2019
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Here are highlights from my year. Enjoy!Full Disclosure: This page contains links to affiliates, products I've created, and companies I'm invested in.
Overview
This year was full of adventures and growth, including visiting 10 countries, hiking in Colombia, and achieving fluency in both French and Spanish. I launched new personal projects, took classes in music and dance, and supported local communities through donations. It was a year of learning, creativity, and meaningful connections.
Highlights
- Traveled to 10 countries (4 new). ~69 lifetime
- 6 Months in Colombia
- Travel with Stefan
- New fluency in French (B2)
- Fluency in Spanish (B2)
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- Itinerary
- Completed on Bucket List
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- Took djembe drum classes every Saturday night in Dakar ( Senegal )
- Studied French with Leila ( Senegal ) and with France Langue ( Martinique ) and online with tutors via Preply.com
- Life and Travel Coaching Course w/ Cassandra Michael
- Studied Spanish with Elefun in Medellin ( Colombia )
- Took Salsa in group and private classes at Estilo Cubano in Medellin, Colombia
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- Hiked 4 days (44km) to Cuidad Perdida ( Colombia ) with ExpoTur
- Hiked 8 weekend trips in Antiochia, Colombia with ActionSports.
- Bought a FitBit Charge 3. Highly recommended.
- Weekly workouts
- 5k run x 3
- 20 minute swim x 3 (Since June, 2019)
- 30 minute core workout x 4 (Since December, 2019)
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Favorites of the Year
- Books
- The Miracle Morning by Hal Elrod
- Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill
- Save the Cat: On Screenwriting by Blake Snyder
- Four Screenplays: Studies by Syd Field
- Howard Stern Comes Again by Howard Stern
- The New Colombia by Financial Times
- Music
- Movies
- TV
- Software
- Apps
- Fluent Forever – Learn Any Language & Never Forget It
- Six Pack In 30 Days
- Endel – Personalized sound environments to help you focus, relax, and sleep
- Games
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- Launched WhatsNextSam.com to inspire travelers and share adventures
- Launched WhatsNextLifeCoaching.com to help you live your life from a position of choice, confidence, and security; that you are the author of your future
- Workshopped new screenplay concept and read 3 books about the process. (Screenplay not written)
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- Taught English 3 months at Corporación Superarse (Colombia)
- Presented “20 Años como Desarrollador de Videojuegos” (1hr) at Universidad de Medellín and Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana (Medellín)
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- Booked 3 projects for 9 months of work within my focus: education and productivity
- Launched Video Course on Udemy: Unity 2019 3D Game Physics
- Launched Video Course on Packt: Unity 2019 3D Game Physics [Video]
- Available for Remote, Contract Hire (SamuelAsherRivello.com/contact/) as Unity Software Developer & Unity Software Educator
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- Invested in Fluent Forever – Learn Any Language & Never Forget It
- Hired accountants/advisors to restructure Rivello Multimedia Consulting for more flexible financial planning
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- Distributed 1,400$ in funds (15,000$ lifetime) in microloans via Kiva.org/lender/srivello to support entrepreneurs in the developing world
- Donated 10% of ( Senegal ) visit expenses to Pouponnière de M’Bour via Donate.
- FR: La Pouponnière est un lieu d’accueil temporaire du tout petit enfant privé de sa maman. Elle permet aux enfants orphelins de mère ou dont la maman ne peut pas s’occuper (pour des raisons gravissimes), de vivre protégés, leurs premières années de vie si fragile, avant de regagner leur famille.
- EN: La Pouponnière is a temporary home for very small children deprived of their mother. It allows children orphaned by mothers or whose mothers cannot take care of them (for very serious reasons) to live protected, their first years of life so fragile, before returning to their families.
- Donated 10% of ( Colombia ) visit expenses to Cultivando Sonrisas via Donate.
- ES: Transformar las vidas de niñas que provienen de situaciones de extrema pobreza y vulnerabilidad, ofreciéndoles un hogar seguro para crecer, donde sus necesidades básicas son atendidas y encuentran oportunidades para una salud y desarrollo óptimo integral.
- EN: To transform the lives of girls who come from situations of extreme poverty and vulnerability, offering them a safe home to grow, where their basic needs are met and they find opportunities for optimal health and development.
- Donated 10% of ( Martinique ) visit expenses to Union des Femmes de Martinique via Donate.
- FR: Accueil et accompagnement des femmes victimes de violences. Prévention des violences sexistes et sexuelles
- EN: Reception and support for women victims of violence. Prevention of gender-based and sexual violence