Memories of 2021
To start off another annual review saying something like “this year was interesting”, or “different”, feels a bit redundent—I think they all are now. Having said that, 2021 did offer some rather, novel experiences to say the least.
In March, I spent 14 days in a single hotel room under government quarantine detainment after arriving in Sydney to attend my brother’s wedding (and renew my US visa.) In August, I spent 14 days—this feels like a trend— in Maui, HI working in the mornings and enjoying the sun in the afternoons. In November, I visited London with some friends, mostly just to get away, and to see my UK friends. All before ending the year with a “surprise”—that had to be less surprising thanks to the ever changing state of the world—visit back to Sydney to see my family for the holidays.
I took two doors off helicopter rides, taking about 4,000 photos between them—some of said photos are below. Which seems like a perfect segue into this years annual review: Memories. Below is a series of Memories I made in Apple’s Photos app, along with a gallery of photos. Some months have a lot more than others.
Enjoy! And I hope you have a good 2022
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A Bit Lonely
I definitely found February the most lonely month of 2021.
I did a lot of exploring of the Bay Area with my new car, and took many photos of the coast.
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March
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In early March, I drove from the Bay Area to LAX, then flew to Sydney (via New Zealand), before being put into 14 days of mandatory quarantine detainment. I think I handled it extremely well, but never want to do it again.
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April
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Birthday
It was really lovely to be able to celebrate my birthday with some old friends under the Sydney Harbour Bridge and Opera House, considering how last year’s birthday was…
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Jaime & Simon’s Wedding
The day after my Birthday was my brother’s wedding, where I had the honour of being best man. It was a gorgeous day, and I think we looked pretty great in those suits!
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July
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Yosemite (July)
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August
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September
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October
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November
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Trip to London
For Thanksgiving week, a couple friends and I travelled over to London in an attempt at getting away from the Bay Area (once again.) It was a lovely trip of sight seeing, and catching up with old friends.
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December
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