2020 Recap

What the hell happened in 2020 - the year the world changed forever?

1. Ran my first 50 mile ultra marathon and medaled

2. Did a lot of political organizing and campaigning

3. Made so many plans that were broken

4. Made new friends for life and let others drift away

5. Survived a global fucking pandemic without catching COVID *knocks on wood*

6. Worked on COVID relief efforts

7. Danced the pain away with my friends Shine and Laura

8. Finished my first year teaching

9. Started my second year teaching distance-learning and teaching a new AP course

10. Felt isolated and overwhelmed

11. Protested every day, got arrested, hunger strike in front of the mayors house

12. Spent more time with Colin until he left for deployment when I fell into a depression but no one noticed

13. Took a road trip with my mom to 5 National Parks

14. Was and am so inspired by my mom who works in a hospital and risks her life every day to save other’s

15. Hiked a section of the PCT

16. Summited Mt.Whitney and met my new romantic partner at the top

17. Hiked the Backbone Trail with said person a week later which was sacred for me bc they’re the mountains that raised me

18. Did a lot of journaling and reflecting

19. Posted TOO MANY memes on Instagram

20. Listened to TOO MUCH Fleetwood Mac (nothing new)

21. Got kicked out of our house in the middle of a pandemic

22. Found a better apartment and decorated in a way that felt like me

23. Went back to therapy

24. Came out as pansexual and non-binary

25. Became more myself

26. Learned to say no and except disappointing people

27. Got a tattoo

28. Got five more piercings

29. Did a LOT of running

30. Got a DOG (something I have wanted since I was 5)

31. Bought a RAV4 Hybrid and paid outright

This year objectively sucked but it was also one of the best in terms of growth I want to thank the following people for filling my life with love and my heart with joy. I hope I do the same for you.