I am really satisfied with how my last 2 years have passed. But, for my third year to be special, it really needs to push the limit.

Let me tell you why I think they were special.

2015

Student dorm
There's something about living in a student dorm that changes you as a person. It changes the way you think, but in a much better way. It shows you what life can be, once you're not bound to just your house, a few friends and 2 or 3 locations where all of you go to hangout. Being an introvert for 20 years, the dorm started pulling out the extroverted side in me, which was burried deep down.
And I liked it.
Then, I I bought a tablet . Now, that changed the way I spend my free time. I would download vocational e-books from the internet and read them for at least 3 or 4 hours a day. It expanded my horizon forever, and improved the way I think.

I went from doing OK in college to acing my programming projects - and always coming up with something new and 'original' - something that wasn't asked for, but improved the project.

I was also able to help out anyone (in my group) who was stuck, recognizing the bugs in their code almost instantly. I gathered experience.

2016

America
Then, out of nowhere, I went to a Work&Travel agency and signed up for the program. I signed up for working in a hotel ( Snow King Resort) as a housekeeper, but that quickly evolved up to me being in the front desk team. Maybe because of my language skills, maybe because of my charm. :) Jokes aside - whatever the reason was, I then had the chance to speak to hundreds - or maybe thousands? - of people (guests).
And. It. Was. Amazing.


A lot of other great things happened, but those above are the highlights. Still, I think leaving 2017 to chance is not a good idea, because I really have to accomplish something amazing to outdo the last 2 years. And that is why I think setting some goals would be a good idea. However they need to be very specific. Having unspecific goals doesn't lead anywhere.