My 2012: Surviving Unemployment AND the Apocalypse

So, yeah, the world didn’t end on Friday.  Oh well.  To be honest, I’ve been so busy that I wouldn’t have noticed or minded.

This was her version of helping.

2012 was an absolutely jam-packed year.  We moved from Nashville to Boston (word of advice, figure out a way to drug your cat before you are 2 seconds from losing your mind).

We hit up Montreal for the first time as well as Copenhagen.  It’s still so odd that I can be just a few hours from the Vermont border and encounter a Quebecois gas station attendant who spoke no English yet never need a single Danish word in Copenhagen.  Why the world is so interesting.

One of my favorites from the photo walk.

I did a photo walk with the Boston Instagrammers which was a fantastic experience.  It taught me new ways to look at things and I found several accounts that I love to follow.

I learned that teaching is not for me.  I took on a short freelance job and quickly discovered that I’m suited for individual tutoring not leading a small class.  Now I know.

Danish food: fried pork and boiled potatoes. YUM.

I ate A LOT of great food.  First time having Armenian, Tunisian, Himalayan, Danish, and Portuguese.  I tried fried pig’s ear, duck confit poutine, tahini doughnuts, and more beers than I can count.  Including bacon beer. Yeah, I went there.

One of my favorite shots from my black and white challenge: the Blue Mosque from the courtyard door,

I challenged myself to taking one black and white photo for a month.  I didn’t quite succeed, but I can now look for texture.

I got to explore my new city on my own schedule as I lived the life of a job-seeker.  I don’t miss being broke, but I do miss the freedom of time that you have when unemployed.

I did some guest posts for favorite sites LandLopers and Downtown Traveler.  I also attended press previews, travel meet ups, and met some social media personalities in real life.

And not only did I survive the end of the world, but also a muster of peacocks staring at me with their soulless eyes, a hurricane, an earthquake, and the Patriots losing the Super Bowl.