January 30, 2015 - the day my boss took me to lunch and asked if I wanted to move to Finland...aka "the day my life turned upside down." Note: upside down isn't necessarily a bad thing...it is just entirely different.
In the ~22 months since that date:
114 - number of flights taken
22 - countries visited (21 of those new) - Finland, Norway, Estonia, France, Singapore, Denmark, Netherlands, Germany, UK, Peru, Panama, Hungary, Indonesia, Iceland, Sweden, Portugal, Ireland, Czech Republic, Spain, Scotland, Russia, Thailand.
15 - number of times I crossed "the pond" (I went the other way once)
22 - countries visited (21 of those new) - Finland, Norway, Estonia, France, Singapore, Denmark, Netherlands, Germany, UK, Peru, Panama, Hungary, Indonesia, Iceland, Sweden, Portugal, Ireland, Czech Republic, Spain, Scotland, Russia, Thailand.
15 - number of times I crossed "the pond" (I went the other way once)
6 - number of trips to Amsterdam to see Caitlin (and most recent two trips to see her adorable baby, my Godson, Theo. And Peter, let's not forget Peter - my Amsterdam running buddy.)
5 - number of trips to France and Norway, including a tour of the American D-Day beaches that for me can only be described as indescrible.
4 - number of trips to the UK
4 - number of friends who came to visit in Finland
4 - number of times I saw someone I knew while out and about in Helsinki. Think on that one for a while...it was 9 months before the first encounter.
4 - number of strangers Caitlin, Laura, and I invited into our Paris hotel room for the night during the ISIS attacks. They were stranded and could not get home. One was a Swiss guy who brought the fire extinguisher from the hallway into our room to protect us. #interestingweekend
3 - number of pairs of winter running shoes needed. Pair 1: Saucony Kinvara with weather sheild - water resistant lightweight trainers for running in rain/colder temps, but on clear/nonfrozen pavement/paths. Pair 2: Solomon Speedcross 3 - water-resistant trail running shoes that are insanely warm and great for running on/in snow. Pair 3: Icebugs - water-resistant, carbide-studded trainers for use on ice. If I coudln't run in one of those three pairs, I didn't need to be running. Often times though, I wished for all three pairs in a single run!
4 - number of times I saw someone I knew while out and about in Helsinki. Think on that one for a while...it was 9 months before the first encounter.
4 - number of strangers Caitlin, Laura, and I invited into our Paris hotel room for the night during the ISIS attacks. They were stranded and could not get home. One was a Swiss guy who brought the fire extinguisher from the hallway into our room to protect us. #interestingweekend
3 - number of pairs of winter running shoes needed. Pair 1: Saucony Kinvara with weather sheild - water resistant lightweight trainers for running in rain/colder temps, but on clear/nonfrozen pavement/paths. Pair 2: Solomon Speedcross 3 - water-resistant trail running shoes that are insanely warm and great for running on/in snow. Pair 3: Icebugs - water-resistant, carbide-studded trainers for use on ice. If I coudln't run in one of those three pairs, I didn't need to be running. Often times though, I wished for all three pairs in a single run!
2 - number of times my sister's family and my parents came to Europe
2 - number of trips to Stockholm, Singapore, Budapest
2 - trips to San Diego, including
1 - Garth Brooks concert,
1 - Lyle Lovett concert, and
1 - Lyle Lovett concert, and
1 - best friend's wedding.
0 - regrets
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