twenty-something

So yesterday I turned 22. Hmm, strange coincidence but it seems that the year following a landmark birthday, well namely 18 and 21 (not that they're really any more particularly special), I get sick. As a result I was stuck inside and didn't go out to celebrate. In actual fact I was going to celebrate this weekend, but merry-making, as a certain friend of mine likes to say, will have to probably be postponed to the next. However, I did have a good night out on Tuesday courtesy of PwC who organised a bingo-night at a wine-bar conveniently located behind my house. [I love my firm! The social activities rock and bring us all together in a lively, friendly atmosphere. Also considering other factors, I must say that I'm really looking forward to starting work full-time as it is truly a great environment and I'm pleased about the choice I made on where I should work.] Anyway, to recapitulate, it was quite a fun night and just what I needed. My friends, on realising that it would be my birthday in a few hours' time, proceeded to get me tipsy on the (free) wine. After more laughs, I went back home and ended up having a three-hour long phone call on skype with my friend Petra in England who sang me my first Happy Birthday for the day :)

In the morning it turned out I woke up early for nothing since the lecture was postponed, and I had to stay on at university for an additional two hours. However, I did get a trio of boys singing me Happy Birthday in a university corridor, hehehe. And then I got another (female) rendition, including Mairi from AI, in the AIESEC office. By the way it was great seeing Mairi again, one of the few foreign AIESECers I managed to meet three years in a row :)

Big thanks to all those who sent me greetings via sms, msn and email. Thanks a lot once again Ali for the really sweet message!

So yeah, I'm now 22. Still quite young and still a lot to do and discover. Funnily enough though, last weekend, at one point I felt really old, possibly because I was mainly in the company of people who had just entered university. It seems like yesterday that I was in their shoes, and yet four years have passed. And then during this year, quite often I felt like I was still 18...don't really know why. But as I was speaking to some friends today, all that matters is your attitude and that you're young at heart, willing to learn and willing to grow.