Happy New Year to everyone.
It is already 2022. How was everyone’s 2021? For me moving to Kyoto was a very big deal. I also started working part-time and when I look back, I realize there were a lot of events in 2021. Even though COVID-19 is still somewhat in full force and we have not been able to go traveling freely, for me 2021 was somewhat of a good and enjoyable year. To make my resolution for the new year, I start by looking back on the previous year. So this blog will be a look-back at 2021 and my 2022 resolutions.
Moving to Kyoto
As I wrote above, I cannot talk about 2021 without mentioning my move to Kyoto. After moving to Kyoto, I have been going to temples and shrines with my mom. I often use half a day to a day for one shrine or temple, which I can only do because I live in Kyoto. Especially during the fall season, I went to a lot of temples and shrines. I would love to visit more in the snow time and the cherry blossom seasons and have started planning for some of them.
Started Working Part-Time
What type of job I want to do is very clear, so I finally started working part-time in something close to that. I started looking for one right after moving to Kyoto and started working at the end of June. I have been gaining a lot of experience here so I would like to keep on working there.
Started Learning Japanese Tea Ceremony
I wanted to start something related to Japan, so I started learning Japanese tea ceremony. There were many things on my mind but “Sado (Japanese tea ceremony)” was chosen because my mom did it when she was young. The course I’m taking now is a 6month course for beginners, so it’s going to end in March of 2022, but it is perfect for me because I get to learn the basics.
From here I’m going to start writing about my goals for 2022. I always start setting goals for the new year from the start of December, however this year I couldn’t finish making all of my goals by the start of 2022. I have now finished making it after working on it during the new year’s holiday. This year’s big resolution is “To get to know Kyoto, have more connections, and to be an elegant and sophisticated woman”. I’m going to get a little bit more specific on each one.
Build a Network
The industry I want to work in has always been clear for me from I was little. Of course, there were times I wanted to become something else, but this type of job was always in my mind. Especially in the industry, I want to go into, connections between people is very important. I have not been able to network with anyone in that industry so this year I would like to make some. Also, I realized that I have very few friends due to COVID-19 and going to a university abroad. I would like to meet new people by going to new places and doing new things. (I hope I meet someone good as well…)
Be Well-Educated
This is a goal that I have had for a long time. My dad is always studying something and has a lot of knowledge from many genres and seeing this I always think that having a lot of knowledge is very important. Of course, being well-educated includes the knowledge that you need to have at that time but for me more of the knowledge that you have from any genre that you are interested in. In 2021, I couldn’t do both of them perfectly, so I would like to study harder this year. I would like to study French, world heritages, and wine or sake.
Be an Elegant Woman
This is also a resolution I have had for years. And something that I don’t think I would ever say that I have made it perfectly. However, every year I make the effort to become closer to it. If I elaborate on the type of elegant woman I want to be it would take me ages, so I would like to write it on a different post someday. This year I would like to focus on my figure and words. I would like to lose some weight until I can wear clothes beautifully, stay at that weight and exercise regularly. For words, I would like to be careful about my language and change my wordings according to TPO.
This is the end of my look back of 2021 and resolutions for 2022. This year, I want to make it the year that I regularly post on this blog as I say every year. Also, I hope that I get to travel abroad and go back to my university. I also hope that 2022 is a happy, peaceful, and healthy year for everyone. Please let me know your big events for 2021 and goals for 2022.