Continuing the tradition of reflecting at the end of each year (See 2010’s), here’s are some highlights from this year’s! I will treasure all the friendships, food and fun I experienced in 2011!
January
Wonton making & movie “Notebook” (All pictures)
Vietnamese egg roll making & movie “Julie & Julia”: (All pictures)
Feburary
Look at all the cereal we gathered for Compassion Network!!
March
Lent: First time experimenting healthy changes including going off Facebook and computer games for a month.
April
Tap Dancing! It was so difficult!!!
more fellowship dinner!
Cherry Blossom Festival (See all photos): We go every year, but it’s always so beautiful and fun!
May
Started using Adobe Lightroom to post-process my pictures. Dramatically better!
June
Hosted by Because Justice Matters (http://www.becausejusticematters.org/): 2 days in San Francisco experiencing God working in the Tenderloin district’s homeless, drug addicts, strip clubs and sex trafficking massage parlours.
July
Great Urban Race: San Francisco 2011 with Joseph was a blast! We were Team Portal, and we had complementing team tshirts! We finished on time and solved all the clues! Again in 2012!
Hip Hop!
August
Church camping (All pictures). Pie Irons = amazingly easy camping food!
Because Justice Matters – Family Fun Day (See all photos): Reaching out to the low income, immigrant families in the Tenderloin district of San Francisco!
City Impact Conference – http://www.cityimpactconference.com: My 2nd opportunity to love on the people and families of the Tenderloin district! God is doing something big there.
September
Hunger Challenge [intro, Day 0, Day 1, Day 2, Day 3&4, Day 5, Day 6]: Surviving as someone on food stamps ($4.72/day) is hard. This week-long experiment reminded me how difficult surviving can be.
Tomales Bay Oysters (See all photos): Fresh oysters, sunny day! So good!!!
October
Food trucks: a new obsession!
Charities: Added a permanent page for visitors to consider donating to my recommended charities!
Also began renting a room in a new home with 3 roommates!
November
Warrior Dash [See photos, more, and more]: Dressing up as Stephen Chow’s movie characters and running through obstacle course was quite memorable!
Thomas Keller’s French Laundry: A once in a lifetime meal…4 hours long, 10+ courses!
December
Europe 2011 – Two weeks away in Germany and France. Absolutely magical!
[Please fasten your seatbelts, How I Did It, Eiffel Tower, Quick Tour, Pere Lachaise Cemetery, Mont Saint Michel]
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2011 will always be remembered as an awesome year for me!