What A Year It's Been!

On a Danish Beach in December 2011 - on an Australian Beach in February 2011

My new year's resolution for this year was to make the most out of 2011, and I'm sure there's NO doubt that I've achieved my resolution!!! 

Without a doubt, 2011 has been the most dramatic and exciting year of my life so far and I feel exhausted just thinking back at how much I've achieved within the last 12 months. 2011 has made me feel so much more independent and mature, and I've made many important decisions and gone through a lot of new but exciting challenges. Here's a few achievements I can think of at the moment:

• I've been in 6 countries (Australia, England, Denmark, Germany, Sweden and Norway) not including the stop-over at Singapore! 
• I've adjusted to a life with a temperature (at times) over 30 degrees colder.
• I more-or-less jumped off the plane that landed in Denmark and found work straight away- working as a substitute teacher which was so much fun and the kids were awesome!
• I passed my European Open Drivers Licence test, and got top marks in subjects that were all run in Danish!
• I've travelled long journeys on my own on many different modes of transport including planes, trains, coaches and bicycles!
• I survived Northern Europe's largest music festival and experienced unforgettable moments :D
• I literally stood on top of the world with Kristine watching the midnight sun!

I could go on for months, but this blog does it for me quite well :) 2011 is almost over, and so is this blog. It's been so good sharing my experiences through this website. I've enjoyed it a lot and I hope you have too! 

I hope to carry on blogging about 2012, where I'll have new adventures and challenges, including turning 20 years old, going through Danish exams,  moving in to my own apartment, starting university and being reunited with my family again and spend a holiday with them in Italy, plus all the surprises in between! I'll post a link if I decide to continue blogging for 2012. Next year sounds promising!

To end my Joseph in Denmark 2011 blog, I'd like to share this video I've made where you can see just how incredibly exciting 2011 has been for me! 

Once again, thank you so much for reading my blog through the months of 2011! I can't say it enough but it means a lot to me. I hope this blog has inspired you to travel and make the most out of a year! As the famous Danish author (who in fact was born in the same town as me!) Hans Christian Andersen once said: To travel is to live. I couldn't agree more!

Happy New Year for 2012!! Godt nytår!!

             

          - Joseph