A Hop Across The Pond

Well, it’s a wrap kids, this will be my final blog post. Thank you so much for reading along and joining me on all my adventures. I hope you’ve enjoyed my cheeky, sarcastic, and extremely nonchalant posts. I started this with the intention of periodically updating close family and friends on my travels but found that more and more people were following along AND I was having fun writing it. So, I kept it up. I would love to hear what you thought of it, which story was your favorite, whatever, (As long as it’s GOOD feedback…. Just kidding. But seriously).

Anyway, I guess it’s extremely fitting that today is also Thanksgiving. The day that we reflect back and think about everything that we’re thankful for. Pfff ok let’s be real… we just stuff our faces silly and attempt to not fall into a food coma during the football games. But on a serious note, I think I owe a long list of ‘things I’m thankful for’ to the Turkey Gods. After all, this has been an experience of a lifetime. So here goes, in no particular order:

1. My family and friends: I am so thankful to have such a loving, fun, crazy, and supportive family. I am even more thankful that all of you here are healthy and happy. My friends – well, where do I even start? NINE of them flew across the Atlantic to visit me. You’re all amazing and I couldn’t be luckier to have such a perfect network of college and high school friends. And Spencer, my rock, I am just thankful that you are you and you are mine. Having your support has made it so much easier to be away from home. You’re a special individual and I am the luckiest person in the world to have you in my life.

2. My job, co-workers, and this opportunity: This is of course an obvious one. I wouldn’t have been able to entertain you for the past three months unless I was bopping all around Europe and that wouldn’t have been possible without my job. I’ve said it already and I’ll say it again 1,000 times: this has been an experience of a lifetime. I am so thankful that my colleagues entrusted me to take a business overseas and ‘make it happen’. I’m thankful for my coworkers back in the states that kept me updated with all the fun things going on at home and for my new London coworkers that showed me the ropes, (and most of all, for when they ask "What the bloody hell is a catfish dinner?! When I make them listen to Luke Bryan). I love my job. I don’t think many people can actually say that and I realize how precious that is.

3. The UNITED STATES OF AMERICA: Oh say can you see, I will see you in three! Damn do I love ‘Murica. Don’t get me wrong, the UK and Europe in general are absolutely incredible. I’ve “lived” over on this side of the world two times now, counting my semester abroad in Madrid, and I would do it again. I love the culture, I love the people, I love the history. But, it’s not the good ol’ USA. I love our version of English, I love that we’re not required to have a fire drill in our office once a week, and I love that we drive on the RIGHT side of the road. The USA is my home and I am so thankful to live in such a beautiful country.

I could go on and on about every other thing in my life that I am thankful for. But I think it suffices it to say that I am very appreciative of everything and everyone in my life. I am a very happy person who enjoys life to the fullest and takes every possible opportunity presented to me. Life is a gift and we should all make the most of it. Thank you all for being a part of my world.

It’s been real. Cheerio for now… until my next adventure.

[Drops Mic]