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[agentmika]

ohh are you doing the end of year asks again! i hope i'm not doubling anything but 11, 18, 19, 22?

11. Something you want to do again next year?

considering my current budget thoughts idk how likely this is, but I'd really love to travel abroad again next year! traveling in September was a true highlight for me this year as u well know because one of my stops was visiting you <3 soooo many places I wanna visit for the first time and also to return to

18. A memorable meal this year?

both memorable meals were probably during my Europe trip and also yes both I'm cheating and answering 2 things here. 1) is the breakfasts that we shared in Germany that I would describe as a charcuterie style mix of fruit, cheese, meats, and bread. it was really good and also a welcome change from my default breakfasts of egg + toast or cereal tbh. and then 2) I would note as the dinner I had with my friend in Madrid on my last night in Spain. it was like 10 at night outside El Retiro with a few of her friends and I love the way they do meals because with friends it’s just like, we’re ordering this and this and this dish and everyone’s sharing everything. and like I've ordered and shared meals with friends back home in the US but I feel like it’s not the cultural default for me that it was for them. also I know intermediate Spanish and hadn’t practiced as much as I should’ve before the trip tbh so I was just sitting at the end of the table, enjoying the late night city atmosphere, savoring the food, and just vibing as I followed the gist of the conversation. 

19. What’re you excited about for next year?

um. I’m excited for a lot of things, when I think about it. I’m excited to begin my first full year as a young adult out of school. I'm excited to see my now 5 month old kitten grow up. I'm excited to see my friends still in college rn graduate and to see what they do next. I'm excited to visit more of my friends and family that have moved out of state and to hang out more regularly with the friends that are still around in-state. I’m excited to grow my hair out just a little bit more but to still keep it nice and short compared to the past, now that I've had some time to discover my current ideal length. I'm excited to continue learning little things like that about myself and how I like to present myself and to live my life in line with my values and preferences, my goals and ideals. I'm excited to read more, write more, listen to new music, new podcasts, develop new opinions, discard old ones. I’m excited :)

22. Favorite place you visited this year?

ok so first I feel like I have to apologize that it is not Germany but please keep in mind that I visited many places in this last year and there are various aspects for ranking them like the combo of plausible it is + how much I want to visit again and uh. more things I can’t think of how to articulate right now.  I think perhaps because it was the first place I traveled alone to and because I have such a strong desire to return for the nature and festivals that I have to say Edinburgh. I had a really lovely experience there as a solo-traveller and I did really enjoy learning about the history. Walking along the water of Leith, looking out over the city from Calton Hill...<3