I'm thankful for new adventures and big cities. Small cities too, sometimes. I'm thankful for a place in the world where there is truly everything, from millions of people congregated to watch a silly parade to a traditional vegan feasts to evenings by the fireside radiator.

I'm thankful for a year of transition, the support of people around me, and a beautiful summer back home. I'm thankful that seemingly everybody I know is on the way to the altar, and I'm thankful that I'm not.

I'm thankful for iPhone, the only way to navigate, communicate, educate, and entertain. I'm thankful for savings accounts and unemployment insurance.

I'm thankful that even though I don't connect with my friends enough they still haven't written me off.