You won't believe how much I look forward to tonight and not to have to think about that I still manage to fit something new in. Yes at times it really felt more like a chore. But if you would ask me if I would do it again, I would say yes.
In general I did a lot more food/drink tasting than I had planned or actually wanted to do. I always tried to fit something exciting in, but some days I couldn't because I was sick, sometimes I couldn't because I was too busy with life and sometimes I just couldn't be arsed. Could I have done more exciting things? Yes, but I am happy with how the year turned out.
I tried many many new things and I think it has changed how I live my day to day life. I especially notice it when I go to the supermarket. Before the project I had a routine where I would pick from a pool of about 30-40 products. Now I often go for something I have never had, even if I already had something new for that day. I really got into trying new things. Sometimes they are not as good as I hoped but sometimes I discover a gem and I go back and get some more.
I also like to think that I had experiences that I wouldn't have had without this project. For instance I am not sure if I would have ever went to a F1 race if the project hadn't motivated me. But most of all, I am happy because I met so many nice people over the last year. Especially with all the Couchsurfing events I organized, I got to know so many new friends that I wouldn't want to miss.
As already written for past milestonest, I think I have gotten a lot more spontaneous. In the past, if offered something unknown I would hesitate, and if that happened, more often than not I wouldn't do / try it. Now I say "yes" a lot more. I think it makes my life richer. I still have couch potato tendency but a lot less so than before. Getting out of one's comfort zone every now and then is great but it is called the comfort zone for a reason. It's comfortable there.. sometimes you just want to be comfy.
Even if this adventure is over, I still have other projects to finish. Still a year to go for my masters and I am still hiking across Switzerland.. got a few miles to go there. I don't think I will get bored anytime soon. If that happens. I will start looking for a new project.. so maybe the blog is back on soon.. for now, I will let it rest...
Thank you all for taking the time to come here and share the experiences with me.
Signing out.
Simon
