Yesterday was my one-year blog anniversary. It marked a year since I left my hedge fund job, started the process of moving to London, and began to write this blog. I can’t believe it’s already been a year.

One-Year Blog Anniversary

One-Year Blog Anniversary

So much has happened in the last 12 months. I moved to London, for starters. But I also settled into life in the UK, found a job, traveled all over the world, made new friends, and had a great time doing it all.

Tower Bridge in London

To celebrate my one-year blog anniversary, I’ll share the highlights in a post-by-numbers. Here goes…

New UK visas: 1

New jobs: 1

New modeling competitions won: 1

New flats in Hampstead: 2

Cupola in Hampstead, London

New London neighborhoods I’ve lived in: 3

Belgravia for the first month
South Kensington for the second month
Hampstead for months three and counting

Colorful buildings in Hampstead, London

New countries I’ve visited: 6

Australia
New Zealand
Japan
Portugal
UAE
Bermuda (okay, so it’s technically not a country, but it’s my one-year blog anniversary so we’ll let it slide)

Beach in Bermuda

New trips to countries I’ve already visited: 9

US
UK
France
Spain
Italy
Germany
The Netherlands
Russia
China

Neuschwanstein Castle

New good friends I’ve made in London: a lot

Blog Anniversary

It’s certainly been an adventurous first year of writing the A Lady in London blog. I can’t wait to see what the future has in store.

In the meantime, I’m off to celebrate my one-year blog anniversary. Cheers!

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