It’s that time of year again. Here’s 25 things that happened in the year before I turned 25.
- Finished my Modern Fiction class with an A and made a bunch of really neat tarot cards
- Finally sought treatment for a torn hamstring acquired during a creek clean up and greatly benefited from physical therapy
- Started learning French on Duolingo after completing a 1000 day streak
- Got vaccinated #TeamPfizer
- Got bangs
- Celebrated my parents’ 25th wedding anniversary at The French Laundry
- Became an apiarist
- Took a class on British Literature, got another A, and learned a bunch about Neil Gaiman for my final project
- Succumbed to Bezos and bought a Kindle, which helped me read over 60 books during the first 10 months of 2021
- Had the catalytic converter stolen out of my trusty Prius
- Bought my very first car, a used 2018 Audi A4, which I lovingly nicknamed Yeyo
- Spent a lovely afternoon /w Sydney on the beach, exchanged books, and caught up after over a year of separation
- Celebrated Ben’s 22nd birthday at Espetus and experienced Brazilian bbq for the first time
- Yakked for the first time in a car since childhood, credits to both Elizabeth’s driving and SF traffic
- Celebrated Izzy’s first time filing taxes with an afternoon tea
- Spent a lovely weekend in Santa Cruz with Elizabeth
- Visited Portland again, this time with my Aunt Lisa. Spent lots of time in breweries, eating yummy foods, and walking/bussing all over the city.
- Started dating again. Could write a whole series of posts based on my experiences dating during FY 21-22 Q2 alone.
- Picked up ukulele
- Got COVID. Temporarily lost my sense of smell, but other than that just felt like the flu.
- Started volunteering with Food Not Bombs
- Helped support the Cal Band in their first NorCal Benefit since COVID and rubbed shoulders with several older, influential folks. Received the advice that “if a billionaire asks you for help, you say yes!”.
- Visited an incredible beach with my dear friends Sarah and Himanshu and recharged my soul. Found out that I’m still able to do cartwheels.
- Went to my first Halloween party as an adult
- Spent my last few days of 24 reading more books on various beaches on Oahu
