Not sucking at life and other 2013 resolutions

The standard new years face!

2013 is finally here! I have decided it is a great time to reflect on 2012 (which was an excellent year) in hopes of making 2013 even more epic. I usually don't like making resolutions, but 2013 just seems so worthy! Here goes nothing:

1) Travel to at least 8 countries (Thailand, Laos and Vietnam, shall be ticked off come february).

2) Get fit, I don't want to lose weight, but I definitely want to get back in my prime rugby playing shape- maybe Captain America will make a reappearance!

obvious toolbaggery aside, my abs were pretty dang spiffy

3) Go to at least 2 rugby tournaments (hopefully 3 if I can go to Hong Kong 7's, Tokyo 7's and the Lions tours in June)
4) Work much harder on my Korean Language skills and not just for purposes of ordering food or hitting on attractive Korean gym trainers.
5) Take up a new activity: maybe something physical/aggressive like Muay Thai, kickboxing or some form of martial arts where I can re-affirm, just how clumsy and uncoordinated I am.
6)Explore the Buddhist offerings in Seoul and get my chill on.
7) Complete my lesson plans far in advance so I have some time to rest, stress free during the week.
8) Just being generally more positive and optimistic about all of the wonderful opportunities I have and all of the people in my life
9) To do some more freelance work, make regular submissions and get some more pieces published for my writing portfolio.
10) To never take myself so seriously and to just enjoy the shenanary that is my life!

2012 was a pretty crazy year!
-My purse was stolen in Scotland a few days before I arrived in Korea, but I still managed to make it.
-I had my first real big kid job working in tourism and had my first guide published
-I left my favorite city in the world (Edinburgh) and moved to South Korea
-I got mono!!
-I managed to tear/damage both of my calves just at the end of rugby season (healing nicely)
-I saw Psy live in concert
-I did my first rugby zulu!
-played for 3 different women's rugby teams and officially earned the title "utility"
-graduated from TEFL academy with honors
-Barack Obama was re-elected
-there were 3 huge mass shootings in the U.S
-more natural disasters than I can count
-many more states passed gay rights laws
-North Korea...well...they were being North Korea
- and I decided I was going to see as much of the world as I possibly could!

2013 is going to be my best year yet, I can feel it. I resolve, after this year, to never win another game of "never have I ever" again.