How has life surprised you?

Not just the small incidents and happenstances that sometimes unintentionally delight us during the course of an ordinary day. But also those big events like getting married to someone you would not have expected at all.

Or ending up living in the most unusual of places. One that you’ve never imagined yourself staying and/or surviving. Voting Republican when you’ve been a lifelong Democrat, if you’re an American.

Learning how to cook. Bungee jumping. Fighting off a shark. Inheriting a chateau. Liking foie gras. Getting exposed to gamma radiation.