2012 Year In Review
Dear (Your Name Here),
The photos on the card you received from me this year were all taken by me in places I visited. It was a good year for travel and fun. I have spent the whole year working full time on a consultant basis at the Multilateral Investment Fund, and am about to sign a new contract that will take me midway into 2014. After so many years of wandering, it is really nice to settle in, and work alongside some terrific colleagues on cool projects that change lives.
Just to keep things exciting, though, I still wrote a few Date Lab columns this year. (Click each hyperlinked word to read them!)
Anyway, the postcard! Top left hand corner is a photo I took New Year's Eve Day on the Eastern Shore of Maryland, where I joined friends for a festive/cozy couple of days.
The two other photos on the top row were taken in Quito, Ecuador, where we had a conference in May. I didn't know much about Quito before going but heartily recommend a visit -- really great architecture and culture, plus amazing views from various mountains, just watch out for the altitude!
Second row, the left and center photos are from Falmouth, Mass. My parents decided to leave their apartment in Bethesda and keep just one home, on Cape Cod. I'm sad they are not living nearby anymore, but it is a consolation that their place just happens to be a perfect summer vacation spot. I was there for the 4th of July week and got quality time with my nieces and nephews.
The center right photo was taken at the Montgomery County (Md.) fair. Somehow I lived this long without seeing a demolition derby before, but I am sure it won't be the last time.
Bottom row, the left and center photos were taken during another work trip - we had a conference in Barbados. Lucky me! My first time in the Caribbean, and again, I'm sure it won't be the last.
The bottom right photo is from Kripalu, a yoga retreat center in the Massachusetts Berkshires. My sisters' birthday gift to me was a weekend there. Did I mention I turned 40 in October?? No big deal!
Wishing you much happiness and good health in the new year!
Love, Elizabeth
