2022: Groundhog Year

It's time for a year-in-review!
You can read the associated blog post: allyvb.com/202...
And I'll be modifying the thumbnail so as to not falsely claim these will be a daily thing in 2023. ;)

[@oceanbreak387]

Miss your content Ally. Thank you for the update and inspirational 2023 message. 2022 was a dorment year for me. I hope 2023 will be year of making changes.

[@jimpeter3453]

Nice to hear from you! I enjoy your thoughts. Regards from Baltimore.

[@e7mac693]

Oh yay! I was thinking about your review last year a couple of days ago :)

[@MiamiJeff1967]

Hi Allysia, long time no see! I've missed watching your videos! Yeah, the password for 2022 was "Crap!" for me, what a horrid year, just like 2020 & 2021, we just can't seem to get out of this Covid rut! My wife got diagnosed with Breast Cancer and we went through all that last year, she got a mastectomy but she's back to 100% now! I voted for your album, I really loved it! My word for 2023 is "Hope" but as you well know "Hope" is a very dangerous thing! I really feel bad for the young people of today, they will definitely inherit a world in worse shape than we will leave it but "Hope" is all we got! Take Care.

[@AllysiaMarie]

I'm so happy to hear that your wife has made a full recovery. What a brutal thing to endure for all of you. I think "hope" is a great word choice because it requires a ton of bravery. Regardless of how things go this year, hope seems really precious and valuable.

[@giancarlo426]

Hope indeed!

[@timnasson1380]

the hope is real!

[@MusicMasteryAcademy-r4n]

Hi Ally! Its very nice to see you studying history and philosophy! They’re my favourite subjects beside music ….. I’m just looking for a little guidance on deciding to get either the ARCT performance or the teacher (its my 2023 new year resolution) ….. Question: Do you need to register students for exams AS PART OF THE REQUIREMENT to get a “teacher’s certificate”? (That’s why I’m getting by reading their website, but I’m a little unsure,… I don’t know if I’m understanding it right)

[@AllysiaMarie]

I actually have no idea how they do it now! They've made a lot of changes to the teaching pedagogy requirements since I took the elementary pedagogy exams. I've actually been meaning to get the intermediate/advanced pedagogy certification as well, but I keep filling my plate with other things (like university). If I remember correctly, from a long time ago, there is a necessity of teaching for a certain amount of time to get the certificate, but I'm not sure about exam registration.

[@tenonakin9237]

Happy new year ! What Kawai do you have behind you? Thanks!

[@AllysiaMarie]

701 :)

[@tenonakin9237]

@@AllysiaMarie I see, a brand new one! Enjoy it !