2022 - a year in review
About a year ago, I struggled to cook a pizza on my own. Since I didn't have a pan big enough, I had to improvise.
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I also learned how to bike in the snow:
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I learned to make pickled eggs and how to spatchcock a chicken:
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I finally shaved off my beard. It kept catching icicles:
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I built a whole new organ over spring break! You can read all about it here:
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I tried (and failed) to learn Hebrew in 40 days through the Foreign Service Institute. This was in preparation for my trip to Israel (which I still haven't finished writing about!):
I've GREATLY improved my YouTube abilities from my first homemade organ video:
To my most recent:
I've survived more snow:
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I moved into a new community house with spectacular housemates:
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And, of course, I've continuted my PhD research, but I can't show photos of that!
My New Year's resolutions are forthcoming. In the near future, I'll wrap up a few loose ends on this blog (like my Israel trip: I need to tell y'all about visiting the Gaza wall!) and have plenty more organ videos as I prepare for my guild certification.