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What are some of the personal events in your life that really changed who you are, what you are, or how you live? What are some of the public events around you that shaped your life in 2010?

Personally: I got married. That was probably the biggest event for me in 2010. It was a truly amazing day. We had beautiful weather, everything went smoothly, and I was surrounded by my family and dearest friends. Amonkie conducted the ceremony, and she did a fabulous job; I will be forever thankful that she was able to come out here and do that for us. Talk about the best wedding present ever! It still makes me smile, thinking about that day, and everyone is still talking about it.

I also got a job that I love, that I feel like I'm advancing in, and it's in a place where I feel like I'm surrounded by a supportive community that wants to see me succeed.

Publicly:

One of the big events of the last couple months here has been the attempted bombing up in Pioneer Courthouse Square in Portland, largely because the purported "bomber" lived in my town, occasionally attended my university, and rarely attended the local mosque. The last thing resulted in suspected retaliation against the mosque via arson. This event really brought the community here together, though, and I am really proud of the fact that my town stood together and said that we won't tolerate that here.

Your turn.

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