This time last year:

I did not know one Hebrew character from another;

Our company was under a temporary pay cut for everyone, from the CEO on down;

I am thankful for 2010 because:

I now can generally recognize and pronounce Hebrew words;

Our company restored salary for all employees below executive level;

God provided and a good friend agreed to take on being the Republican precinct chair for my precinct because with a full time job and 11 credit hours of law school, I could not do justice as a precinct chair

Still have both my mom and dad who are 65 and 72 respectively;

I am able to ring in the new year 2011 with my family in the Eastern timezone of the United States for the first time since I came to this country 17 years ago.

For 2011, I hope:

Continue to do well in law school and hopefully summer 2011 will be exciting (translating: in some miraculous way that God will provide so that I will be able to serve as a legal fellow for conservative causes in Israel somewhere);

Increase my understanding of Hebrew, especially Biblical Hebrew;

Review and expand my Spanish vocabulary;

Both of my parents continue to be healthy

Finally getting my private pilot license.