2014: What The Hell Did I Do?

In case you haven’t noticed, it’s 2015.

Yes, I too am aware that time is a social construct, but should you choose to ignore it then how will you know when its time for you to die?

This year a lot changed for me (I now have near-daily sits on a heated toilet seat) – hopefully 2015 will continue to bring more of the same.

Here’s where and what I managed to get myself into:

COUNTRIES

Solo road tripping across the United States from Washington DC to Los Angeles (zero accidents and zero animals harmed).
Catching a glimpse of the Northern Lights from Kiruna, Sweden (will have to make it even farther north next time).
Moved to Japan (and acquiring the title of sensei).
Diving Molokini Crater in Maui, Hawaii (fish are friends, not food).
Hiking the Puy de Dôme section of the GR4 in France (how I spent my birthday).
Traveling around Europe via hitchhiking (my new favorite form of transportation).
Climbing Haleakalā from sea level – 10,023 ft / 3,055 m elevation change in a day’s time (and without risk of AMS!).
Trekking to Everest Base Camp in Nepal (thorough documentation on the way).
Making a pilgrimage to the beloved Madison, Wisconsin (Memorial Union is one of my favorite places in the world).
Paying visits to Arches, Zion, Yosemite, Kings Canyon, Sequoia, and Grand Canyon National Parks (not nearly enough time spent in any of them).
Sitting front row behind home plate at Yankee Stadium (thank you, Matthew). Go Dodgers.

Mount Kasa – Gifu, Japan (9,506 ft / 2,897 m)
Haleakalā – Maui, Hawaii (10,023 ft / 3,055 m)
Mount Fuji – Shizuoka, Japan (12,388 ft / 3,776 m)
Half Dome – Yosemite, California (8,839 ft / 2,694 m)
Everest Base Camp – Khumbu, Nepal (17,598 ft / 5,364 m)
Chukhung Ri – Chukhung, Nepal (18,208 ft / 5,550 m)
Kala Patthar – Khumbu, Nepal (18,514 ft / 5,643 m)

Looking forward to what the next 365 days will bring (and what else I can tick off the bucket list).

Hopefully not death!