The things I'm anticipating about this next year:

In no particular order:

1) going to lots of free concerts

2) walking places or using the bus, just like in Peru (except in English)

3) PARKS! 

4) weekend camping trips outside of the city

5) struggling to communicate in Spanish with clients at my placement

6) attending a small,"rebellious" church

7) a schedule

8) working at a local farmer's market and in return getting some yummy produce

9) living on a budget (don't know why this is actually fun...but I really am looking forward to it)

10) people watching

11) more people watching

12) getting involved in social justice stuff. Campaigns, marches, petition signing and whatnot. 

13) trying to create a garden or finding a community garden to grow my favs: mint, green beans, and raspberries! Heck, I'll even grow some tomatoes while I'm at it. 

14) cooking

15) buying in bulk/ not shopping at walmart

16) meeting new people 

17) Jordan getting back to the States & visiting me in DC

18) holidays in DC

19) visiting Joel in Bolivia over Christmas

20) being away from home for a year

21) helping my parents get better at using skype

22) NOT taking the MCAT ever again (this is my dream, after I take my Sept 11 test)

23) making plans for next year

24) Guster's new album

25) Seeing Guster in concert (I think I'm addicted)

26) Not having spring break in the dead of winter. (But I suppose its sad not to have a spring break at all, huh). 

27) trying to live more simply

28) trying to live by the philosophy "Just ask" (at least some of the time)

29) getting married in Las Vegas... (jk, jk)

30) only 2 weeks of vacation....oh wait, NOT excited about this. 

31) earning money for all of my future educational pursuits (thank you Americorps)

32) learning from my neighbors

33) living in the same place as Barack Obama (for the second time, I might add. I was only a few miles from his home in Chicago, a couple of summers ago).

34) finding hole in the wall, mom and pop restaurants to make my favs

35) joining a pick up women's soccer league

36) did I mention my boyfriend is coming home? 

37) did I also mention I will be DONE with the MCATs for the rest of my life? (please, cross your fingers).

38) living somewhere with all four seasons

39) having friends not get married so much. Or maybe I should say not having so many friends getting married all at once.

40) summer music festivals

41) sweet lectures and museums in DC

42) Living with my peers, but not in a dorm!
44) Dance lessons? why not? Yoga? who knows!