The initial itinerary (above) changed a bit over the year. Now that it's all said and done, my 12 Places year included a month in each of the following places:
U.S. cities:
- Los Angeles, California (January)
- Portland, Oregon (March)
- Kansas City, Missouri (October)
- Nashville, Tennessee (August)
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (July)
- Grand Rapids, Michigan (December)
- Madison, Wisconsin (June)
- Bloomer, Wisconsin - my hometown, and the rope jump capital of the world (September)
Global cities:
- London, England (November)
- Hong Kong (May)
- Cape Town, South Africa (February)
- Chengdu, China (April)
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The joy of life comes from our encounters with new experiences...hence there is no greater joy than to have an endlessly changing horizon, for each day to have a new and different sun. - Chris McCandless