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One year ago I started early with my preparations for\u00a0that time of the year<\/em>. You know, when your birthday is right around the corner and all you can think about is how you want it to be this year, and you can’t wait to see all the people you love under the same roof and just enjoy your time.<\/p>\n

Last year, I made my wish-list one month before, just in case. I enjoyed special moments with my people then. And, even if some relationships have changed since then, my memories stay\u00a0beautiful, and the surprise they gave me – unique. I was really sorry for letting them wait for me in front of the door, for 2 whole minutes, while they had my ice cream cake ready and the candles lit on it. They were so cute, and when I played the\u00a0recording<\/a>\u00a0and saw that they were so close to losing hope, aww………….. But all is well when it ends nice \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

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Now, one year later? My wishes remain the same. I don’t wish for material things. My most precious present are my people, the people that I have in my life. If some of them decide to be a part of it for a long time, I appreciate\u00a0them. And for those who leave, that’s it, it’s their end in my story and I become happy for the experience I had with them. Anyways, I am gonna add to my last year’s wish also – I’d like to get to know people that know\u00a0the meaning of being\u00a0human<\/em>, and not in how they look. But in the way they act, people who\u00a0are open-minded, who know how to make best use of the soul they’ve got, who like to communicate, who know what respect is.<\/p>\n

And I would also like to add one more thing! At 23 years old, at the end of the most screwed up year of my life, I realised that no matter what happens in this life, no matter what I win or lose, nobody can take away my experiences, the stories I’ve lived. So I set a goal in this life – to live a life full of experiences worth telling, no matter the closure.<\/p>\n

Unlike last year, I now find myself in Austria, far away from my lovely people. But they somehow manage to make me not feel the distance, and to still feel them close to my soul. These are my people, the people that\u00a0hold a special place in my heart. And I only wish for them to stay there as much as possible, because I really like it the way I feel now.<\/p>\n

As to the rest, happy wishes to everyone, no matter the age or place! \ud83d\ude00<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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