As is the case for everyone this year, 2020 has held a lot of unexpected events for me. Obviously the first one is…
1. COVID. But not only that- dealing with a global epidemic whilst far from home was definitely not something I was expecting from 2020. Also, getting COVID! Whilst it seems like a silly thing to say since it seems to be surrounding us on all sides, it was very bizarre and surreal to actually have the disease that everyone’s talking about!
2. Getting a book published! I had never anticipated I’d write a book and have it published in my life but there y’are!
3. Having an interview with the head of tourism for Salta. We’re best buds now. He even follows me on Instagram 😏
4. Live TV and radio interviews in Spanish!
5. Giving my first ever (joint) preach at the youth group alongside Nolz in Spanish. This was a big challenge!! And I’m not sure I’m ready to do it again just yet 😂
6. Many intense stand offs and battles with the cockroaches who seem to rather like my kitchen cupboards…
7. Success with wakeboarding! Upon my third trip to cobra coral (a lake in Salta about an hour away), I finally managed to stand up on the wakeboard for a good few minutes! This has taken rather a lot of attempts and I am chuffed that I have managed to do so!
8. My own acceptance of my Britishness. This one may sound a little odd, but this year I’ve become more comfortable in showing my Britishness. Last year I just wanted to fit in and didn’t want to stand out or be different. This year I’m way more comfortable and feel comfortable in sharing my British customs 🇬🇧
9. Zoom, zoom, zoom and more zoom…
10. My upcoming second Christmas abroad. Before COVID, my plan had been to stay here for one Christmas and go home for the next. But for obvious reasons, this has turned out to be rather complicated this year so it looks like we’re on for Christmas number 2 here! I’ve actually been struggling quite a lot with December because here there’s not much build up to Christmas and I’ve been missing the English customs and build up to Christmas. If you fancy sending me some Christmas cheer that would be lovely!
11. Progress with Spanish. I can hold my own in a conversation now! For a while now I haven’t needed Nolz with me to help with conversations which is really quite satisfying 😊
12. I’ve bought a number of exciting house bits this year which make me feel very grown up! The most exciting being my sofa! I’ve also bought a fridge/freezer, the world’s tiniest Christmas tree and a plunger (though the less said about that one the better I feel).
13. Spotting a tarantula just strolling along the deck for the first time of my life. It was literally HUGE. For a while I couldn’t close my eyes without seeing it’s big fat furry legs and body just walking along.. Ergghh.
Well, I’m sure there have been some more things that have happened than that but those are the ones I can think of for the moment! I feel like everyone gets a bit reflective when it’s coming up to the end of the year so there are some of mine!
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