it was a big year, full of the unexpected, as always.

which i have to say was the best thing that could happen, the unexpected.

started not very amazing one new year, the year progressed and it was filled with frustrations and 'in-between' feelings. i managed to went back to germany and visited all the people i loved back there, ade my way to berlin and spent a really good few days there with my couch surfer hosts and their cat, lucy.

volunteering at the sourdough bread bakery in leeds and getting a 'festival job' (as in food festival job) was probably one of the great escapes i had before going home for summer.

a long summer spent in thailand. 3 and a half months almost.

meeting my friends again, and also made a new friend from berlin, paula. being able to help her settling down, more or less, was one of the best feelings. feeling like i was able to return the same favour i receive in germany, actually not return but passing it on to someone else and knowing that the person appreciated it.

and my three months in thailand was amazing. i did a lot of thing, and on the other hand not much at all. i saw my cousin whom i hadn't seen for almost two years which was really nice. and spent a week in bangkok where my aunts and uncle took me to load of places with good food.

i also took a ceramic course, which i must say had a big impact in the work i later did in uni. oh yes, and i decided to go back to leeds.

or come back to leeds.

in a way, this year in leeds was so much different than last year. i had amazing housemates who enjoyed cooking and eating good food as much as i did. and i cooked a lot more than i had every done. i also became more involved with green action which felt really nice.

and with a big hope i wished to spend a semester abroad in barcelona next year.

meeting flo was another thing that changed me a lot this year. i had learnt so much about myself (and other things) through living with her. for once she made me feel like i had a home in england. and i had a much better christmas than last year, a much better experience in london as well.

and she somehow managed to make me sign up for the vipassana course. which i'm going on tomorrow.

this year, i had discovered so many more things about myself, which i think it's an important part of growing up. i stopped trying and finally found a place where i belong with a few good friends i actually need in my life.

i can feel that i'm stepping closer to my dream and i'm growing up.

changing and growing, never ending, as always.