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Eye-opening trip to Los Angeles.

I know it is only September but so much has happened this past year that I feel I am ready for a new, fresh one, so I thought what better way to start off my blog by remembering what a year it has been.
After losing my nana right at the beginning of the year, I realised  many things I thought were important stopped being just that, I may only be a 20 year-old girl, not half as ready as I should be to go out in the big bad world, but I think this year has taught me a lot and changed my way of thinking.
                                                       
The highlight of the year (so far) was the vacation I took this past April to Los Angeles, where I, along with my mum and dad, visited some family I had only met once when I was three. Obviously I didn't remember any of them, all I knew about them was what they posted on their facebook pages. My dad has first cousins and three aunts living there, they are all Colombian born. My dad hadn't seen them for roughly seventeen years so when we decided to make the trip across the pond to see them everyone was very excited. What my dad didn't know was that twenty other family members had made the trip from across the US and Colombia to see him, and me and mum, it was an amazing ten days meeting people I hadn't hardly heard of and yet bonded with straight away. Cousins I have across the States studying and working towards their dreams, I met some truly amazing people and had a wonderful time. 
                                             
The ten days I spent there would have been even better if my older brother would have joined us but at the time wasn't able to. I explored a little, took a trip down the 'Walk of fame' just because I couldn't leave LA without seeing Hollywood. We arrived on a Wednesday and had a big reunion on Friday followed by a surprise 50th birthday party for one of my dad's cousins. We spent the rest of the time just getting to know all the family. It was truly an eye opening experience, I realised how big of a family I have on my dad's side, we are currently planning the next big reunion where hopefully more people from Colombia can come for my dad and cousin Lalo's big 50 in February 2017!
                                             
The trip to the States just made my love, or obsession even, for the county much larger and much more real, I am constantly reading articles related to future career opportunities in the States, my next stop I only hope will be New York because I am fascinated with anything related to it, and is just a must do in my near-future plans. 
I have learnt this year that we have to make the most of the opportunities we have in front of us and the people we have around us, it is a very cheesy thing to say but we take these things much for granted, and usually only realise what we had standing in front of us when it is no longer there. Since this January I find I have a very simple perspective on most things in life, I say it how I see it, which of course you will soon see if you have a read at my future posts.

Thanks for spending a little time of your day reading me.
Keeping it simple, Hannah.

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