Hard to believe that we’ve lived in Europe for 19 years as of November 22, 2024. Once again, the four of us weren’t together then, but were reunited for our first Christmas in London. We reflected on our year on Boxing Day (December 26) at a restaurant with quite a silly name: Mr. Lasagna. As usual, here are our lows first:
- Ashlynn generally not feeling like her old self
- Buddy’s “ball gladder” scare
- Global election results moving far-right
- Climate change
- Ongoing conflicts in Gaza and Ukraine
- Continued issues with visas and passports
- Being stuck in the lift for two hours
- Jimmy: less than positive experiences at the start of the year at work; feeling more sluggish than one year ago; Jim leaving Europe; Harrier Central concurrency issue hard to solve; cracked ribs from fall on trail in Croatia
- Melissa: suspected hairline fracture of arm from fall on trail in Croatia; lack of discipline to update this blog; dealing with a 14-year-old TV; Carlin and Kent moving out of England
- Jimmy + Melissa: cranky downstairs neighbor; not being allowed to light Hanukkah candles in our flat due to strict no flames rule; still too many boxes after unpacking
- Veronica: having to remove 10 ticks on a single day; Brett moving away again; struggle to find funding for PhD fieldwork; huge increase in cost for website hosting Coves to Cliffs blog; watching both the Netherlands and England lose in Euro 2024; downfall of Twitter; missing aerial convention
- Ashlynn: wake-up call to academic life; CRIOBE shitshow and lack of supervision in Moorea; toxic relationship; being sexually harassed by close friend in Moorea; sea snails dying which messed up data collection; not feeling well enough to work as a bartender; lack of help from doctors and therapists; social life going downhill; suffering from staph and strep at the same time
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