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2013, it has been amazing and super eventful. Although, probably the year with the highest highs and the lowest lows in my life... At the end of each year I usually write a list of fun, crazy, sad, cool, memorable things and events that have happened during the year. It is a fun way to recap the past 365 days and it makes you realize how much you actually do in a year!

Here is my list of things for 2013, in chronological order (or at least the ones that are appropriate enough to post here )

• I went to Turkey
• ... And experienced their coldest winter in 15 years. I slept with three layers of clothes, two down bed covers, a blanket, gloves, and a scarf - and was still freezing!
• I trained really hard
• Visited my sister and one of my best friends in London
• I went to Spain for three weeks
• ... And did my first 8c+, went on spontaneous adventures with Sasha DiGiulian and had lots of fun
• Competed in the Tierra Boulder Battle @ Klättercentret, Stockholm
• ... Climbed with a sparkling dress, built a super crimpy boulder (route) problem and placed second in the competition!
• I won the Swedish Bouldering Championship 
• Celebrated my 21st birthday - American style
• I went to Zillertal
• ... Rain, 7 degrees (in June..!) but still had a good time
• Got sick and missed the European Lead Championship in Chamonix and the two first Worldcups
• Went to an amazing rooftop concert with Matt Corby ♡♫
• Applied to univeristy
• Got accepted to university 
• Went to Colombia for three (!) days to compete at the World Games and placed 6th!
• ... Injured my finger the day before the competition in Colombia... 
• Moved to my own apartment downtown 
• Started university at the Stockholm School of Economics
• Injured my finger again...
• ... And decided to take one month off climbing to let my finger heal
• ... Which turned into two months of practically no training at all due to illness a fracture in a toe and an inflammation in a knee...
• Went to a Macklemore concert
• Studied for my first set of exams
• Booked a ticket to NYC the night before my first exam ever
• Passed my exams 
• Went to the freshmen's banquet with crutches...
• Went to NYC to visit Sasha
• ... trained at Chelsea Peirs, ate amazing food, went shopping and clubbing downtown!
• Started working with my amazing physotherapist/trainer Malin Larsson again
• Trained hard
• Studied for my second set of exams
• Celebrated Christmas with my family
• Went to southern Spain
• ...Climbed and celebrated new years

I am so grateful for everything that I have experienced and all the amazing people I have gotten to know during the past 12 months. Now I am looking forward to 2014 and new adventures! ♡