30 by Thirty
Many of you don't know that I'm "only" 22 years old. People hear that and they look at me, bewildered and amazed, wondering how I have a master's degree, wondering how I've been so many places in the world. I wanted to create a 30 by Thirty list to commemorate not only the wonder at where I've been so far, but also the fact that I still have seven and a half years before I turn the big 3-0.
My 30 by Thirty
- Visit all seven continents (I've been to four).
- Visit more than fifty countries (I'm currently at 23)
- Publish a second book (my first releases September 1st, 2016).
- Drive Scotland's Whisky Trail
- Complete the Kentucky Bourbon Trail (are we sensing a theme?)
- See the Northern Lights
- Have one internet-free vacation (yes, the WHOLE THING!)
- Play airport roulette
- See the Plitvice Lakes in Croatia
- Experience Cuba's renaissance
- Go to a football game (yes, I do mean European soccer)
- Get seriously fit
- Live abroad for a year
- Climb an active volcano
- Visit Everest Base Camp
- Spend the night in an underwater or ice hotel
- Skydive - more than once
- See a Broadway show on Broadway
- Volunteer 2,500 hours (I've volunteered 1,500 recorded hours in my life thus far)
- Drive cross-country
- Visit the Grand Canyon (yes, I've truly never been!)
- Try being genuinely kind to someone I dislike
- Go to a casino, if only for the atmosphere (I've also never been to a casino!)
- Go to Carnival
- Participate (in some way) in the Running of the Bulls
- Cage dive with sharks (I already have my scuba diving certificate, this will just take some courage!)
- Walk at least 1/4 of the Great Wall of China (nearly 100 miles)
- Compete in an IronMan relay (swimming portion, naturally)
- Learn to forgive
- Learn to say no
What's your 30 by Thirty?