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Year in Photos 2022

One of my favorite yearly traditions is to tell the story of my year through photos. You can check out my previous Year in Photos here- 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, and 2014.

This year’s post was much harder to put together than it normally is. Usually I have a difficult time deciding which photos “make the cut,” as I sift through hundreds and thousands of photos. However, when I made the decision to get off of social media in 2022, an unintended consequence is that I didn’t take nearly as many photos as I normally do. Perhaps, subconsciously, I took fewer photos because I wasn’t regularly sharing them and didn’t have an audience. Upon reflection, being intentional about taking more photos is one of my goals this year. Next year, I hope I have the problem of too many photos to choose from again!

Please enjoy my year in photos, in chronological order, beginning with getting thrown in Covid jail on January 1st!:

The World Through My Eyes… SOL#25

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The World Through My Eyes…

The United States is family, friends, good food, and home.

England is not sure the first time, but oh so much better the second.

Germany is meeting people in awkward places and my first taste of independence.

Fiji is adventure and pristine, so-beautiful-you-think-they’re-photoshopped beaches.

Australia is where my heart is happiest, oh and hot accents that make me weak in the knees.

China is weird smells, craziness, ‘The Bridge,’ and my second home.

Hong Kong is civilized China and home to my favorites Shaggers and Jeezy.

The Philippines is beautiful people and juicy mangoes.

Malaysia is lime juice and getting lost.

Vietnam is “beep! beep!” and night markets.

South Korea is my favorite salad, used bookstore love, and meeting my SOL friend.

Macau is long immigration lines, casinos, and Portuguese architecture.

Cambodia is explorations, biting fish, and begging children.

Thailand is tuk tuks, sketchy trains, and golden roofs.

Japan is confusion and sushi and where did my friends go?

Egypt is camel-exchange proposals, koshari, and the call to prayer.

Nepal is roaming cows, do-anything-to-help-you people, rice fields, and peace.

Italy is the kindness of strangers, gelato, and cobblestone streets.

Greece is baklava and feta, blue and white domes, and restful relaxation.

Scotland is rain and beautiful buildings and more rain.

Ireland is old castles, lush green, and Dirty Dancing.

Myanmar is long boats, temples, daily tea leaf salads, and love.

A Year in Photos

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A couple of weeks ago, I came across a post from one of my friends, Jee Young, where she reflected on 2014 through photos. It was such a unique way to show the past year, and I just had to give it a try! Now that I’m back in Shanghai with my laptop that has all my pictures, I can. I’ve sifted through the photos I’ve taken over the past year, and have narrowed it down to my favorites. These pictures make me smile, show an interesting perspective, or carry a certain memory. Here’s my year in photos…