35 Before 35!

DONE      /      WIP      /      TO DO

current status: 10/35 

  1. Become 100% debt-free
  2. Solo travel!
  3. Go on another road trip.
    • Ruta 40, Argentina [Dec 2018]
    • Prague to Vienna [July 2019]
  4. Complete 35 random acts of kindness.
  5. Explore at least 5 national parks / forests.
    • Banff National Park [Canada]
    • Yoho National Park [Canada]
    • Green Mountain National Forest [USA]
    • Los Glaciares National Park [Argentina]
    • Tierra del Fuego [Argentina]
    • Shenandoah National Park [USA]
    • Hohe Tauern National Park [Austria]
    • Sawtooth National Forest [USA]
    • Salmon-Challis National Forest [USA]
  6. Visit 5 new states!
    • overall done: 18/50: California, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Idaho, Illinois, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia.
  7. Bungee jump / sky dive.
  8. Watch my two most favorite wild animals (polar bears and orcas) in their natural habitat.
  9. Visit another wonder of the world. 
  10. Volunteer again.
  11. Learn to drive (and actually drive!) in USA.
  12. Learn sign language.
  13. Be part of a live / recorded TV show audience.
    • Watched the Moulin Rouge performance for the Tony Awards, September 2021
  14. Kiss in a hot air balloon.
  15. Try 5 famous local drinks of the world.
    • Singha (beer) in Bangkok
    • Einstök (beer) in Iceland
    • Pisco Sour (cocktail) in Peru
    • Malbec (wine) in Argentina
    • Pilsner Urquell (beer) in Czechia 
  16. Watch a Broadway classic.
    • Wicked [September 2019]
    • The Lion King [December 2019]
    • Hadestown [October 2021]
  17. Go back to Scandinavia. 
  18. Float on the Dead Sea.
  19. Take a cooking class! 
  20. Have another feel-really-small-and-insignificant-in-this-huge-wonderful-universe moment  
  21. Have the best time at a carnival  
  22. Go to another city’s Pride parade 
  23. Turn the house we’re living in, into a home. 
  24. Start a yearly tradition with loved ones
  25. Actually finish a Project 365
  26. Get a piercing
  27. Commit to a beauty regime.
  28. Finish 10 memorable hikes. [current status: 6/10]
    • Inca Trail, July 2017
      • distance: ~12 miles, elevation gain: 1,892 ft, trail type: loop
    • Watkins Glen Gorge Trail, September 2018
      • distance: 2.4 miles, elevation gain: 820 ft, trail type: loop
    • Cerro Torre, December 2018
      • distance: ~14 miles, elevation gain: 820 ft, trail type: out and back
    • Dark Hollow Falls Trail, May 2019
      • distance: 1.3 miles, elevation gain: 564 ft, trail type: out and back
    • Goat Lake Trail, September 2019
      • distance: 8.1 miles, elevation gain: 1,788 ft, trail type: out and back
    • Artists Bluff Trail, October 2021
      • distance: 1.5 miles, elevation gain: 436 ft, trail type: loop
  29. Watch IMDB’s Top 50 movies [current status: 22/50]
  30. Place a bet in a casino 
  31. Have an emergency fund 
  32. Dip toes in all the Great Lakes  
  33. — to be decided —
  34. Spend my 10th wedding anniversary doing something epic
  35. For my 35th birthday, throw a dart at the map and actually go wherever it lands

Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Mexico, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming.