Today is my birthday and I’m so happy to be once again spending it abroad.

I love celebrating my birthday in a new and amazing place. Whether I’m alone, spending the day with new friends, or celebrating into the night with old friends who’ve traveled from afar, enjoying birthdays overseas is awesome.

I feel like I’ve accomplished something in the previous year when I spend my birthday in a place other than Adelaide, Australia where I grew up. Turning another year older in a foreign country for me means that I’ve achieved something. I’ve worked hard and managed to get myself to an awesome place in a different part of this amazing world.

Last year I spent my birthday in New York. A comedy show, a few bars, a lot of alcohol and a drunken ride home to my hostel on the subway was a sensational way to spend the day. This year I’m in the Galapagos Islands and am planning to picnic on the beach, surrounded by beauty.

It has taken a lot of hard work to get here this year. Spending another birthday abroad has meant facing obstacles, difficulties and disappointments over the past year. But it has almost meant living a stunning, amazing life once again achieving my often times lofty and seemingly unachievable goals.

I’m incredibly proud of myself today and will once again enjoy a very happy birthday.