Wacky Wednesday

About a month ago I discovered a new app called The List App, which is according to their website, a "social network based on the power and simplicity of lists." I am now using this app to share my thoughts, findings, or anything I think is interesting (among other things), once a week, in a post entitled "Wacky Wednesday." I named it after one of my favorite books as a kid and one I donated to my school library in elementary school: 'Wacky Wednesday' by Dr. Seuss. Also, I think sometimes the stuff that finds its way into my brain is sometimes pretty 'wacky.'

I'm starting these posts because I believe its a better way to look back and reflect upon my week in a concise, easy to read summary, instead of jumbled paragraphs. Another reason to start doing this is I think 'WW' is going to improve my mindfulness and the organization of my thoughts by encouraging consistency, curiousity, and creativity.

I hope you find these 'wacky' updates interesting and that this will more than make up for my previous lack of regular posts. Posted below are the last four 'Wacky Wednesday' links:

12.16.15

https://li.st/l/1c3rknri9wKz9XTDHgnFa6

12.23.15

https://li.st/l/3nWoboAHVPvYqhYqZSYbKo

12.31.15

https://li.st/l/5ARhV0kuIYnhqAgGDlegBu

1.7.16

https://li.st/l/60ZD7gwiMkHxiEzK7kAZCs

Quick Thoughts and Highlights On 2015

Highlights

• Going to Las Vegas in March to see the Gonzaga Bulldogs take the WCC Championship
• Gonzaga advancing to the Elite Eight in the NCAA Tournament
• In April, visiting my sister in Lexington, Kentucky at UK. Attended my first horse races, toured Buffalo Trace bourbon distillery, and drove to Indianapolis for Final Four festivities.
• In June, my great friend David Sheppard and I raised over $5,000 for breast cancer research through the Denise M. Chesney Memorial Bike Ride across Washington State from Seattle to Spokane.
• Attending the first ever US Open in the Northwest, at Chambers Bay, on my birthday. 
• Moved to Taipei, Taiwan, getting a job teaching English in the city
• Went to Green Island, a tiny island off of Taiwan's east coast for Mid-Autumn Festival
• Traveled to Okinawa with David Sheppard and David Hoover to honor the US Military for the Armed Forces Classic basketball game between Gonzaga and Pittsburgh
• Spent Christmas in Hong Kong

Thoughts

• June 2015 probably might have been the best month of my life. Riding across Washington State in honor of my mom raising money and awareness for breast cancer, attending the US Open on my birthday, and moving to Asia. I'm very proud of and grateful for all that I was able to do, especially in that month.
• Quote that describes my year: "The greatest satisfaction in life is making a difference in somebody else's life." -Sir Richard Branson. I felt like I've made a impact on more people's lives in 2015 than any other year through coaching tennis, charity activities, and teaching English.
• It has been a transformational year for me living half of it in Asia, experiencing totally new places, lifestyles, mindsets, customs, etc and making new friends from all over the world.
• Simply put, 2015 was the greatest year of my life.