2020 Month Highs

lfeld
3 min readJan 19, 2021

Started this last year and it was fun to go back and feel grateful. Especially during the pandemic, I found that finding activities that make me happy was an awesome asset and something I am proud of this year.

January

  • New years day — solidcore with rents and off to Paris
  • Runs in Bois de Vincennes by my homestay
  • Edinburgh with Chris and Ria
  • Bourgogne
  • Pompidou, Rodin, Picasso, Orlangerie, Versailles

February

  • PSG v. Montpellier
  • Superbowl
  • Petit Palais, Banksy, Fondation Louis Vuitton, Monet-Marmatton
  • Vienna with Izzy
  • Sacre-Coeur with Ethan
  • Madrid with Zoe
  • Milan with Dan and Andrew
  • Courmayeur — Mont Blanc
  • Jackson visit

March

  • Purim in le Marais
  • Bibliotheque Saint Michel & Geneveieve
  • Matthew’s bday
  • Candlelight Mozart & Beethoven concert
  • Drawing class at Shakespeare & Co
  • Afternoon with Agathe and Kelly
  • Late nights on the Seine
  • Arc de Triomphe last day (didn’t know it was)
  • March 12 left Paris… 4am packing and rushed goodbyes
  • Challah baking and hikes with mom
  • Watercolors

April

  • Bonding time with mom, dad, bro and b
  • Long runs and bike rides with Sarah

May

  • Weekends in Annapolis
  • More long runs and bike rides
  • Cooking with mom

June

  • Internship 1
  • Surprising Heidi in ATL
  • Mountains in North Carolinal
  • Calc I ha

July

  • Internship 2
  • July 4th in Annapolis with Will
  • Hiking Old Rag with Isabelle
  • Runs in Central Park
  • Hamptons day with dad, nana and papa… Briarmere, Scottos

August

  • Finish internship and Calc II same day! Party w Narfy, Allie and Fav and Well Done cake
  • Adirondacks/Vermont with Sarah and Alex… Blueberry picking, boating, kayaking, paddle boards, cliff jumping, breweries, outdoor gear shopping
  • Acadia with Caroline and Nicole
  • Shore with Andrew
  • Picnic with Ria
  • Em’s bday in Bedford
  • Brunches in NYC with nana and papa

September

  • Weekends in Annapolis
  • Acai with May
  • SCHOOL- runs in forest park, dinners with friends, studying on the East End, MYRTLE, biking in forest park
  • Rosh, Yom and Sukkot w Heidi

October

  • 75!! Mom and dad visit
  • Yoga in FP with mom, Silbs, and Cam
  • Shabbat dins with Heidi & others
  • AC obsession
  • Yoga and TG farmers mkt w Zet on Saturdays
  • Dins w Nathan and Sab

November

  • Half Marathon- first alone and dad runs virtually, brunch with friends
  • Election day… results during last Yoga in Tower Grove
  • Adventures with Nicole and Zet- Corn maize, animal sightings, SLAM, Gramaphone
  • Garden Glow w Nicole, Corky, Danielle
  • Forest Park rides on Myrtle, more AC, learning new things, Shabbat dins w Heidi, more yoga w Cam and Silbs

December

  • Tille’s Park lights with Corky and Nicole
  • St. Louis Arch and Gioia’s w Nicole, Heidi, Zoe
  • Pfam din with Heidi and Surabhi
  • Adventures with Nicole, Zet, and Gins- Photo Hall of Fame, Contemporary Art Museum, St. Louis Basilica
  • Brunch w Nathan and Sab
  • Tennis with Nathan and Humza
  • Art museum bday w Nicole, Zet, Zoe, Heidi, Surabhi, Jordan
  • Road trip to Denver w Zoe
  • Skiing in Co
  • NYE night skiing

Again, writing this makes me think whoaa, what a great year. Of course there were hard things too, and I wove those into the bullets because some of those became highlights too. But overall, feeling a whole lot of gratitude for the moments and people who made up my 2020.

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