Let me start off with saying that this has been one of the best and most challenging years of my life. I have accomplished many goals and tried so many things I never imagined that I actually would.
Things I Did
- changed a car battery in MN in Jan with Genie and Nikki
- judge one act and state speech for the first time
- dry walled the kitchen ceiling
- drove around the Twin Cities several times (as a new driver I was proud of myself - I know people who've been driving for decades who don't drive up there)
- baked new concoctions (my hedgehog carrot cake and boozy tres leches stand out to me)
- finally got a stamp on my passport (ok more like 6 pages full now)
- flew to the other side of the world
- moved to Thailand
- started a teaching journey
- adventures in Thai food
- learned how to ride on the back of a moped (it's harder than it looks)
- attempted to drive a moped
- started actually working out (I have grown to enjoy going to the gym)
- quit a job
- moved to Bangkok
- traveled around Southern Thailand (I <3 Ko Lanta)
- several anxiety ridden trips to Laos
- discovered how much I enjoy getting massages
- read so many books!
I always wanted to travel around the world but I can honestly say that Asia was never high on my list. (I don't have a a good reason for that). This year has had it's ups and downs but I'm happy that I'm here. I'm happy that I'm on this adventure with Genie. We push each other to be better versions of ourselves and I am so grateful for her.
I've never really been into making New Year's Resolutions - I think it's a bit cliche. I tried to make them a few years when I was younger but now I've started to just remind myself of one thing as the new year rises...be yourself. That's it. Just be yourself Pyff and continue to be authentically you. Don't be afraid to grow and try new things.
Here's to 2020 and whatever it brings!
(hopefully a Trump free White House)
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