2000 (New Years in Chicago)
- Appa joins the Foreign Service
- Moved to Germany
- Went on my first trip without family - Amrum (many firsts on that trip!)
- Played on a school team for the first time
2001 (New Years in Chennai)
- Was in my first play
- Travelled across Europe with family on a Eurail pass
2002 ( New Years in Chicago)
- Started learning tae kwon do
- Learnt rowing and rowed my first national competition
- Moved to Bangladesh
2003 (New Years in Chennai)
- My aunt got married
- Decided to become vegan
- Baked my very first birthday cake
- Went to Australia in the summer
- First time on the bungee trampoline
- Swam my first butterfly race
2004 (New Years in Chicago)
- My baby sister was born
- Moved to Calcutta
- Won my first national medals in rowing
2005 (New Years in Chennai)
- Finished my O-levels
- Won the single scull in both the junior and senior category at the West Bengal State Rowing Championships
2006 (New Years in Calcutta)
- Spent the summer in Germany and the US - again a summer of many firsts
- Visited the hospital I was born in Dubai - New Dubai Hospital
2007 (New Years in Calcutta)
- Finished my A-levels
- Turned 18!
- Started my BA in Sociology at MOP Vaishnav College For Women in Chennai
- Stayed in a hostel for 3 months
- Moved in with my grandparents for the year
- Won my first All-India University rowing medal in Chandigarh
2008 (New Years in Mumbai)
- Moved back with my parents
- Became an executive member of the Student Council in college
2009 (New Years in Chennai)
- Spent the summer interning in Melbourne
- Went to my first Aussie football match
- Became President of the People's Club in college
- Won gold in the single scull at the All-India university rowing championships
These are just some of the things that happened this past decade. We'll have to wait and see what the next decade has in store! :)
