 It's been a great year, probably one of the best professional years that I've had. The diversity of opportunities that we have here at the Stebbin Clinic and Stebbin Philippan Research Institute are, I think, second to none. Came here wanting really three things to really become the best surgeon I could. Learned amazing techniques from the faculty here. Mentorship is another thing and now have several, several mentors that I can turn to really throughout the rest of my career. And then research infrastructure, so how to do things on a higher level and then how to integrate better with the team and so all those goals have been met. The faculty here has been incredible, whether it's been in the OR, in clinic, how to critically think about complex problems. Dr. Provencher was a previous mentor of mine. He was a faculty when I was a resident at Naval Medical Center in San Diego. He provided ongoing mentorship while here and of course was a great sounding board to have when discussing surgical cases, life matters, career matters to continue on in the military. Personally, this year's been great just to be able to live in the mountains in Colorado. It's going to be very difficult to leave and we would love to live in this environment again. We had a fellow ski day where the majority of us were out on the mountain skiing together and that was a great bonding experience for all of us. We did a rafting trip down the Colorado River. Definitely got soaked. It's like a Disneyland or Magic mountain ride times 10 because there's no control. I'd like to give a big thank you to my family, my wife, Alexa, who's traveled with me and kind of shared in this journey as we've moved to several different places. My kids Eliah and Ivy for tagging along and sharing in this adventure that we have. The year goes fast. I would take advantage of every opportunity here from the start so don't be afraid or shy to jump into a research project, ask a lot of questions. Don't forget to go outside. I hope to stay engaged with the Steadman Clinic and hopefully make a trip back at least once a year to meet with people and continue in cooperation.