In 2016, I made a New Year’s resolution to travel outside of Seattle once a month. 2015 was my first year living and working in Seattle and I hardly left the city. This left me feeling stuck. I set a pretty vague goal of leaving Seattle once a month (could include camping, road trips etc) and I traveled far more than I ever expected.

January

• Bali, Indonesia—Big trip with a friend

February

• Portland, OR—Visit to a friend down in Portland
• Whistler, BC—First Whistler ski trip with friends

March

No travels

April

• San Diego, CA—Trip for rowing race
• Las Vegas, NV—First time in Vegas for a trip with friends
• Los Angeles, CA—First time in LA to visit a friend

May

• Blaine, WA—Visit to explore/global entry interview
• San Francisco, CA—First time in SF for Bay to Breakers

June

• Olympic Peninsula, WA—Camping trip

July

• San Juan Islands, WA—Whale watching kayaking trip
• Idaho Falls, ID—Visit with friends
• Ross Lake, WA—Camping trip with friends

August

• Menlo Park, CA—First trip to work headquarters
• Menlo Park, CA + San Francisco, CA—Work trip

September

• San Juan Islands, WA—Visit with Mom
• Mykonos, Santorini, Athens, Greece—Fun trip with a boyfriend

October

• Tokyo, Japan + Weifang, China—Work trip

November

• Menlo Park, CA—Work trip
• Colorado Springs, CO—Visit to watch Air Force football

December

• Menlo Park, CA + San Francisco, CA—Visit with a friend + work trip
• Pittsburgh, PA—Work trip
• Columbus, OH—Visit home for Christmas
• Cincinnati, OH—Visit to a friend