2018 was my biggest year yet: I moved abroad, traveled to 14 countries, and had more adventures that I’ve ever had before.

I took planes, trains, and automobiles (plus a few ferries, cable cars, speedboats, and seaplanes!)

I tried everything from crispy silkworms (1/5, would not recommend) to Michelin-starred meals (slightly better ) and everything in between.

I swam with pigs, had champagne under the Eiffel Tower, danced with Portuguese fans during FIFA 2018, rode The Most Scenic Train in the World, gotten lost in Seoul at 3 am, and so much more…

And I lived to tell you about it – here’s my 2018 in review! *drumroll* 

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HAPPY 2019!

How was your guys’ New Year? Did you already start working on your goals for 2019? Even though I tend to procrastinate all the time, this year I started planning my goals for the new year way in advance– all the way at the start of December!

The new year is one of my favorite times because it gives us a chance to look back at the previous year and see how far we’ve come, and to write our hopes, wishes, and plans for the upcoming year. I’ve already written my goals in my new planner (check out the cute design!) and colored in my Daruma doll – now all that’s left is to achieve them!

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9 Countries, 5 Continents, 50,000+ miles – No, this isn’t an episode of The Amazing Race, it’s my Year in Review!

And no, that title is definitely not click-bait. 2016 has been such a WTF year that it deserved to be up there. This year has been the most whirlwind one that I’ve had in a long time, in some ways good and bad. What did I do? Was it that chain email that I didn’t forward 10 years ago? Did I mess up my feng shui by redecorating incorrectly? It’s because I broke my favorite cup – right, Universe??

Whatever it is, 2016 is difficult to sum it up in words: it’s been the most unexpected, toughest, euphoric, and craziest ride that I’ve had in a while – let’s see how I did!

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