“Thankful” is not one of the words you could use to describe me. I’m obviously trying to be positive here. Looking back at 2019, I did have some nice stuff to be thankful for:

• First time to go out of the country—and did it solo. Not a lot of people would dare go out of the country alone, especially on their first time! But I did!
• I climbed Mount Pulag at the beginning of the year alongside one of the—if not the—best landscape photographers in the country. While I didn’t get to closely mingle with him, (thanks, social anxiety!) it was still nice to be in the same company with some of the best photographers in the PH. (in fact one of the photographers in our group won the Photoworld Manila photographer of the year award for 2019)
• Improved the few remaining friendships that I have. While I didn’t gain new friends, I’ve learned to trust—and hopefully gained their trust of—current acquaintances.