Friends. Family. Strangers. It’s that time again… a new year. Not just a new year, a new decade.
2 out of the 3 Travi
a dream in the dreamflat
I spent the first 8 months of 2019 soaking up joy with my best friends (before spending the rest of the year working non-stop).
Colling in love
I maintained my resolution to travel less, visiting 12 united states:
- Pennsylvania (shout out to The National Dog Show)
- Wisconsin (twice because COLLEEN HAD BEA)
- Washington — Hi Patrick
- Oregon
- California
- New York
- Massachuestts (twice)
- Kentucky
- Minnesota
- Nevada (I’m talkin’ Vegas for a movie premier
- Ohio
And
12. Nashville, Tennessee
And (only) 6 countries:
- United States
- The north island of New Zealand (with a dozen blog posts)
- Guatemala…more like Guatabena
- Ethiopia — a dream-thiopia
- Djibuti — bonus country
And
6. Togo — solo
If you’re curious, here’s the link to a compiled list of (almost) all of the countries I’ve ever been to:
https://sammitravis.com/2019/01/29/all-the-countries-ive-visited/
Other notable 2019 moments:
Or, two-thousand-note-teen moments:
- When the whole gang got together — all of my besties in one place — EVEN KATIE BARBARO who surprised me by coming back from her world tour — to go to the Furries where “It’s lit! What do you want me to do? It’s lit!”, I was gifted a full fursuit and, for the first time ever, I walked in the parade 😻
- An INCREDIBLE May
- 32, celebrating with best friends I adore
- Harder months like August and September when the people closest to me moved, forever changing my experience in Pittsburgh.
- And a magical Christmas where I celebrated the holiday (for what felt like the first time) as an adult.
Now? Onto 2020. I’ll be ringing in the new year in New Zealand. Rachel and I will watch the first sunrise of the upcoming decade over the ocean — from our home sweet bach.
Raising a cup of hot miso soup to another year.
AdventureSam is currently in Shanghai, China on a layover, so if you’re reading this in North America, she’s basically writing this from the future.
Taking off,
‘mi
Adventuresam 