- I got married
- I got pregnant
-  I studied sociology for 9 months in Istanbul,
 Turkey
-  I finished my two-year commitment to the Peace
 Corps
- I attempted a marathon in Cheverny, France
- I travelled to Paris, France and Nis, Serbia.
- I completed my courses for my bachelor’s degree.
- I co-wrote a cookbook.
- I did a bike trip along the northern section of
 the Black Sea coast of Bulgaria.
- I
 moved back to Bulgaria.
- I
 had an evil landlord.
- I
 fell in love, hard.
- I
 saw my parents.
- I
 said farewell to a very good friend.
- Debated becoming a professional academic.
- Had
 courses given by two of the most amazing professors in my academic career.
- Went through immigration processes.
- I
 started growing dreads again.
- I
 learned to swim.
- I
 learned to ride a bike in a metropolitan environment.
- I
 saw a Monet exhibition, and decided that I actually enjoy art.
- My
 political ideas began to mature a bit, although I am still unclear exactly
 where I stand— most of it is slightly anarchist, and slightly communist.
- I “saw”
 the Gezi Park protests.
- I
 took many things apart, and put most of them back together.
- I
 learned a bit of Turkish, and forgot a lot of Bulgarian.
- I
 rode ferry boats.
- I
 went skiing.
- I
 cut my husband’s hair.
- Went
 camping on the black sea coast of Turkey.
- I
 ate a surprisingly large amount of sushi for my locations.
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