This is a constantly evolving list of things I'd like to experience in my lifetime. This list gives me a solid overview of what I want to do in my life. It's a little cheesy, sure, but I'm a goal-oriented person.
Go to a concert by myself[ACCOMPLISHED David Gray in Lowell, MA, January 30, 2003]- Learn how to scuba dive
Go parasailing (preferably off the Puy de Dôme)[ACCOMPLISHED August 19, 2012]- Get married
- Give birth
- Raise bilingual children (so that they can communicate with both sets of grandparents!)
- Pay off my student loans
- Go on a safari in Africa
- Travel to China
Publish an article[ACCOMPLISHED October 2006, May 2012]Pass the French national teaching exam (CAPES)[ACCOMPLISHED May 2010]- Pass the French national teaching exam (Agreg)
Run a half marathon[ACCOMPLISHED Semi-Marathon de Beaune, Beaune, France, on November 17, 2007, Semi-Marathon du Lac d'Annecy, Annecy, France, on April 21, 2012]- Run a marathon
- Stop biting my fingernails
Interview my Grandma Lindblom about her life on video[ACCOMPLISHED August 2003, August 2007, August 2008]- Compile all of the interviews with Grandma and give them to family members
- Join an association that helps others
Visit Death Valley[ACCOMPLISHED August 2006]- Take my parents on a trip
Attend a Papal Audience at the Vatican[ACCOMPLISHED July 1997]- Find a spiritual organization I believe in
- Write and self-publish a personal cookbook with my favorite recipes
- Learn enough German to hold a conversation
- Learn enough Arabic to be able to get around an Arabic-speaking country
- Take Damien on a trip to Rome, Italy
Get back in touch (and STAY in touch) with my host family in Toulouse, France[ACCOMPLISHED October 2013]Attend a group yoga class[ACCOMPLISHED Christmas 2009]Eat a meal in a nice restaurant by myself[ACCOMPLISHED October 2009, Lyon, France]Get a permanent job at a French university[ACCOMPLISHED September 2012]Become a naturalized French citizen[ACCOMPLISHED April 21, 2009]- Feel confident enough to wear short shorts at the gym
- Eat at a 3-star Michelin restaurant
- Attend a taping of The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
- Knit something useful