26 Things That Happened/I Learned While Being 26.

Things That Happened:

1. I discovered “The Chemistry” by Victon on my way to work on my 26th birthday.
2. I went to my first kpop concert to see ITZY back in January.
3. I went out to a happy hour with my coworkers one day after work.
4. I went to visit Tori in Florida as my first official plane trip.
5. Lots of Quarantine thinking…
6. I started to collect Kpop albums and photocards during the summer.
7. I opened up a kpop trading/selling account & collection account on Instagram.
8. I met my best friend through the kpop community over the summer.
9. I wrote, revised, and submitted my journal article this year.
10. I decided to try dating out and downloaded an online dating app.
11. I went on my first date with a man for the first time.
12. I celebrated a Friendsmas through video chat as we opened gifts.
13. I am ending the year almost completed the Bariatrics Program.

Things I’ve Learned:

1. Despite it being the first birthday I spent by myself, sometimes music discoveries will literally change your life.
2. Even if you’re by yourself doing things, do things because you absolutely can.
3. Hanging outside with your coworkers outside of work is literally normal despite people telling me otherwise.
4. Never be afraid to try new things no matter scary they are; you never know how much you’ll enjoy yourself.
5. Even when society stops, the world keeps on going.
6. If something makes you happy, do it without any shame…
7. … because you might just find a community that you belong in!
8. I am able to have and hold meaningful friendships in my life.
9. Productivity is sometimes the best way to stay focused and out of your own mind.
10. There’s nothing to lose, so why not try it to say that you tried it?
11. New things and experiences are scary, but they make good practice and good stories to tell.
12. Even for the most socially anxious person, being around friends during a holiday season is the happiest feeling in the world.
13. I am capable of changing my life.