feel the need to go out for a long run today, to get some fresh air and to clear my head, after what I can only describe as an emotional roller coaster of a time spent in Derry, Northern Ireland this past week. By the end of the week, Im hoping to write up and share most of everything that I learned, watched and witnessed at the conference on Divided Societies at the University of Ulster. For now, its back to writing papers for classes as well as studying for midterms.

It's good to be home for the long stretch until Christmas, when I will be making my way to the Philippines after six long years. My return flight to Manila from Vienna has been booked, more on that to come.

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Photos of the Canadian Landscape on photography.renjie.ca/blog

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I have posted a blog post recap of my recent cross-Canada road trip, complete with pictures taken on my Nikon D5000, on my new photography website, photography.renjie.ca/blog

The full gallery of photos and accompanying blog post can be found at http://photography.renjie.ca/2010/08/photos-of-the-canadian-landscape/

Vancouver in September 2010

As for what my tentative plans are now moving forward, it looks like I will be making my way to Vancouver at the beginning of September for a period of two/three weeks to see what’s going on. There are no definite plans as of yet, I’m hoping to confirm some dates in the next couple of days as well. During this time in September, I’m hoping to meet with some really cool people involved with the social entrepreneurship/social innovation community, and to see where I could possibly fit in.

So if you are in Vancouver in September and would like to grab a coffee or a drink or two, please let me know by getting in touch via email (renjiebutalid at gmail dot com) or hit me up on Twitter/Facebook. Would love to hear from you!

Looking forward to the next step in this adventure.

Your friend,

Renjie

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Flooding in #Pakistan - Boston.com The Big Picture #floods #donate #relief

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More photos can be found at Boston.com

I received this email a couple of days ago from a friend of mine who is in Pakistan at the moment, before he made his way to Bahawalpur in order to help out with the relief efforts.

As I wait for my flight to Bahawalpur (the closest dry city to the flood stricken areas), I just wanted to share the extent of the devastation that has happened in Pakistan. Close to 14 million people have been affected according to the latest reports, compared to the 11 million odd people if you put together the Tsunami, Haiti and Pakistan Earthquake all combined:

Will update after I am back in Karachi inshallah (God willing).

Regards,

It seems that new flood warnings have been issued to several cities in the Punjab and Sindh provinces, adding further to the desperation that people are facing in the country. My thoughts and prayers to all the flood victims in Pakistan.

Donations for the relief efforts can be made through the following organizations:

 

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Road Trip Diaries: 7 days, 5 provinces, 2 time zones and 3,955.40 kms later, I've made it to Cranbrook, BC

Looking forward to spending some quality time with my parents and two sisters over the next couple of weeks.

Look out for a wrap-up blog post of this trip across Canada within the next couple of days, as well as the photos from my Nikon D5000 once Ive gone through them and uploaded them onto my Flickr. Huge thanks to everyone who hosted my stay at all my stopovers, and many thanks to everyone for your kind words of encouragement as I made my way from Toronto to Cranbrook.

Calling it an early night tonight, looks like I'll be needing a vacation from this vacation.

Cheers,

Renjie

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