The point is, I've been thinking about how amazing this last year has been and how little time I have left in South Africa. The rest of this post is going to be a humble-brag about how legitimate this year has been, so I don't blame you for skipping to the picture. Since turning 22, I:
- Started and completed my first year of graduate school
- Met the former President of the United States
- Met the Secretary of State
- Met the US Attorney General
- Met the Director of Homeland Security
- Traveled through 7 countries
- Went on a safari
- Ate a worm (technically a caterpillar, but still)
- Moved to South Africa
- Slept under a mosquito net
- Lived alone
- Was a Maid of Honor
- Had a nose ring
- Had bangs
- Washed my hands in the Nile River
- Sang karaoke totally solo (Journey's Don't Stop Believing in case you were curious)
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| University of Pretoria-another 1st |
Some of these are silly, but they are all still things I have done for the first time...that I can think of at the moment. (This list doesn't include all of the awesome people I have had the privilege of meeting or all the other great moments of this year.) I think turning 23 with four weeks left in South Africa is a pretty solid way to ensure that the next year is great, but 23...you have a lot to live up to.
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