Come and Go... 2024

I have heard from many people that 20s go by very quickly, but I didn't even think it would be this much. Days pass, months pass, even years pass... I am approaching 26. As the years come and go, I feel like I am getting a little heavier and calmer as I reach 30. I feel like I am withdrawing a little more into my shell. I don't know, maybe it's because I am approaching the end of the youth phase, or maybe it's something else...

I went to a total of 6 countries this year, including a Balkan trip and an Egypt trip. It was a year where I experienced a lot of first times. Getting on a plane, traveling abroad, eating octopus... Since I love traveling, we prioritized traveling abroad as much as we could. These trips were also a great opportunity for us to gain unforgettable experiences.

In the summer months, we camped in a few different locations on the weekends by completing at least some of the camping equipment we needed. In these camps where we were surrounded by nature, we started the day with beautiful views and ended the day with nice conversations. We may not have slept much, but isn't that the point? Is it time to sleep when there is so much to do? I think this is the best thing I like about camping. There is never a moment when you are idle and you are constantly busy with something.

I had voluntarily extended my internships at university by leaving them. Since the time was up, I completed and completed my internships and graduated from university. Now I can comfortably write engineer in my profile :)

Starting from December, I started walking and doing activities at home to add some sports to my life. Although the weather is not very suitable for walking these days, I am trying to adapt walking to my life. I want to add some variety to my life by creating a nice morning routine for myself.

I have been interested in photography for a long time. This year, I focused on this hobby and immortalized many frames. I share the photos I like on Unsplash. There is even a page about it on my site. I continued to share here and received about 300 thousand views. In fact, I am even happier when I see accounts and pages using my photos.

In addition to this, I also focused on my Instagram page and shared many of my photos there. From time to time, I try to increase my audience there by advertising. But for now, I continue with a modest follower base :)

Lately, I have been thinking about making a weekly vlog. But I am not sure yet. So for now, I am watching educational content on Youtube and trying a few things to improve myself. I am not sure exactly what I want. I am not really someone who enjoys making videos that much, but I want to produce something and leave a memory.

I think I change the design of my blog once a year. Because of this, I made a design that I had in mind and changed it this year. I will probably use this design for a while. Because I think I show my content well with this design. Of course, it is not a finished design yet, but I will add new features over time.

Since this year has been very busy, the number of posts I have written is 6. I actually want to produce more content, but I needed to use my free time well. Anyway, let's look at what I wrote this year in titles.

This year, I published my first side project called Usemoji. I improved my marketing skills a little bit and learned a lot of great things. I gained useful experiences from launching to communicating with users.

These days, I am developing a flash card-style mobile application to improve our vocabulary with SwiftUI. I was still in the development phase. I will soon submit it to the App Store and publish my second project. I am excited about this. Because with this project, I will be able to appeal to many audiences.

I would like to talk about a few things I want to do in 2025.