So long 26

As I near the end of what has been a whirlwind of a year it is easy to forget how much has happened in a such a short time.

I think this year has been one of the biggest upheavals I’ve ever faced and yet it has felt smooth.

This time last year I was living in North London. I spent my evenings in an office animating my heart out and praying that my contract would be extended. I spent my weekend absorbed in pretty vintage clothes shops and lazing around in parks but I still pined for travel.

Moving to live in Korea was obviously one of the biggest choices I made in the year but so much amazing stuff has happened.

I thought I would spend a little time recapping some of my favorite moments of my 26^th year on this lovely planet:

 

. Moving to Korea

. Visiting Rome

. Visiting Scotland
. Brighton

. Drinks at the London Piano bar

. Drinks on the Thames

. Burlesque classes

. Kpop classes

. Making new friends from all over the world

. Snow Day

. Picnic’s in Regents Park

. Seeing the Queens jubilee

. V&A costume exhibition

. Grease Future Cinema with my girls

. Celebrating Steph’s engagement

. Leaving party with the Bridgend boys

. Random night in London with Bowditch

. House party in Kentish town

. Learning to bake a chocolate cake

. Learning to bake fudge

. Seeing the Crazy Horse

. St Patricks day for the Grand Slam

. Christmas at home.

. Driving to Wales with a very full car

. Can I list Rome again?

. Turning up to a run down ruin of a hotel in Greece

. Buying my camera

. Drinking Prosecco alone in heels at Heathrow airport.

. Boxing classes with my Norwegian power house of a friend Randi

. balling my eyes out at the Casablanca future cinema

. Dinner with Jacky before leaving Wales

. Sunday dinners and hugs with my Grampy Jack

. Cupcakes with my sister

. Dancing all night with many crazy Italians and home made prosecco

. Dying hair blonde for 3 days

. A very special and important phone call I had from my brother

. Watching ‘It’s a wonderful life’ in the cinema.

. Drinks in the Savoy

. Learning to wear skyscraper heels

. Embracing red lipstick

.Getting massive glasses

. Being a published writer.

. Interviewing a Dreamworks director.

.Seeing Danny Devito

.Finally feeling happy in my own skin.

Favorite film: It’s a Wonderful Life

Favorite song: either ‘Call me maybe’ or ‘Gangnam Style’ (just because you can’t not smile when they are on)

Favorite drink: Prosecco or homemade eggnog

Favorite food: Crumbly fudge or Stuffed crust salami and cheese London local pizza

Saddest moment: walking away from Jess in the tube station or realizing I’ll miss Christmas this year...also my camera broke so I have a lack of pictures for the year.

Happiest moment: too many to count but dancing in that Roman bar with my favorite person to Nat King Cole ‘quesas quesas quesas’ is up there.

Main thing I’ve learnt: It’s okay to be me.

26 was a great year and I learnt a lot.

Namly that I am a stress head, travelling isn't hard once you commit and also that squid goes well with wine.I can't wait to see what 27 has to offer.