New Year! New Me!

First, let's reflect on 2020. It was one of the worst years in the history of humanity. Over 1.6 million dead worldwide due to Covid-19; that's a lot. Our whole life changed and wearing a mask became our new normal. Most people started working from their homes and everything went digital. We would never had taken this step if we weren't forced to take it. As for me, as a teacher, I started teaching online and gained tons of new skills. I also enrolled back in university to get my teaching diploma this year. So you can say that a lot had happened for me and I was able to invest a lot in myself.

As for 2021, I don't want to be super optimistic concerning the corona vaccine but I am hopeful that we will somehow get out of our shell. I want to keep on investing in myself, anything that improves my life and the way I live it. My first goal for the new year is to get my ILETS or TOFEL certificate. My second goal is to find the right shift in my career; that one is still a mystery, even I don't know it yet :) The third and final goal is to find the peace of mind that I am looking for. I will always be thankful for my health and the health of those around me.

As for you, the one who is reading this right now, I wish you a merry everything and a happy always <3

Christmas was different this year

Last Christmas, my whole family gathered at my parents' house and spent the whole day there. My younger sister and I had already decorated the living room and set up the Christmas tree. My older sister cooked a turkey with veggies and all of us made lots of desserts. I remember I made so many activities for the kids like decorating gingerbread man cookies and singing and dancing to Christmas songs. We played charades with the entire family including Mom and Dad. I dressed up as Santa, just like every year, and distributed the gifts. It was a normal Christmas Eve.

This year's Christmas was different. We wanted to keep the tradition, but there was no way we could have done what we did last year. Not all my family members were able to come because of COVID, so some just joined us virtually. Even the ones who came, they came with a mask covering their face where you can barely see any expressions. The kids weren't allowed to play but rather just to sit in one place with their face shield on. There were no feast and no dessert to minimize the chance of COVID exposure. Santa distributed the gifts, after sanitizing them first :). It was NOT a normal Christmas Eve but I am still thankful that all my family members were able to join and that all of them are in good health.