2014 Review

With in the last year, I have visited dozens of places, met hundreds of people, indulged in delicious food and drink (gluttonous at times), had a few great times here an there, and as someone said to me just earlier, “my goodness what a tough life, but some ones got to do it”! But all of this set aside, what has been the best part of this year? Easy… The friends that I have made and the good times that we have shared… Some were brief, others were extensive, a few were eccentric/strange, one even develop into that little thing called love for a moment… I know, that’s some authentic cheese but there’s no simpler way of saying it and I just had to say it you see. There have been a few challenges but some how we find the way out and keep on moving. As a community we feed each other, support one another, and even a little rivalry does hurt every once in a while. We need one another and together we can accomplish the greatest of things. Time is fleeting and my head is spinning due to the speed at which this year has gone by! Waste not the time we have and stand up and reach out. Go out of the norm and think out side that box. And most importantly, work as a team, cannot emphasize this enough. Yeah, it’s scary, it’s tough, but together anything is possible. All right enough lecture but I have to admit, dam what a great year it has been and it’s not quite over just yet! 

21 Cities, 12,345 mile driven, 2,643 miles by seagoing vessel, 14,175 miles by plane, 623 miles by train, 240 miles on foot in Europe, 43 museums, more galleries than I can remember, 4 national exhibitions, 1 international exhibition, 9 applications received 5 accepted 4, and coffee pretty much has replaced my red blood cells.