Hello there, 2017, the successor of the past blunder that was 2016. I’m sure you must have heard a lot of hate thrown toward 2016, and I do mean A LOT. I would like for you to know that despite the bad press that it receives, 2016 was filled with moments of joy. Like every year there were bad as well as good moments, even though the bad may have over shadowed the good this time.
2016 was the year we got Pokemon Go. The immensely popular game with the shelf life of about two months. The minute the game was released it took the world by a storm and reminded countless people of the childhoods they spent in front of the glow of their Nintendos playing Pokemon. It helped people with mental health problems to get out of their homes to play, it brought people together who shared a common goal, catching small digital creatures on their phone screens.
In pop culture, 2016 was probably the best year for Leonardo Di Caprio. He FINALLY won a most well deserved Oscar. I can’t forget to mention that 2016 was the year a new Harry Potter movie franchise was introduced. Huge shout out to Eddie Redmayne for bringing the character of Newt Scamander to life.
We can also agree that 2016 gave us many memes that we wasted our time on. Speaking for myself, I bottle flipped so much this year! A casual pass time that turned into a harsh and dramatic competition between my friends and I countless times. This was also the year of Harambe, he will be missed!
These were just a few of the heartwarming things I could point out but of course, on a more individual level, people celebrated birthdays, weddings, festivals and brought joy to the year that was obsessed with the most toxic race for U.S presidency yet.
In conclusion, 2017, whatever you have in store for us people will almost definitely give you joy and support. We have learned a lot from the tragedies and mishaps of the past year and are ready to take on whatever you toss onto our weary shoulders. We welcome you with a warm smile and cautious air of self defence. 2017, here we hand to you our lives for the next 365 days and only hope for the best.