Listen to the ramblings of an American 20-something living abroad in Ireland for the first time, trying to figure out life and how to make the perfect cup of tea. 

Last week was my birthday. And last year, I wrote a post called 20 Things I Learned During 20. You guys seemed to like it, ya crazies, so this year in honour of 22, I present you with 11 things I learned in Ireland and 11 things I learned in life over this past year living abroad.

If you've been following my blog for a while now you'll know that the past few years I've decided not to set goals for myself such as "lose weight" or "get a better job" or "keep in touch with friends". But instead I've decided to try to be a better person through words of inspiration.

So so much has happened in the past year of my life. So here are 20 things I learned while I was 20 years old.

After a long, 3 month wait, Killian came to visit me in Washington!