2014 - Impressions

Wow I haven't done this in so long, that I forgot the font I always used...
It seems like I've figured it out though, so let's get on with the post. As the title suggests this is going to be me looking back at my past year and sharing some impressions.

Curry Wurst in Berlin

One year ago I wasn't too sure what to expect of 2014 I just knew that I had to crawl out of my shell of self pity and loneliness and take my life into my own hands. 
That process is a slow one, you can only make it step by step and often those steps will be tiny... Baby steps as they say... but you have to make them or you'll be stuck. That is one thing I learned and so I picked up Karate again, made plans with friends, tried new things and said yes to opportunities. 
Throughout the year I didn't really feel the change and I still thought that I wasn't going anywhere and didn't make any progress at all which brought more frustration and sometimes I let myself get sloppy again. But looking back now I can only see the good things and I have to say that 2014 wasn't half as bad as it sometimes felt. It was actually pretty great and I collected memories I'm very fond of.

Louis and his friend were very
nice and we even got to chat
a little

The first thing I want to talk about is that I finally had the courage and opportunity to go to a Youtube event. I wanted to do that since 2011 but either it had been too expensive or I just felt too weird because I'm not really the girl who waits hours in lines just to take a picture with someone. 
But last spring ITATube happened in Milan which is somewhat close to where I live and when a friend suggested that we should go I couldn't resist and so we went. 

Meeting Alfie, Jim and Marcus

And of course the Eiffel Tower

I also traveled last year, not as much and as far as I had hoped but I definitely discovered some nice new places and cities. One of my favourites was Paris where I actually went twice and I can't wait to go back again. The city has so much to offer and I love the general vibe there. It is also where I got to see some van Gogh originals and got to discuss art with my dad from whom I must have inherited my interest in it. 
Another favourite of mine was Amsterdam I loved the architecture and the feeling you get there. It's kind of a small city (not in a Swiss sense of small but compared with other international cities) which made you feel at home and it was cool that you could get from A to B by foot. 
There were two days that we spent morning, lunch and evening in different cities and once even three different countries. It was kind of surreal but that is also the joy of traveling.

About halfway through the year I rediscovered nail art as one of my passions and finally bought some proper brushes in order to achieve some more complicated and delicate designs. I'm particularly happy about this because I enjoy painting in general and this gives me the opportunity to paint more often.

Then I found a job in a lovely location that offered lots of different tasks and introduced me to many new and interesting people.
In September I finally started studying and while it was hard especially in the beginning, I'm glad I chose Biochemistry because it is what I want and what will make me happy. Proof of that is that I can freak out with excitement about genetics and mitochondria ;P
I met more amazing people who became friends and one of them I even fell in love with. I learned how to cook healthy and am constantly learning and experiencing new things. 

Now I'm done with my exams, enjoying the free time and looking forward to what 2015 might have in store for me.

(Also I broke the s key on my laptops keyboard and guess how hard it is to type proper text now ;P)

The canal infront of the Anne Frank House in Amsterdam