2020 was a year of ups and downs, that’s for sure. Since we Aussies have the distinction of living in nearly everyone else’s future I thought I might take the liberty on behalf of all Local Guides to wish each other a happy new year as we transition from 2020 to 2021. Hopefully things will become better. I know some of us are in lock down, others are not. I personally will be having a quiet one at home with my immediate family seeing the some of the others tomorrow on the first day of 2021. I’m going to summarise this year with a table of ups and downs… perhaps you might like to talk about your own in the comments below.
2020 Downers
A pandemic shattered the way we live and disrupted our lives.
Racial tensions bubbled over in many places with riots and violence.
World politics took a turn for the worse with popularists leading the way into darkness in many places.
Many people lost loved ones to the pandemic.
Many people lost their jobs to the pandemic.
The world economy is hurting.
We couldn’t go outside.
Connect Live 2020 was cancelled.
2020 Uppers
My family bought a new house to set us up for the future.
SciFi came true and we got to learn how to live virtually.
I organised and hosted a series of 10 virtual photography workshops for Local Guides attended by hundreds.
I got featured in an email to millions of Local Guides which helped raise my profile here and outside Local Guides - I actually got recognised in a restaurant yesterday.
Community Live 2020 was organised and hosted by the volunteer Connect Moderators for you all.
The Guiding Stars program was launched.
I was named a 2020 Guiding Star :).
All of my family are still well, the old ones are still with us.
Two vaccines proved safe and effective and are now beginning to roll out around the world.
Acceptance has become the word of the year, we’ve learned about each other’s cultures and lives and we’ve learned that to be different is perfectly ok.
When I look at my 2020 over all, it wasn’t amazing but it also wasn’t awful and there were certainly a lot of highlights. I made a lot of new friends all around the world through my workshop and podcast and am continually amazed at the degree of interaction that goes on there. I’ve had a fun year moderating Local Guides Connect and look forward to rebuilding my local Local Guides community in real life as we head into normalcy over the coming couple of years especially looking forward to international travel which I do not expect to reopen widely until 2022/2023.
So as we gather on the cusp of the end of 2020, I hope to see you next year alive, happy and healthy. Happy new year everyone.
This year everybody has had their ups and downs but one thing that has been on my mind which sounds crazy but I have a taste for a homemade candy apple I know it’s usually a Halloween treat but for New Year’s I’m going to get what I want because everybody deserves to treat their self just something nice every now and again everyone be blessed stay positive God has a way for all of us happy New Year
This year is almost over and I would like to share that this is one of my favorite seasons becase I love the christmas decorations, the sparkling lights and colors at night I think they’re so beautiful, seeing them bring me happiness and joy, I had the opportunity to visit NYC last year and I was amazed with the decorations in Brooklyn they really do an amazing job. This place is famous for the amazing christmas decorations.
happy New Year! This year was a year in which our lives were significantly changed by the coronavirus. I think that the situation will continue to be unsuspecting next year. We look forward to seeing you again and would like to grow with Google Maps.
You are almost in the new year @PaulPavlinovich , very good summary and I agree with you to take always the positive things out of the bad, although this year has a very tough bad mark!
Wish you and everyone a wonderful new 2021, hope, health, joy and happiness they keywords I would use.
I just want to inform you that I’ve merged your post into the existing Happy New Year and a summary of 2020 discussion, this in order to keep Connect organized.
I just wanted to let you know that I will merge your post to an ongoing discussion, where we will celebrate all together here, on Connect. Have in mind that this is how we keep the forum organized as well.
thank you for your message and happy new year to you as well!
I just want to let you know that I’ve merged your post into the ongoing Happy New Year and a summary of 2020 discussion, this in order to keep Connect organized.
Since you are also new here on Connect let me guide you through Your guide to Connect to make yourself comfortable and understand how to best use Connect. If you need any help you can instead refer to our Help Desk.
And finally you might want to introduce yourself to the community and the other Local Guides by writing something about yourself in our monthly introduction post Introduce Yourself December 2020.
(Caption: Hope is like the sun, which, as we journey toward it, casts the shadow of our burden behind us.)
2020 was a very disappointing year. Except for the first three months, we spent almost the whole year with COVID-19. Many have also experienced corona, most recovered, some even lost loved ones. We were all mentally prepared that it would be better if 2020 was over soon. We thought that with the coming of the New Year, Corona would be gone. But the global epidemic is still with us. Because of this pandemic, we have faced many difficulties and also learned many new things and habits. Corona has taught us purity and hygiene which has brought us awareness for health. We do regular Yoga-Pranayama and exercise.
Many things changed in 2020, but one thing remained the same: the passion and dedication of the Local Guides community. A large part of our Local Guide community has been able to recover from this epidemic. Organizing regular meet-ups allows us to meet new people and learn new things from them. And we have come closer to each other. Compared to the last few years, we have organized more meet ups this year. We have stepped forward to help the small businesses around us. We have become more aware of accessibility and have increased our contributions to Google maps. I hope that in the next year we will continue to contribute in the same way.
We don’t know how long this pandemic will be with us. But with the advent of vaccines and due to our awareness there will be less than necessary. We have learned to live with pandemic for the last one year. May the next 2021 be better than this year, Corona’s strength decreases, and our health gradually increases…
Thanks for sharing your journey though the year with us! I wish you a great one ahead :]
I just wanted to let you know that I will merge your post to an ongoing discussion, where we are celebrating together as Local Guides the upcoming 2021. Have in mind that this is how we keep the forum organized.
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