Summing Up 2022
My Highlights for the year 2022
Working at Whole Foods in Malibu.
I had the opportunity to meet good people and see new faces. It was inspiring to work there and also explore the Santa Monica mountains.
The challenge of living with Aida and Ed.
Like old times: Playing tennis with Gary, Cris and Melvin.
A visit — Tacing in Pismo Beach, California.
Scenic drive — Ojai, Santa Barbara, and 101 freeway
Seeing Ruth and Elizabeth after such a long time.
Visiting Zenia, Jun and extended family in San Diego.
Spending time with Sandra in Palm Desert after many years.
Visited Chicago for the first time.
Spending the first week of summer with Sylvia and family.
Visited Voyageur National Park in Minnesota.
Hanging out with Gisele during the summer heat wave in Dallas.
Paid a short visit to Paul and Ron in Phoenix.
Stayed with Estela for two weeks in Barcelona.
Heat wave in Barcelona.
Visited friends Xenia and Sina in Baden Baden.
A hike in the Black Forest.
Visited Joerg in Köln and drove to Saarland to visit family.
Spending time with the Schneider family: Ilse, Julia, Manuel.
A experience being a passenger in Nurburgring Circuit.
A 9 Euro public transport pass for a month in Germany.
Dinner with Amparo and Javier.
Canyoning with friends in Sierra de Guarra.
Visited Venice after many years.
Visited Trieste and hung around with Massimo and Greg.
A train ride to Slovenia — Postjana, Llubjana, Lake Bled
Back in Venice — Spending more time.
Visited Aurelio, Sabina and their kids in Maro.
An emotional feeling to see the fire damage in La Alpargata/
Hike with Cristian to Pico Veleta in Sierra Nevada.
Spent overnight in Sevilla.
Spent one week with Brigitte in Barcelona.
Farewell lunch with Javier in a fine restaurant.
Moved to Chicago and found a job at Whole Foods.
Went to Cuyahoga National Park with Sylvia.
Leaf Peeping in Lake Bluff
Visited Phoenix and went to Sonoita National Park with Sylvia.
Went to Chicago on Christmas Even and attended midnight mass.
Celebrated New Year in Lake Bluff.