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Twists and Turns

   I looked over my New Year's goals, and tried to figure out where I stand on the way to achieving them. I have to say: I am not close to them, I got past them.    I set some goals, but then I made up my mind: be bold and say yes to everything ... well, choose wisely, but I decided to get out of my comfort zone more often. And that is how I got to be a counselor at EFY... for the Hungarian group.    We had our meeting as counselors last weekend. After two hours, I started wondering what I was doing there - everything in German, translated into Hungarian, and then my brain worked it into Romanian... when possible :)) By Saturday afternoon, my brain was a wreck! Am I out of my comfort zone? Yes! I don't speak German, I need to work on my Hungarian, preparing to work with youth... at least that will be fun :D    It is starting to sound like me complaining... well, just so you know, I am very excited about EFY, and I can't wait for it to start! I...

Happy New Year

2011 is over, and 2012 is ready to become a better year - and that because I want to make it so.  I can't say 2011 was bad, it had its ups and downs.Looking back, I guess it was a pretty good year. Things that happened: - My cousin moved to Arad - having family closer makes a big difference - I traveled more to Hungary - helps me better understand my Hungarian roots - I was part of the planning committee of a 9 country YSA Convention - it sure got me out of my comfort zone, and learnt a lot from it - Participated in a 9 country YSA Convention - the first for me - it was fun to meet many new people, and make new friends - I was shop manager at the gas station, it was not what I expected, and learnt that you cannot change things by yourself, with everyone involved opposing change - I got a new job at a computer store (build, fix, sell computers, computer parts, printers...). I'm in charge of acquisitions, which means I need to learn the technical part, and always know wh...