A busy year filled with milestones (an engagement, a bike tour, turning 30), adventures (new places, new rotation, new apartment) and personal growth (completing HBA mentorship program).
Started the year with a ski trip! Green slopes were enough to left my legs debilitated for a few days. Anyone wanna go snow tubing/ snowmobiling instead? Or hangout at the spa? :)
Lost power in my apartment for two weeks which had us scrambling from one hotel to the next. Felt like a tourist in our own town
It was supposed to be a trip to San Francisco & LA for a wedding and I was really looking forward to the hikes and Mexican food. I had a luggage filled with blazers, leggings & hoodies. Got to the airport to find out that we were going to Belize instead! Landed in Belize and saw my sister and Ravi at the airport. Came back engaged~ Really enjoyed snorkeling in Hol Chan and their amazing foods.
Celebrated Nick’s bday doing what we do best- Catnapping the kitties
We had the 5 Boro Bike Tour the next day- two months of cycling 5 days a week and barely made it onto the Verrazano Bridge. Survived the first 25 miles with flying colors but struggled with the last 15.
Ray and Gaurav had mentioned that it was all flat and that the entire tour is equivalent to a two hour cycling class. Two miles into Central Park and hitting the hills, I knew they were telling me white lies to get me to sign up 😂
Impromptu trip to Punta Cana- really loved Monkeyland. Came back to my sassy friends
Had to say ‘see you later’ to my colleague, mentor, sponsor and most importantly, friend. He was the first person I called to ask if I can relocate to his building when my apartment was out of commission. Despite knowing you for only a few months at the time, you’ve welcomed me with open arms. You have helped me tremendously and I probably can’t return the favor but I can pay it forward.
Finally made Peru happened- amazing sites, food and company.
Went to Zurich for work. No one wore masks at the airport or on the plane ride here. It really felt like as if the pandemic is a thing of the past. It was great~
Juggling between two time zones proved to be challenging but it’s the ideal place to work if you have global colleagues. Calls with Asia in the morning, Europe during midday and US in the afternoons.
Squeezed in a weekend trip to Luzern.
Currently unwinding and starting the year in Chi town. Sometimes you need to slow down so you can speed up. None of the items on my to do list are getting done and I’m fine with it. That’s next year’s problem.
We were able to stand on the frozen lake. I’ve also learned that being cold is all relative. I’ve always thought if you’re cold, you’re cold. What does it matter if it’s -2F vs 10F. Miserable either way. After surviving the single digit weather, we would walk out when it was 20F and we would say, in agreement, wow, it’s quite warm today. The weather is not so bad. Crazy, I know. Nick’s father suggests that we meet in a Florida next year. I was thinking the same thing at the airport.
Thankful for the challenges and the happiness in 2022. It was a great year overall. Looking forward to the next.
Happy New Year, everyone!
