Nevers and Firsts

Nevers:
This year I have never:
1) Worn mascara
2) Used Pandora to listen to music (US only- boo)
3) Driven a car
4) Eaten my favorite foods that my mom cooks- macaroni salad, balsamic chicken, salmon . . .
5) Watched a movie musical - though I did see a play musical and Glee makes weekly appearances in my life
6) Sunk into a couch- you know that feeling when a couch is so comfortable. Aww. Furniture here is hard or non-existent. Even a slightly fluffy couch brings joy.
7) Been somewhere that has carpet
8) Blow dried my hair
9) Made a silly video with my friends
10) Worn a tank top outside of the house (except for a few dresses while on vacation)

Firsts:
This year, for the first time, I
1) Ate a cricket, a spider leg, lobster, egg with duck fetus inside, pizza with seafood on top, insect larvae, and eel. (okay, okay, delicious, gross, okay, gross, tastes like chicken but with bones like fish)
2) Took a bucket shower
3) Wrote a real life research proposal
4) Had a professional massage
5) Wore the traditional clothes of another culture
6) Went to an international conference about peacebuilding
7) Sang karaoke in a public place
8) Learned to like Korean pop music
9) Had whole conversations in a foreign language
10) Wore fake eyelashes