Two Years

Two Years... and two weeks later- I'm finally writing about my time in Berlin. I thought about March 10th as my two year anniversary- "Berliniversary," as we like to call it. Somehow I never formulated what I was going to write and now, I have totally dropped the ball on this one. Last year, I was so prepared with my lists.

Bottom line- I've been in Berlin two whole years. You would probably think I would say, "Two years, already?" But truthfully, it feels just like that two years. Two years of learning, creating, working, speaking, traveling, running, and eating. However, if you asked me, "How does it feel to be 24?" Then, I would say, "24, already?" I feel like I just left high school! Isn't it funny how time feels different- even from day to day?

As time continues on, I have also lost track of my blog. I apologize for that. So let's catch up.

Berliniversary

Work

Well, currently I'm on my two-week Easter break. So it's been nice lately. Joking! No, no work has been great. Our highlights include- spending the day at the Berlin Aquarium, graphing with Skittles, and of course, we can't forget that there were donuts before Easter break. Of course, I couldn't take part in that- I'm giving up sugar for 30 days. Anyway, over break I'll be doing a bit of work to prepare for the rest of the year. I've been taking my sweet, sweet time going into work. Tomorrow is Friday and  I need to take the leap.

School
As you can see, there is work and there is school. I have started taking online courses through PDE to gain my required 180 hours of professional development. I have 175 hours left. I think this may take longer than I would hope. The saddest part is I wish these hours could go towards my Masters degree. Oh, how I wish.

Faith & Church
I continue to grow in my faith. I continue to learn more about who God is and how He sees me. I've been tremendously blessed to have a strong group of believers walking with me at home and in Berlin. I can't imagine what I would do without Home Church in Berlin. I continue to learn so much from this group of individuals- what it means to serve each other, give grace, and even more about relationships. What an amazing gift they are to me!

Hockey & Exercise
I've been keeping up with working out and to even contemplated joining hockey again. I took the fall and winter off. I thought I could manage in the spring but after the first meeting, I had some serious doubts. I realized that twice a week from 8-10:15 is going to be far too much. It would have been a very easy decision if I didn't like spending time with the team. But I love the girls! They are funny and nowhere else do I get to hang out with 20 girls my age. At the end of the day, I know it would be better for me to stick with my 30 minutes to an hour workout.

Travels
I've been so excited to announce that I'm traveling again to Perugia, Italy. My study abroad friends and I won an apartment to stay in during the week of Umbria Jazz Festival. As you can imagine, we are thrilled to reunite. I'm sure each of us have a countdown- I know I do! This trip has been a great motivation to keep working out, too. After this trip to Italy, I will mostly be traveling to the United States.

Dating & Romance
Of course, as you can see, dating always seems to come last in my book. With that being said, I have dated since being in Berlin. It just hasn't been anything serious. Honestly, we just haven't clicked. Most mid-twenty-year-olds are finishing their schooling here and I already have a full-time job. It's just two different phases of life.


Next year, I want...

• to take more photos of what I'm doing.
• to spend more nights doing what I want rather than work. 
• to run 10 miles.
• to possibly move to a larger apartment.
• to continue to actively blog- to be better at this. 
• to visit more places in Berlin. 

All my love

xoxo