On the approach of my six month anniversary

As I get ready to celebrate my 6-month anniversary here (I cannot believe it's already been that long - crazy!), I am starting to feel like less of a newbie. The past few weeks have been great - I've been meeting new people, trying out new places with friends across the city, joined a gym and got a trainer that is absolutely kicking my ass.  It's been a crazy almost six months, a real eye opener for me as I learned new things about myself and got way out of my comfort zone, but it's feeling really good.

One of the best things about living here is the vast array of people you meet.  Last night, my friends George (2nd shout-out GK!), Linda and I held our first party at our condo pool. It was fantastic - 20 or so people drinking margaritas made by yours truly, munching on delicious food and just chatting it up for hours. But the really great part was meeting people from all across the globe, some new to Singapore and some "oldies", and talking about our experiences here, our lives and how we all made it to this little tiny island/city/state and ended up at the bbq together. In one night, I met people from Greece, the Netherlands, London, Argentina, Mexico... the list goes on. I even met a guy that is from North Carolina about 20 minutes away from where I grew up, and went to college at Clemson, where I used to go party. What a fantastically tiny/huge world this is, and last night really brought that home for me. While I love America and do miss is very much, I realize that I am meeting people and experiencing things that I would never have the chance to in the States. I'll look back on this experience in the years to come and tell my grandkids about how I once lived this crazy life in Singapore, traveling the world, meeting people from all over and doing things that most people just talk about but never get a chance to actually make it come to life.  I feel remarkably lucky, and happy that I'm starting to feel more like Singapore is home.

Can't wait for the next six month - imagine what my post will be at that huge anniversary?