Happy New Year!

So another year has come and gone, it feels like just yesterday I was with friends in Braila celebrating New Year's and yesterday I was bringing in the New Year's again, but this time in Brasov. While it was significantly colder this year, it was also a lot of fun. There were fireworks, live music and dancing. It makes me wonder what I will be doing next year for New Year's!

So I was thinking a little bit about this past year and I have had my fair share of adventures. I have traveled to 14 cities within Romania, been to Budapest, Rome and Paris, taught at 2 different schools, moved, helped out with 4 different camps over the summer and most recently applied for graduate school. Sometimes it feels like I have not done much because they are spread out, but this has surely been an adventure filled year. I often forget about all the things that I have done because my sense of normalcy has changed. I am glad that I have adjusted, but I still look forward to the normalcy that I will have once I am stateside once again :)

So my winter break is almost over and I have many things to plan for the coming year. In terms of school I will continue teaching all of my classes, but in addition to this we will work on a mural that will be painted at the school, prepare for the special English Evening which involves putting together musical numbers and rehearsing plays and I will be planning a camp for my students. Needless to say I am not running short on things to do. In addition to this I have my final preparations for graduate school applications, planning a trip to Istanbul, and figuring out what I am going to do once I return home. I thought last year was busy I think that this year is going to turn out to be even busier! That is a good thing though because when things are stagnant I have a tendency of getting bored.

Well that is all I have to say for today. I haven't had to many exciting things happen to me in the last few weeks, just vacation and relaxing and not much traveling so no crazy travel stories to share with you :) Hopefully this week at school will bring some interesting experiences but we will just have to wait and see.

Enjoy the Packer's Bear's game today, I will be tuning in and cheering loudly. I am wearing all of my Packer's apparel and I am ready for the game. Have a beer and a brat for me and cheer as loud as you can! Maybe if I am lucky I will get to go to a game next year! That would just make my day!

Take care and I love you all very much. I hope your New Year's was magical and fully of happiness. I miss you all and I think about you everyday and I am so thankful for all of the wonderful people in my life.