At the beginning of each year, I really like taking a moment to think back about the previous year and remember the highlights of that year. Most people like remembering the negative points, well it is easier to do that… however I would to share my best moments of 2009 with you. These include mainly my travels around the world as this is big part of my life but there are many more. So here goes…
- started the year in Eindhoven
- my new home, I had an unfurnished flat and a new job at The MathWorks
- finished moving from Scotland to the Netherlands, and was not sure what 2009 was going to be like…
- turned out that the job was a perfect fit for me
- Miami on a cruise to Cozumel
- rented a limo in Miami and toured the city ending up in VIP rooms of night clubs….
- played pool for money with some local mexicans in Cozumel… close game but still lost the money. The experience on the other hand had no price
- Discovered Boston for nearly 3 weeks
- Drove to Berlin and back
- Went to my first F1 race: Nurburgring:)
- Met up with friends in Dusseldorf
- Broke up with Martine…. it just wasn’t meant to be
- Travelled to Portugal for Ines wedding:)
- Discovered the Netherlands: Den Bosch, Utrecht, Delft, Rotterdam, Den Hague, Amsterdam, and many other places…
- Skydiving in Rosendaal
- Space cakes in Amsterdam
- Red light district and ice bar in Amsterdam
- Did the transsiberian with some GREAT friends
- Beijing, Ulaanbaatar, Irkutsk, Lake Baikal, Moscow, St Petersburg
- Drove to Prague
- Went to Vienna
- Went to London for a crazy weekend
- went to Brussels, Bruges, Gent and Luxembourg
- Discovered Stockholm
- Had a crazy weekend in Las Vegas
- Made it to Venice twice…
- Paris and EuroDisney with an amazing italian:)
- Travelled to Milan and Bergamo
- Furnished my flat and made lots of new friends in Eindhoven:)
- Succeeded in my new job:) Got offered several jobs during the year which I turned down just because I am happy where I am:)
- Organized and played football with German colleagues in Eindhoven and Aachen
- Went to Aachen to a mixed Spa… had my first true massage… (amazing)
- Went to Aachen and Charleroi on my way to Paris.
- Spent Xmas Eve with my friends in Eindhoven
- Flew to Portugal and went down to the Algarve for Xmas and the few days after that.
- joined a 5 a side football team here in Eindhoven:)
There are many other things which really made 2009 a great year for me… I cant put them all down… but I am really glad that I made it to the Netherlands… and I cant wait to see what 2010 has installed for me:)
Gareth the world citizen.
