Well, it's been an interesting year. I posted a montage on my aviation page, but I figure I can reflect on EVERYTHING ELSE that happened to me this past year, not that any of you really care or anything:
1.) I came home from Japan after two years spent as a Latter-day Saints missionary. Still one of the best decisions I made was making the choice to go; going to Japan was a huge bonus too!
2.) On the topic of Japan, I reunited with Japanese relatives who I haven't seen for over 15 years. We still have a lot of catching up to do!
3.) My dads idea of a "Rite of Passage": The Southside Speakeasy; a bar and grill here in So-lame, Oregon where homosexuals like to congregate; so it's obviously called the gay bar. Had to wait until I was 21 to have THE BEST FISH 'N CHIPS IN TOWN! Yup, we still like to eat!
4.) September Reno trip: got to walk around the casinos (and play a little!) unattended since I was finally 21. Kind of another "Rite of Passage" by playing a few machine games purely for entertainment.
5.) On a church-related note, I joined the Young Single Adults group and participated in a variety of activities.
6.) On the topic of that, KARAOKE （カラオケ！）! Yep, an Applebee's here in town has it every Monday night so I'm out singing (probably not so skillfully...) and have sung personal favorites such as 'Fields of Gold', 'Can't Fight This Feeling', and 'Takin' Care of Business'.
7.) The freakin' Presidential election for crying out loud! The Obama Vs. Romney election was the first time I got to vote; I could have done so the previous time but I was out of the country by then! But talk about an annoyance with the back and forth bashing on the social media; I was glad when the election was over with, regardless of who I voted for!
8.) I got to conduct music; it's another church related thing for a special Christmas program. It's a far cry from my dreams of becoming a drum major back in high school but it will have to do.
9.) I'm no stranger to tragedy but when current events play out in the world, I still remember a lot of things that happened both here the U.S. and throughout the world...
10.) Applied for and got accepted to college. I'm heading to Brigham Young University-Idaho at the turn of the year.
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