Lake Champlain

2012 is now behind us and what an incredible year it was!

I simply cannot believe how many experiences I lived, the great cities I visited but most importantly the awesome people I met during my travels.

Now that I look back, it was truly life changing. So many blessings where showered upon me and for that, I am truly grateful!

There were also quite a few life lessons that I learned and will never forget. They say that we live and learn right?

To mark my 100^th post, I decided to break down the year month by month and relive one of the best years of my life through photos.

Let’s get started shall we?

January – February: South Korea

The year got off to a great start. I lived and worked in South Korea a second year as an ESL (English as a Second Language) teacher to young children (my kids).

Exploring my beloved Seoul was a weekly challenge! It was so much fun discovering new neighborhoods and also different parts of the country.

seoul, namsangol village, traditional korean village

March – April: Canada & El Salvador

My journey back home took around 20 hours but I was so happy to go back to western civilization 😉

A week later, I was on a plane bound for El Salvador in Central America.

Knowing how restless I am by nature, I planned an itinerary for a month and we went to the four corners of the country!

sky, aviation, American Airlines, wing, airplane, sky, blue sky

centro america, el salvador, mountains, views, central america, es impressive, road, carretera

lago, lake, lago de coatepeque, el salvador, mountains, views, central america, es impressive

water, waves, agua, olas, beach, playa, el zunzal, la libertad, black sand beach, pacific, pacifico, el salvador, views, central america, es impressive

volcano, san vicente, el salvador, mountains, views, central america, es impressive

el salvador, mountains, views, tourism, puerta del diablo, central america, es impressive

el salvador, los chorros, water, views, central america, es impressive

Getting to know my origins, roots really made me appreciate my life even more.

May: Boston & New York City

After resting a bit and getting used to “normal” life, the road was calling me again!

I headed down to the Eastern U.S coast and visited 2 of my favorite cities.

Boston

New York City

June: Montreal

I started studying for my TESOL Certificate, so I stayed put (for a change).

However it was a fun-filled month with the Grand Prix of Canada and many other festivities in town.

Whenever I needed some fresh air and recharge my batteries, I knew just exactly where to go 😉

July: Burlington, Vermont

I finally completed my intensive course and received my TESOL certificate!

Summer was in full swing and I got away to the Green Mountain State to celebrate my birthday and Spain winning the Euro Cup.

August-September- October: Montreal, Lake George, New York

I spent 3 months working on a special project (content quality) for one of the biggest online travel companies. Hence, I did not get the chance to travel much as I was pressed for time (I even missed TBEX in Spain because of that!)

Though I did end up going away for the long Canadian Thanksgiving week-end and we finally visited beautiful Lake George, New York.

Lake George, New York, Lake, Adirondacks, discover america

November: Toronto

I was given the opportunity to go to the biggest city in Canada and how could I refuse? After all, Toronto was home for 2 years! It was great revisiting and rediscovering.