• I Visited two new countries: the Philippines (Part 1 and Part 2) and Japan. Yay for new passport stamps! Wait, I have to renew it this year?!

• Left and moved out of Korea after 2 years. I still miss it. And people.
• Did my first ever stand-up in Seoul. Don’t be sad you missed it. Truly not a knock out.

• Was jobless/didn’t work from June 1-August 28 and it was mildly glorious but slightly listless. Lots of waking up after 12pm and hating it.

• Moved to Chicago and invested in all wool and down everything. I need to google if they make wool bras EDIT: THEY DO!

• Kissed my 3rd guy ever. Unleash your gasps, it’s true!

• Went to BigBang’s concert, not one, but TWICE, in Seoul. I thought “I’ll never get to do this again,” so I rolled hard. Such fun. Very sweat. Much happy.

• Took classes at Second City in improv and writing (adding stand-up, voiceover and acting in 2016); but the best part is that I’ve met new friends that I love and mentors that I want to work with.

• Auditioned for and got on an Open Ensembles team on my first try and I am beside myself to be a member of team Dryer Sheet and our first show is a week from now. Exactly.

• Witnessed Second City catching on fire during the first class of my first day of comedy nerd school.

• Became an aunt for the second time, her name is Olivia and I miss her baby smell even though I just saw her 5 days ago.

• Was able to see family 3x (January, July and December), which is some kind of a record for me! I love those goons. They’re mine.

• Saw Lee Min Ho aka ‘God of Asia’ in person outside an H&M and there is some serious witchcraft in those cheekbones, y’all. No one should be that handsome in real life.
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• Performed in “Almost, Maine” with Spencer and watched his butt fall in love with a bookshelf.
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• Figured out how to order Pizza Hut 4 months before I left because Korean McDonald’s broke my heart.
• Saw Illionare’s 4th Anniversary concert in Daegu and guys, Beenzino is for real, hot. And Dok2 is for real, short. And The Quiett is for real, not memorable. But throw them hands up!

• Won a volleyball championship in Jeju with the team “William Shatner Face,” two days after one of my team members dropped the Korean equivalent of a fajita plate on my pale, ghost thighs.
• Tried to switch to a hoop nose ring and it was disastrous so I’m just going to stay with the stud for now. Sigh. I was almost cool.

• Got rehired at the one of the best companies in the world and, surprise! I didn’t forget everything.

• Bought a bed brand new and they are hella expensive. But I’m sitting on it right now and my butt is really happy.

• Got really lucky and met two really nice roommates on Craigslist and now I live with them and I don’t worry about the bottles of blood in the fridge.

• Joined a weight loss study sponsored by a university here and I’m looking forward to making some changes and having free help to do so.
• Two friends have visited me already in Chicago–thanks Brooke and Dana for eating food I cooked and letting me tag along in you tourist adventures because I’m like, seasoned now (I’m not), and of course I’m too cool for the Bean (I’m not) and I’m totally a pro at the L (I’m not).

• Consumed a horde of great shows and movies and fell head over heels for Spencer Reid Matthew Gray Gubler on Criminal Minds and this is all Toshira’s fault for hyping him/it for like 5 years. And now I have less than 1 season left to go and I’m not emotionally prepared to say goodbye.

• ADELE HAD A COMEBACK, I’M STILL RECOVERING

 

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It was a damn fine year. Bye, 2015. So long and thanks for all the fish.