14 Days that made 2014!

2014 was an awesome year! 

It was definitely the year I found motivation again and here are 14 reasons why: 

1. January - First Skiday of the year and I made the most of it at Fellhorn/Kanzelwand. This season bought new skis (Völkl) and ski boots (Lange) I had a Gold Card and raked up a whopping 59.943 vertical metres and used 216 lifts in about 30 Skidays. Never had so much fun being outdoors. 

26. January - FIS Nordic Combined World Cup. Interning at the German Ski Association gave me some awesome privileges. So I took my aunt and uncle to the Nordic Combined World Cup in Oberstdorf. We saw some awesome Ski Jumping and Cross Country Skiing and a German win by Eric Frenzel. Oh and we hung out with Team Germany and met the Head of the German Olympic Committee, Alfons Hörmann. 

25. February - Sotchi! Welcoming back some of the successful German Olympians after Sotchi was a once in a lifetime experience. 

19. March - Meeting Nordic Combined Athlete Johannes Rydzek and interviewing him for a magazine was like a 'career' highlight - if you can call it that. It made me realise even more, that I would love to work in sports journalism. And Johannes was really down to earth, friendly and fun! He showed us how to ski jump and hung out with us for Schnitzel dinner! 

8. June - Thailand. I casually booked a flight to Bangkok 5 days before leaving, which was so crazy but I ended up having the best three weeks of my life, traveling through an amazing country. Not to forget one funny night in Abu Dhabi on the way! 

30. June - My parents' 25th Wedding Anniversary! We got together for a family meal, all 8 of us.  My parents have survived six kids, living in three different countries and I think they are still just as in love as they were on the first day of their marriage. They are the cutest! 

13. July - Germany won the World Cup. Need I say more? 

8. August - I finally made the move to Munich! I worked so hard, so being in my new flat with new furniture and starting a new job was a great moment. I have always loved Munich but discovering it as a new 'local' is really cool. The Hofgarten, Olympic Park and Hofstatt are my favourite places in this wonderful city. I'm excited for the Christmas Market. 

13. September - My aunt, who is also a grandma ;), is definitely the most generous person I know and our whole family got to experience that at her wedding in September (finally!!), while we stuffed our faces with amazing German food and drank a lot of Champagne. 

29. September - I experienced Oktoberfest for the first time. It's the strangest German tradition. And I hardly met any Germans there. The Australians, Americans and English made me laugh the most. You absolutely can't drink anything else except Bavarian brewed beer, from which I gladly abstained, but still had such a laugh and also some very weird experiences.

28. October - First snow of the season! I got into the outdoor spirit this year so wasn't going to say no to a day out with my parents hiking in the German Alps, eating sausages and potato salad and experiencing the first snow of the 2014/15 season! 

15. November - Prague. Being reunited with my "old school besties" is the best feeling in the world. So I wasn't going to turn down an invitation to a Prague Birthday Party! Complete with tasty Trdelnik and Cocktails. The weirdest part of all: seeing someone I know from Germany in a random club, which just reminded me of how great this year has been. 

25. November - Coming home to England after more than 2 years! I can't describe how much I've missed it. My best friends, Southampton, London, shopping in Topshop, walking along the Thames, yes even the English weather! I should've never left.