2012 - A Year to Remember (?)

I'm a little surprised at myself how blank my mind is when it comes to doing a sum-up entry for 2012. I guess the things that happened this year didn't leave too much of an impression on me (or I'm just too tired at the moment, I honestly don't know). I guess I'll use bullet points to get faster through this.

Important realizations I made this year

• Medicine is my passion. Everything that happened this year - stuff I've learned at uni, the experiences I've made during internships - all solidified this fact. :)
• I 'rediscovered' my love for Vietnam. Hanging out with a Vietnamese friend for a longer period of time made me realize I feel so much more comfortable interacting with Vietnamese people. Even though I still don't have a definite answer to the question of where I really belong, the option 'Vietnam' feels more right than ever. 
• Friendship. So much more I've learned about this particular component of life. I still haven't mastered balancing all my relationships but I'm getting there, definitely. A huge thanks to the people who I call my close friends this past year that have revived my faith in friendship...
• I found myself again. I turned back into the multi-faced me who is able to click with everybody again. 'Tis the thing that makes me the happiest. :)

Random moments/things I find worth remembering

• My trip to Hamburg with mom. We bought smoked fish from the fish market and because there was no fridge in our hotel room, we left it behind a tree in the garden overnight, only to have a clueless staff member find and throw it into the dumpster the next morning. Dumbest idea we've ever got. :P
• Writing the very first song for a friend. The live performance was horrid but I know my friend loved it, and that's all that mattered. :)
• Dropping my iPhone, causing the screen to split. My heart broke that day. :(
• Dad buying an iPad for mom. My parents are Facebook-addicts ever since. Seriously I have the cutest parents ever, haha. :X

Oh man that was reallyyyyy hard to come up with, lol! 2012 really is a weird year... I feel nothing, having to say goodbye to it. I guess I should just quickly move on to 2013 and my resolutions.

My new year resolutions for 2013

• Trying to win back some more me-time. That means I'll have to cut down on studying time and social time a little but seriously, I'm only realizing now how much I've missed myself. When was the last time I played some good old (even though fail) guitar? When was the last time I sat down to read my favorite books? When was the last time I forgot the real world just to live and write about my own fictional world? It feels like ages ago. I need that time back, seriously.
• Getting a job. I'm having too many plans and dreams that require a decent budget.
• Expressing more self-control, especially when it comes to my chocolate addiction. T_T
• Finding a way to study more effectively. I can't afford another Abitur-fail.

That's quite enough, no? I really hope 2013 is going to be a little more exciting and memorable than 2012. I'll be having my first self-scheduled Vietnam trip in March and hey, I'll be turning 20 in April. Starting my twenties means I'm no longer a teenager, and that's gotta mean something, right? (Though I've always thought age is but a number...) And then there's gonna be my first confrontation with a huge exam since Abi - the dreaded Physikum - in August when I'll have to prove what I've learned from my previous defeat.

Yay with excitement. :D

Now to the conclusion. 2012 - not really a year to remember. But 2013 - definitely a year to look forward to. :)

Happy new year, everyone!