What a difference a year makes
YEAR IN REVIEW:
1. What did you do in 2008 that you’d never done before?
Lived in Italy for 3 months, traveled in a foreign country by myself, reported a robbery to the police, etc.
2. Did you keep your New Years’ resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
I don't remember making any resolutions, and I didn't make any for this year
3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
No
4. Did anyone close to you die?
Yes, Mary and my grandfather
5. What countries did you visit?
Italy and England
6. What would you like to have in 2009 that you lacked in 2008?
A job in research
7. What date from 2008 will remain etched upon your memory?
October 25th, the day my grandfather passed away
8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
Probably living in a country that doesn't speak English
9. What was your biggest failure?
Not going home when I had a feeling that I needed to be there
10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
It was an insanely lucky year for me, so no, I did not
11. What was the best thing you bought?
My red Murano glass necklace
12. Whose behavior merited celebration?
This is a weird question....I have no idea
13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?
Certain study abroad students
14. Where did most of your money go?
Into the Italian tourism industry
15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
Living in Italy, sorry really repetitive
16. What song/album will always remind you of 2008?
Katy Perry's I Kissed a Girl because it was so popular
17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
1. Happier or sadder? Happier
2. Thinner or fatter? Oh, probably fatter
3. Richer or poorer? Poor, euros will bleed you dry.
18. What do you wish you’d done more of?
Laughing
19. What do you wish you’d done less of?
Stressing out
20. How will you be spending/did you spend Christmas?
With my family both at my house and my uncle's
21. Who did you spend the most time on the phone with?
Definately my family, if you could Skype too
22. Did you fall in love in 2008?
No, but I finally found some guys
23. How many one night stands in this last year?
None
24. What was your favourite TV program?
Burn Notice
25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn’t hate this time last year?
Hate is a strong word, though I have found some new people to dislike AND new people to love
26. What was the best book(s) you read?
The Twilight series (yes, cheesy, I know)
27. What was your greatest musical discovery?
Missy Higgins
28. What did you want and get?
A visit from my sister while I was in Italy
29. What did you want and not get?
A boyfriend, hahaha
30. What were your favorite films of this year?
27 Dresses
31. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
21, and I went out to a bar and hung out with friends
32. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
Less stress
33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2008?
Wow, um, anything that would fit in one suitcase to Europe, hahaha
34. What kept you sane?
Good friends
35. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
Awww, Rob Patterson is a cutie
36. What political issue stirred you the most?
Presidential primaries
37. Who did you miss?
My family while I was away, and all my friends
38. Who was the best new person you met?
Probably Val, Whit, and Theresa
39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2008!
I can survive in an apartment in a foreign country by feeding myself and traveling
40. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year?
Missy Higgins' Going North
"So goodbye for a while
I'm off to explore
Every boundary and every door
Yeah, I'm going north"