i'm thankful for

• family
  
• old friends who remember and keep you company when you need it the most.
• new friends who give you a whole new insight when things don't go your way.
• unexpected conversations with people who suddenly express their appreciation for you.
• pictures that remind you of what you have back home.
• my cabin where i can be alone with my thoughts
• music that captures, and allows me to express, my deepest emotions.

here's to 2009, a year that can only get better.

"perseverance takes patience, but it rewards you with more than you could imagine."