What If

So yesterday I got to thinking. What if I was still living in Abu Dhabi… What would be different. The answer: so much. First off I would be in the IB program and have a lot more school work. Also I wouldn’t have learned to cross country ski and found a new hobby. Also, downhill skiing. I wouldn’t be nearly as good as I am now. Ski Dubai has nothing on real mountains. Big One: I wouldn’t have met my first love and my current girlfriend. She’s such a big part of my life, it’s be so different and less happy without her. There were really no girls in AD that are as great as her. Also I’m a shit ton more confident here. I’ve gone out on a limb and am so much more comfortable being me. Also I have a lot more real friends here than I did in AD. I think missing out on the party scene early in Abu Dhabi affected my social life a lot there. Here people have no problem that I don’t drink (at least they don’t say so ha). I also climb a lot more here than I did in Abu Dhabi. Having friends that share my interests is awesome. Another big one: driving. I wouldn’t have a car or even know how to operate one back there. Then again I still have some great friends in AD who I miss. Still, we’re in contact and that’s just fine. Alaska’s been full of firsts. In two days I’m going to shoot a gun, another first. After more than a year here I can say that I’m hella happy to be here. Haha I’m just thinking that even though no one reads this it feels good to jot my thoughts down.