So 2011 is finally over. And I’m really glad it is. It was probably one of the hardest (yet most exciting) years so far. I usually write all this as a private post, this is the first time I actually write and share this online (it’s not like a write THAT much about my private life either). This happens every year around here, same date, same time (which is January 1st). It’s the night I take to reflect on the past year and hope for the new one to be better. Everything with a cup of coffee and some music on the background, no alcohol involved so consider this a sober (and really truthful) reflection.
2011 was a year full of challenges, starting by the fact it was my first year abroad, I hadn’t stayed for that long away from home and also away from my country. Living on your own really changes the way you see things. My year kicked off in a really… strange way (which I will -briefly- discuss in a post later this month, gotta save some content for later, right? lol). All I will say for now is I’m glad it all happened, you never know where a little adventure will take you, it can be as far as New Mexico or Arizona or as close as your hometown. My grandma used to say everything happens for a reason, and that every time a door closes, another ones opens with new hopes and opportunities. She was right.
2011 was a year full of lessons, everything about trust, loyalty, honesty and learning about the value of friendship and that we are never alone, there’s always someone thinking about us. Today, after a call from a restaurant, I discovered that after being confused and losing hope in people, I was lucky enough to find 4 of them. If you guys are reading this (you know who you are) I must say THANK YOU for being not only my friends, but my little family in New Mexico. I love you to death and I missed you throughout the holidays, I wish you had been able to come and see Mexico with me.
I achieved big things in 2011. From everything during the first semester (including work achievements, learning even more from art and design and rediscovering passions) to being admitted into UNM, it was all HUGE. It had been a while since the last time I had heard my mom screaming on the phone. She was probably more excited than I was.
Last year might have been a complicated year. Complicated in the sense that it involved a lot going on, from my biggest achievements and discovering new worlds to the worst depressive period in my life and coming back from it better than ever. I still have a couple things to deal with from last year, but it’ll all hopefully get resolved within these days.
With all that said (and I just noticed this post is shorter than my usual new years writings) I want to wish everyone a happy new year full of success and happiness.
