Recently my husband and I were watching Top Chef, one of our all time favorite shows and the challenge was to cook something that resembled your life ten years ago. It was a fun challenge where some excelled and others missed the mark but I couldn’t help but reminisce of where I was ten years ago.

In 2006 I was living in London and loving it! I met one of my dearest friends, Lucy, and we worked together on a missions team that ran school assemblies, lunch clubs, and after school sessions with a gospel message. When we weren’t working we were exploring, eating, and galavanting across London.

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This view never got old.

 

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Many adventures were had with this dear one.

During my time in London I was able to visit Paris with friends from home. Suffice it to say my love of fine food was in full force after dining in dreamy Parisian cafes.

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Such a sweet time with friends in Paris.

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No one else finished their snails bathed in garlic butter so you can imagine how happy I was to finish off their plates.

Dear Tiffany of 2006,

Life is fun and hard and sweet and bitter all at the same time. Go at it with fervor and a sense of adventure and you’ll be alright. Cling to Jesus, he’s the only one who will pull you through and NEVER regret ordering dessert. This will take you far.

XOXO,

Your 29 year old self