This year has been the worst and the best year of my life. I’ve been told I’ve suffered from emotional and stress overload and my brain hasn’t stopped for a minute, lol! Neither have I… I’ve never before in my life been so challenged in so many different ways, and under so much pressure and pushed myself so much physically, basically living on a plane splitting my time
between London, Sweden and Alicante (favourite airline to Sweden – Norwegian (early mornings though;) favourite airline rest of Europe – Easyjet (cheap and on time)).
Low points; mum was diagnosed with leukaemia and was told she had a 50/50 percent chance to survive (worst day of my life, check!), took on two extremely advanced and difficult law qualifications at the same time equivalent to 150% studies (full-time plus part-time) at two different Universities in my second language (which has almost become my first), suffering from a flooding in my family’s basement two weeks before my final exams in the UK (I flew to Sweden to help out…) and some more personal things I won’t even go into.
High points of the year; mum having a transplant and being cured from leukaemia after lots of intensive treatments:), me passing the most extensive and difficult subjects at the LPC in London at my first attempt, me getting distinctions on my MA in Legal Studies, meeting so many new friends at Uni (most of them exchange students from Trinidad:)), starting a 5 months traineeship in IP at the 7th biggest law firm in the world, finding the beach house in Alicante with a huge terrace (pure happiness!;)), being able to buy all new furniture with my Alicante salary, taking private Spanish classes and learning a third language in two months’ time (intense however efficient), meeting my cariño and being surrounded with so much love, support and happiness. I’m truly blessed and I feel like the luckiest girl in the world right now:)
I would like to add that the change of environment also has been good for me mixing the Swedish seasons with London’s vibrant and hectic city life and Alicante’s beaches. One day being in a roof top bar in Central London in front of St Paul’s surrounded by bankers in suits and the next enjoying a lounge bar overlooking the sea sipping mojitos in a bikini next to the yacht club in Denia…. So I’m not complaining!;)
To summarise this year: I’ve felt everything there’s to feel, I’ve grown so much and gotten to know myself inside out… The year went from the worst ever to the best ever! If there’s a will there’s a way!;) Thanks to all of you who’ve been there for me this year through the good and the bad times. You bright up my life and life wouldn’t be anything without you!! In the end, 2013 has been a year for the books! Lol! I wish you all an amaaaazing 2014!!!;D
Lots of love from the luckiest girl in the world!:)
<3