2016 in Review

Here's a look at what I got up to in 2016.

It's not been a great year in the world, but I think I've managed to do some pretty cool things. While I faced a lot of personal and academic challenges this past year, I hope to think of it fondly in the future. I went to 10 countries, 7 of which I had never been to before. I lived on 3 continents. I learned a lot about myself. Relationships ended. New ones were made. I moved to a new country - China. I look forward to the challenges and new experiences in 2017.

These are the experiences that made 2016 a great year for me.

Hogmanay in Edinburgh

Iceland in January

Snow in Edinburgh

Sun in Edinburgh

North Berwick

Glencoe

Glenfinnan

Bavaria ft. Neuschwanstein

Time with friends (and maybe a spontaneous piercing)

Moving house

Cramond Island

Blackford Hill

Dunnottar Castle

Anniversary of Culloden

Standing stones

Inverness

Oslo, Norway

Exams

Spring in Edinburgh

Father John Misty in Glasgow

Switzerland

Back to North Carolina (briefly)

Minnesota

Back in NC - from the beach

To the mountains

Trip to D.C. to apply for Chinese visa

and an obligatory stop in Chinatown

Driving 3 hours each way to see a Dougie McLean concert

Virginia Creeper Trail

Williamsburg & family time

Rutherfordton & family time

Grayson Highlands with my parents

Mipso

Favorite hometown coffee shop

Learning to kayak

NC and China summit

Moving to Hangzhou & exploring

Taipei, Taiwan

Lingyin Temple

Shengzhou

Shanghai

Xi'an

West Lake, Hangzhou

Nanjing

Visit from a friend

India