2017 started in South America. Dodging fireworks beneath the giant church in Cusco’s Plaza de Armas, to be more specific. If you asked me what the year ahead was going to look like, I don’t think I could have told you. I didn’t know where I’d be in three days, much less, where I’d be at the same time next year. But isn’t it funny how, ready or not, next year always seems to come.
I don’t share too much about my personal life on Travel Outlandish because I don’t consider myself to be “that kind of blogger”. But, what the hell. In case you were curious, 2017 was a big one. It was a year of some significant losses. It was also the year that I trekked in Patagonia on my own, the year that I finally learned Spanish, the year that some major relationships evolved, the year that this blog took off, and the year that I moved to Berlin. I’d be lying if I said it was all painless, but it wasn’t all bad either. It was a year full of monumental, messy, hard-to-handle lessons that will [hopefully] make 2018 that much better. So, from Peru to Germany, here’s a look back at 2017 as I saw it.
2 Comments
Allison Green
February 16, 2018 at 10:08 amI love the way you write, and it’s so fun to get to take a look back at your year with you… cuz I’m nosy like that. Can’t wait to reunite in Berlin (and Sofia) in the upcoming weeks. I’m saving all my weirdest jokes for you <3
Taylor Record
February 26, 2018 at 8:37 amThanks for reading, Allison! I really liked what you said about writing in your own voice more. It’s a good challenge, for sure. Can’t wait to see you SOOOO soon!