Today I want to share something a little bit different with you.
I am currently in my twenties - the messy years when you're trying to figure out your life and set a very solid foundation.
I have been thinking about what I have achieved in the past year and my mind went to the negative side. It tried to convince me that I haven't achieved a lot this year and that I should have done more. But that is not true.
I am a 27-year old woman that in the past seven years has done a lot.
I have written a list of what I have achieved so far, mostly for my own brain. Now each time that my brain wants to convince me that maybe I am not that good, I can just re-read my list. I can show it to my brain.
Also, I hope it inspires you.
I hope it allows you to understand that even if maybe not everything went according to your plan, or if nothing went according to your plan, you have still achieved in this life. And that you can always achieve more, start again, continue after you have made a mistake.
Here is how my life went so far.
I am very grateful for it all.
2018
- Got awarded with one-year scholarship to study abroad in Suzhou, China and moved to a completely different universe for the first time in my life.
- Spent my days studying, hanging around with two girls from France from whom I've learned many things from. Made many, many mistakes in my first semester there and grew into a completely new person. It was the best and worst time of my life both at the same time, constantly.
- Had my first solo travel adventure to Shanghai.
2019
- Second semester in China - Passed all of the exams very successfully.
- Met amazing people from Italy and South Korea.
- Traveled to Nanjing, Wuxi, Beijing.
2020
- Graduated University :)
- Applied for a Masters Degree Scholarship and wanted the most to go back to Suzhou, but failed because the pandemic started.
2021
- Started my first job as a Chinese language translator for Minth and moved to a new city - Loznica.
- First travel adventure with brother - Novi Sad
- First time living as a grown up alone, paying my own bills, saving money, meeting new amazing people, making mistakes and correcting them
- Awarded Outstanding Employee of 2021.
2022
- Fell in love with Sarajevo and went at least once a month.
- Developed more meaningful friendships and found my friends group and support system :)
- Traveled Turkey for 13 days and went to 6 cities - Favorite travel adventure so far
- Second trip with brother to Macedonia
- First sea solo adventure - Croatia for 10 days :)
- Grew into an amazing interpreter of Automotive industry.
2023
- Quit Minth (also quit a job for the first time in my life) and moved to Niš to work as an interpreter in Yusei
- Hated it there because of very unhealthy working environment. Quit for the second time after four months, decided to be very brave and move again - to Ruma.
- Changed industries - Decided to start working as an interpreter in Construction industry, finally started working in a much healthier working environment.
- Passed my Driver's License test
- Bought my first car with the money I have saved, in cash. :)
- Had a solo travel adventure to Switzerland and met two amazing girls
- Third travel adventure with brother: Thessaloniki
- Traveled to Temišvar with friends in summer
- Traveled to Budapest with friends at Christmas time
- Developed friendship with an acquaintance and she became my best friend :)
2024
- Changed the company that I was working for and received a job offer from the one I'm currently working in - CCFG
- Fourth travel adventure with brother: Slovenia and Italy
- Took my family to a sea holiday, fully payed by myself to Montenegro, ticked a big goal off of my bucket list
- Rented a new apartment - Big girl apartment with a study room
- Had a solo Travel adventure to Prague and Dresden
- Started filming vlogs and publishing them on my Instagram
- Designed a website and started writing and publishing my blog posts
- Became a very good interpreter of Construction industry - Got promoted to a position of Business Specialist - Traveled to Vienna and Bratislava with friends
I still have over two years left of my twenties and I am very excited for what is to come, especially my thirties in which I want to spend the most of my time just being a mum. :)
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