It's been a while

Wow it is Christmas already! :0

A whirlwind of projects/commitments/finals basically ate up my December, but the appetite must have been well-satiated because 2016 went out in style. What follows is the culmination of my year in pictures.

"Try to be a rainbow in someone's cloud" -Maya Angelou

Hiking with the mom.

Celebrating a friend's birthday with a very fancy English tea.

Apparently, putting cream in a fruit tea is an act of tea-vesty.

Watching The Nutcracker + playing Tchaikovsky in quartet.

Girls Who Code club still going strong. The girls are currently working on their final projects.

The best way to end finals is a Korean potluck with friends and then a SMASH battle.

WOOOH Davies Symphony Hall!! Spot the Bass Clarinet!!!

A playbill juxtaposed with my busy calendar (post-its of to-dos not featured)

My brother and I ~Young at Heart~

I have also been working on hosting a hackathon for high school girls in about two months, so be sure to visit www.femhacks.me.

A lot of effort has been put into the month of December, but the hard work was worth it. 2016 may have been a rough year for the world, but 2017 is a chance for a fresh start. (so be sure to not mess up this time around!)

Recommended:

Music: Gorillaz (a British virtual band) and Scatman

Books: The Code Book (Simon Singh) and Don't Sweat the Small Stuff -For Teens (Richard Carlson)

Stay tuned for more stories and pictures of my trip to Japan...

Happy Christkwanika!

~Kaitlyn