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2016 was quite a year (like most years are). There were achievements and failures, high times and low, but at the end when you look back on it, it was all pretty good. I began the year at Urbana with lovely people! It was the first time not spending the first hours of a new year with my family. In January, I also lost my wallet (and had also lost my phone at the end of 2015 while Christmas shopping) and from that I got my identity stolen because since I was job hunting I had my Social Security card in it. After a few months the police eventually caught the person who had my driver's license, which I was very much thankful for! Getting my identity stolen was definitely a hassle and very annoying to have to deal with as I was just getting out of college. Overall, January was full of job hunting, going to interviews, and relaxing in the way I relax (which is keeping myself busy). In February, I started my first job after college! I visited Washington D.C. and got to meet good...

GOODBYE 2016! It's 2017! And going over my resolutions from last year, I just barely reached some of the goals. This year I plan to make a game plan to achieve ALL of my resolutions. My New Year resolutions: 1. Learn more Hmong . Be able to at least understand most conversations. 2. Find what I want  to do. This goes along with job satisfaction. 3. Pay more of my loans off than last year, so more than $8,200. 4. Read more. I'm not sure how many books I read in 2016, but my goal for 2017 is at least five books. 5. Do more of what I enjoy.  This is kind of basic, but I want to take time this year to do things I enjoy like writing, drawing, and traveling. Last year I think the only traveling I did was to Disney World in the summer, random trips to Wisconsin, and the family camping trip in Iowa, which can barely be called traveling haha. I want to spend at least an hour every week writing or drawing though and then travel to and explore at least five different stat...