January in Review

THINGS I LOVE JANUARY

1.       Visiting Sara and celebrating Tet in Hanoi (Such a fantastic time, gonna need an entire post of its own)

  

2.       Sapa, Vietnam (hiking, hill tribes, motor biking, so many awesome things!)

  

3.       Lijiang (minority groups, houses built of mud bricks, tasty street food, etc.)

4.       Dali (Couch surfing at awesome artsy house, beautiful skies, chill atmosphere and so much more)

5.       Hiking Tiger Leaping Gorge

6.       Visiting the Stone Forest and making new friends

7.       Kunming (sunshine, markets, relaxing and getting ready for Vietnam!)

8.       Xi’an, the sights and my first time being a couch surfer with an excellent host, Eitan

9.       Scenery of the long bus rides, and night bus to the border

10.   Seeing blue skies and sunshine

THINGS I MISS

1.       New years at home

2.       Top ten countdowns on TV and radio stations

3.       Chai tea

4.       Sitting by the fireplace at the cabin

5.       Making new year’s resolutions and attempting to stick to them

6.       Not knowing when I’ll be able to skype or be in touch again

7.       Sleeping in my own bed

8.       Having a home and not living out of a suitcase

9.       Being able to do laundry and know it will be dry in a day

10.   My friends and family