The following are things that I would like to do (and will do) sometime in this life.
Travel:
- Visit Victoria Falls, Iguazu Falls, Niagara Falls (Dec 2011)
See Machu Picchu(April 2009)- Relax in Fiji and Bora Bora
Walk on the Great Wall(Nov 2010)Cruise the Danube(May 2006), Nile, Yangtze, and Amazon Rivers- See the Great Barrier Reef
Travel the Trans-Siberian Railroad before I’m 30(Sept – Oct 2010, age 25/26)See the Berlin Wall(April 2006)- Visit the Galapagos Islands
Horseback ride in Mongolia(Oct 2010, Gobi Desert)See Petra(July 2018)- Hike around Chichen-Itza and
Tikal(Jan 2013) - Visit Ayres Rock
Circumnavigate the globe(Sept – Nov 2010)- Swim in the
Adriatic(June 2006), Aegean, Caspian,Andaman(October 2007),Dead(July 2018), South China and Black Seas. - See the Panama Canal
- Wander the streets of Istanbul
- Visit Aswan and the Pyramids
- See the Grand Canyon (Feb 2011)
Go toPrague(July 2006)Spend time in the Gobi Desert(Oct 2010)- Show up at the airport and buy a ticket anywhere
- See the Kimberly mines
Stand in Red Square(Sept 2010)and Tiananmen Square(Nov 2010)- Visit Kathmandu and Lhasa
- Visit all 50 states (45 + DC & Puerto Rico down, still need Alabama, Alaska, Iowa, North Dakota & Rhode Island)
- Visit every continent (only one to go – Antarctica)
- Tour the Serengeti
Go to the DMZ(Nov 2010, set foot in North Korea!)Take perspective shots at Salar de Uyuni(April 2009)Stand at the base of Mt. Fuji(Nov 2010)- Go to Easter Island
- Visit Nicaragua
- Travel through the -Stans of Central Asia
- Explore the dunes of the Namib Desert
- Wander the medinas of Morocco
Hike Kilimanjaro(Jan 2015)
Knowledge, Experiences & Skills:
- Read War & Peace and Anna Karenina (2012)
Skydive(Swiss Alps Aug 2006, Eugene, OR June 2007)Run a 1/2 marathon(May 2009)Run a marathon(MCM Oct 2012)Sydney Harbour Bridge Climb(Nov 2009)(May 16, 2011)Get a tattoo in honor of Bridget & HaydenTake cooking classes(Jan-June 2010, 12 classes)- Learn to sail
- Go heli-skiing
- Drive a Smart Car
Go ocean kayaking(Jan 2016)- Bungee jump
Learn to surf(June 2017)Ride the Tube in London(April 2006)(Washington, DC Feb 2011)Live in a big citySpend Easter abroad(Poland 2006, Bolivia 2009)- Spend Christmas abroad (Canada 2011)
Spend Thanksgiving abroad(Australia 2009)Spend by birthday abroad(Thailand 2007, Russia 2010)Live abroad(Denmark Feb-July 2006)- Ride in a hot air balloon
Build a website from scratchSee the Russian Ballet(Oct 2010, Bolshoi Theater)Observe penguins in the wild(Chilean coast, Nov 2001)- See a show on Broadway
Hike Half Dome(July 2010)- Hold a koala, wombat and
joey roo(Seymour, Australia 2007) (Feb 2012)Go on an air boat rideSee the Eiffel Tower at night(Aug 2006)- Watch the Tour de France in person
Ride a camel(Oct 2010, Gobi Desert)and elephant(Thailand 2007)- Learn to play guitar
See NYC from the top of the Empire State Building at night(Sept 2009)- Eat a feast in Goa
Do yoga in the park(July 2010, Yosemite National Park, Top of Half Dome)Learn to make red velvet cake(June 2010)Sing on stage(July 2011)- Learn another language fluently
Career & Finance:
Volunteer for a global nonprofitHave an article published(March 2012, ZipSetGo)- Write a book
Sell something on Etsy(July 2008)Purchase a piece of art(a Charlire Visconage original Dec 2015)Start my own business(Jan 2015)Max out my IRA 5 years in a row(8 years and counting)Own a home(March 2018!!)Pay off my student loans(Jan 2020!)- Send my parents to Ireland for their anniversary one year
Teach a class for a group of 30 or more people(March 2017)Invest in a Startup(April 2010, Alliance180)