Christmas, New Years + My Resolutions
2:17 PMHello everybody!
As many of you know, I am currently in Paysandú, Uruguay, where all my family lives. How did I end up here? Since October, I had been planning a surprise for my grandmother: I was determined to come home for Christmas. However, she had no idea that I was even considering coming during Christmas time. She was convinced that I might be arriving somewhere around New Years, and as the days passed she would count the days that remained to see each other for the festivities. Some people may say it's kind of silly that I was so keen on coming home before Christmas, but for my grandmother it meant the world: she's a very Christmas and family oriented person, and this would be the first time in almost four years that I'd be home to spend it with her.
I told a very small group of people I was coming home - I didn't want anyone to spill the beans to my grandmother before I was able to get home from Decorah. So, on December 22 Amanda and I embarked towards Minneapolis, where I would take my flight. I stayed for the night with Jessica, one of my co-workers and really good friends from college, and it was SO much fun. We went to the movies and saw Mockingjay (and this super dope USA themed van)
When I got to my hometown, I was a bit baffled by all the changes that have happened since I left - so many stores have closed, and so many others have opened, and I guess I was a bit sad to see some of my favourite shops close. When I stepped out of the bus as we arrived to the bus station, I found my friends and my sister waiting for me and it was SO NICE to see familiar faces waiting there for me to get home.
- Read more books before going to sleep
- Use my phone less
- Write letters and actually send them
- Keep up with this blog
- Take more pictures and improve my skills
- Try harder in keeping in contact with my friends and my family
- Exercise more and eat healthier
- Have more meals with friends and not so many take-outs
- Improve my GPA
- Be a better R.A and be more present
- Be mindful
- Rush less
- Enjoy more conversations with my residents and people in general
- Judge people - and myself - a little less
- Enjoy more sunsets
- Start baking again
- Make a bucket list of things I want to do and actually do them
- Help others more
- Donate blood at least 2 times this year
- Surprise people more often!
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