10 years ago: I was 16, graduating from high school and about to embark on my evangelical college career. I thought I'd be a born-again Christian for the rest of my life. Iceland didn't mean anything to me.
5 years ago: I was 21, finishing up my student-teaching in Seattle and taking far too long to get over a broken heart. I decided to go to Iceland to get away from it all and also to get to know my father's side of the family. That year abroad changed everything in my life, and I haven't looked back since.
5 years from now: I will be 31, married, possibly with kids, hopefully with a PhD, doing something I love every day, building a life with my new family.
I have no idea what country, state, or city I'll be in.
I hope ktspktsp and I will still be very close to our own families and able to take care of our parents.
10 years from now: I will be 36, with all of the above, and probably a little more!
That is enough of a goal for me right now. Stability and happiness, and the ability to care for those I love.