Well, I’m actually looking forward to a few things this
year. I’m looking forward to going back to Edinburgh, and re-establishing my
life there. I’m looking forward to visiting a few new places around Europe this
year, and for a few people to come visit Edinburgh for the first time (you know
who you are, let’s get to planning!), and I’m looking forward to the challenge
of staying healthy and happy during the writing of my thesis. So I suppose
overall, I’m looking forward to having new experiences and re-discovering my favourite
things about Scotland.
You all know about my serious love for Scotland, as I’ve
harped on about it over the years since I moved there (If you're newer to reading, see the backlog here: http://madpassionblog.blogspot.mx/). Although I
am really enjoying Mexico and my time here, I can’t help but occasionally stop
and think about the people, places, and things I miss most: the smaller, more intimate
size of the city, the cleaner air, the less-than-80-degree weather in January/February
(80 degrees in winter is just weird, I don’t care where you come from), my
friends, the safety to walk around alone at night, the abundance of Indian food
and cheap imported foods from the rest of Europe…I really am looking forward to
getting back!
I’m REALLY looking forward to some more travelling
this year. 2012 and 2013 didn’t allow for a lot of travel, at least not to
anywhere new (Hamburg, maybe, but it was still Germany and not anywhere near as
interesting as Berlin so it gets a thumbs down in the ‘new places’ department).
I’m hoping to visit Prague and/or Italy, and maybe Greece if I need a super
sunshine fix as the light recedes in early winter…Likewise, there are so many
places in the UK I’ve never been. Most of England is just a blur from outside
the train window, and great bits of Scotland are just shadowy ideas in my
imagination. I’m going to try to take visitors to some places that I love, to
some new places as well, and try to schedule a few weekend trips to get myself
better acquainted with the island in general.
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| Prague, Czech Republic: yes please! |
Healthy and happy? Well, we’ll see. I find it amazingly easy
to be healthy in Mexico. The sun shines, the produce is amazingly fresh, tasty
and cheap, I can go out for long walks or runs any day of the week, or go to
the gym. And because I’ve been specifically focusing on getting healthy, I’m
motivated. When I return to Edinburgh and actually have to start eating bland, flown-in
from a billion-miles-away fruit and veg, focusing on the theoretical workings
of a thesis, and dealing with sporadic rain and its effect on my workout
schedule? No idea. But I did it before so I’m sure I’ll manage to do it again.
Close proximity to a gym will be key. Happy I’ll have to manage on my own, which
will definitely be a challenge during the thesis-writing stage. But hopefully
some of the aforementioned travel plans and friends waiting in Edinburgh will help give me something to focus on
and keep my spirits up.
So yeah, I’m looking forward to the rest of 2014. I really
want this to be a good year, so I’m trying to make it so! (haha I just quoted
Star Trek without thinking about it…Dad, are you proud?) 2013 was really
difficult, and I’m ready to move forward and keep looking towards the future
instead. The future in which I am DONE with school forever and my thesis is
just a faint memory!
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| The Isle of Skye, Scotland |
Until tomorrow,
Kim x
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