This year will be finished in rougly 31 days depending on what time zone you live in. Right around this time of year is when I look at the past 12 months to see if I was successful at accomplishing any goals set for the year. However, back in January I didn’t set many new goals to achieve in 2008. I was unemployed at the beginning of the year so my only concern was to find a job asap. When I lucked upon the teaching job here in Seoul, I packed my bags and left my life in Los Angeles.
The one year that I didn’t have a laundry list of things to do happened to be the year when I did the most. Here are a few things that 2008 brought me:
- Moved to a new country
- Taught kindergarten
- Quit smoking
- Lost 20 pounds
- Dated a helluva lot more
- Got closer to God
- Visited Thailand
- Met some new life-long friends
- Wrote on a regular basis
- Discovered I can’t get along with all types of personalities (quite a shocker for me!)
When I look back at 2008, it truly was an awesome year. I was a little worrisome when I left LA to come here. Although I was excited about new adventures, I just kept wondering if I made the right decision. I was really comfortable with my life in LA but at times, I felt like my journey was coming to an end there. Once I left and came here, I realized how much was missing from my LA life. Everything that was missing are most of the things that 2008 brought me. Living here in Seoul has given me a more balanced life which is what I tried so hard to achieve back in the States. I never would have dreamed that moving almost 7000 miles from home was just what I needed. As 2009 fastly approaches, I wonder if I should go back to making a list or just see what the new year brings my way….
