2008, the end of a long tunnel

Here we are, on the other side of the mountain. We have finally left the tunnel. 2007 is over and a new year has begun.

This is what I said a year ago:

It felt strange right from the get-go. I never felt that 2007 would be a year to remember. Don't ask me why. I know that things tend to turn out the way you bend them yourself, it's in your own hands. But truth to be told, 2007 sucked in many ways. Political tension and turbulence, my injury, friends who let me (and others) down all contributed to a mediocre year. Minor things (in this context) such as stress and "trouble" at campus didn't directly help me either.

Some positive things took place during the past year, amen for that. I don't want to build up a castle of expectations for 2008 because I am aware of the risks of such behaviour. Before you know it things go sour and there you sit, disappointed and sad. 2008 shall be a good year, hopefully. The least I can do is to try to make it a good year. The rest is not in my hands.

I feel excited about the summer. We have the EURO 2008 finals in Switzerland and Austria and I'm looking for some EURO 2004 vibes.
My assignment within the student association will be over by the end of this semester, and it's going to be strange to leave it. At the same time I can't deny that it is going to feel great, to remove a burden from my shoulders and to hand it over to someone else.

I have high hopes for this coming year. I really hope that I'll get the opportunity to get closer to some people that I've drifted away from. I hope it will be a year full of prosperity, success and happiness. I hope that this will be the year when peace will spread all over the world, and that cultural, religious and ethnic conflicts end. I hope that this year will be the year when dialogue and respect replace weapons. I hope that this will be a successful year for the Swedish and Iranian national teams in football. But who knows? Nobody knows what the future holds.

Life is a strange path. It's a very fast trip with stops, amazing passages, changes of directions and collisions on a regular basis. No matter how much we try to change the outcome of our lives, we still end up powerless at the end of the day. I am once again pointing out that I am aware of what this trip has to offer me. What I'm trying to say is that I still try to go my own way, even though it might seem impossible sometimes.