2023: My Year in Review

The highs, lows and everything in between.

Nabhel
11 min readDec 29, 2023
Nabhel posing for a selfie in a Korean restaurant

I started this series of documenting my year in review in 2022, and here I am again pouring it all out. Starting off 2023, I spent the new year with my family and it was one of the most happiest times. On New Year’s Eve, we had a party and buffet in front of our home and at midnight we sang and worshiped God. We held hands and prayed together as we crossed over into the new year. I and my nephews kept shooting fireworks and enjoying the view in our neighborhood. It was amazing. Here is a video of me screaming my lungs out on new year day.

Got My Permanent Residency 🪪

My temporary residency permits were set to expire in February 2023, prior to this time I had begun the process of applying for permanent residence in September 2022. I had faith that everything would work out, but as the days got closer, I started to worry about the procedure and the fact that I had to return to work. I therefore spent the next few weeks in January following up the processing of my documents. It was a lengthy process…

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