The only consistent thing in my life is change ...

I was thinking a few days ago about what has happened so far this year. I can't believe how fast the time has flown. September? I thought we were still in March! But I can't complain. This year has been one of the more eventful ones for me. And so I started making lists in my head. This is what I came up with so far...

In the last 9 months, I have:

• been to 7 countries
• had my passport stamped 11 times
• gone to church in 5 different languages (English, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, and Dutch)
• been on just about every form of public transportation ... car, bus, coach (not to be confused with a bus ... thanks Tony!), double decker bus, taxi, boat, gondola (I love Venice!), airplane, bicycle, metro, and a LOT of walking!
• Lived in 3 different apartments, one house, and one beautiful Victorian townhouse
• ...had 5 changes of address
• reported my first news stories on KBYU
• tried fish for the first time since I was five. I gagged. It was the size of my fingernail - but I did it!
  
• ate more desserts than should be humanly possible ... and completely enjoyed it!

Of course, the list had to conclude with desserts since I am currently eating - very slowly - the remnants of my candy stash leftover from London.

This year has definitely been a year of change, a year of growth, and a year of new and adventurous experiences. I remember at one point last May feeling almost lost because I had not been forced out of my comfort zone for a week or so. I used to cringe at the thought of big changes. Now I stare straight in the face of change and say, "Bring it on!" haha. Okay, maybe not, but I am sure glad for all the experiences I've been able to have which have led me to see change as not an obstacle but an opportunity.