Irvine, Where I Called It My....Second Home?

As an international student here in the United States,
Certainly, I've been away from home for so long, maybe too long,
7 years, I can't even belive myself,
Don't get me wrong, I ain't a slacker in college ( > _.< )"
4 years undergrad, 1.5 year job training,
And now my MBA program, which will end this December.

Irvine, this charming city in Orance County, California,
The place where I spent years - learning, growing, and maturing (hopefully) - has gradually becoming my second home,
There is a relunctancy in me to say good-bye after graduation,
Well, life is full of choices,
At least I can try my best making decisions that will leave no regrets in the future yep?

One of the minor things that I can do now, is making/recording memories of Irvine with pictures,
And here are some photos around the lake area druing early night hours.

Canadian goose -

Canadian geese, with one "visitor" in their group -

The person on my right was tossing bread crumbs, so there he went.... -

Sunset (Orange) -

Sunset (Blue) -

What a peaceful place -

I'll try to take more pictures of my "second home" when I get a chance,
Making memories bit by bit.

What Are You Looking At

(Ran into this little friend today)

I quickly squatted down searching for my camera,

Gently removed every single piece of garbage from my purse,

I finally reached it,

Where is that little fellow?

Sitting there, steadily.

Good.

I took a picture from afar, didn't want him to run away,

Eh?

Still not moving at all,

Fine then,

Guess you're not afraid of me, not even a little bit.

I gradually leaned toward him,

In the end,

My camera was only 5cm away from the lizard.

BUT,

Close up pictures didn't turn out well,

My hand was shaking,

Pictures were blurry.

Give me a break,

I had to hold 3 plastic boxes in one hand, my purse in the other while taking lizard pictures at the same time.

Lizard: Can you just quickly take a picture and leave me alone?