Happy new year world! 2015 has arrived in full swing with all its glory. Last year had been very challenging, but it still had many high points. It was really interesting to read reflection posts from every one on Instagram and to see how each person experienced it in their own unique way.

>>I must say my highest points of 2014 were:

* Meeting new people off Instagram & becoming good friends with them.

* Juicing

* Experiencing London *mashAllah*

* Learning more about Islamic Patterns

>>My lowest points:

* A very hard personal experience

* An awful time at Middlesex University

I am very thankful for both because those bad points really test us and show us how powerful we truly are. Now, I am really excited for a new year. Although, I am not going to rush with unrealistic plans. Instead, I am just going to wait for God to surprise me. May it be wonderful on all of us! :D

Ok,, Enough of that talk and let me tell you about how my celebration went world wide! Thank you SnapChat for your awesome live feeds that were so instant and fun!

First it was Dubai & the snaps plus the TV live coverage were just SO AWESOME! Snaps below from my cousin who lives there :D

Then London, Edinburgh & Rio followed

Then the BIG New York ball drop, freezing people in time square and the amazing fireworks.

Then, there were the SAUDI celebrations!

lol, they didn't exist. No idea if anything happened in the capital. The country is based on the Arabic/Hijri calendar anyway, so they new year for us was two months ago, but we didn't really have proper celebration or fireworks then either. It's a waste of money *or so we will tell ourselves to not feel left out lol ;)* New year's eve and day in both calendars are just regular days where everyone just carries on with their lives without any need for fuss. It's all very wise ;)

note: This is a just fun post. I hope my Saudi friends don't take it personally or get offended. I just thought it was funny.

New Year in Saudi

What were your highs & lows of 2014? feel free to share them in the comments! :)