Thursday, August 23, 2007

Life Goals

In an attempt to pursue a life of adventure, excitement, and purpose I have created a list that I will complete before I die:
  1. Work a job that I love
  2. Live in a different country than Canada (completed March 2009, Korea)
  3. Live on the beach
  4. Start my own business
  5. Get married only once
  6. Start a family
  7. Buy a House
  8. Get ripped
  9. Run a half marathon
  10. Read 1000 books
  11. Write a book
  12. Learn to hold a conversation in a foreign language
  13. Learn a martial art
  14. Attend all major sporting event championships (Superbowl, Stanley Cup, World Series)
  15. Attend an event at the Olympics
  16. Be at the game where the Toronto Maple Leafs win the Stanley Cup
  17. See a Premiership, Bundesliga, La Liga and Serie A Soccer Game
  18. Go see a game at the World Cup
  19. Catch a ball at an MLB game
  20. Coach a Soccer team to a championship at any level.
  21. Visit all 7 continents(NA,SA,EUR,ASIA,AUS,SA,AA)
  22. Visit all the provinces and territories of Canada(Missing: Nfld, NS, NWT, Yukon, Nun)
  23. Travel by train across Europe (Compelted Aug 08)
  24. Drink beer at Oktoberfest
  25. Celebrate new years at Times Square
  26. Walk on the Great Wall of China
  27. Take part in La Tomatina (Tomato Food Fight in Spain)
  28. Gamble in Las Vegas
  29. See the Taj Mahal
  30. Run with the bulls in Spain
  31. Go to Rio DeJaneiro, Brazil during Carnival
  32. See the Pyramids of Giza in Egypt
  33. See Machu Picchu in Peru
  34. Snowboard in Whistler
  35. Go to Mardi Gras in New Orleans
  36. See the Grand Canyon (Completed May 2007)
  37. Go on a safari in Africa
  38. Eat Fish and Chips in England(Completed Sept 08)
  39. Kiss the Blarney Stone in Ireland
  40. Drink Guinness in Ireland
  41. See the giant heads on Easter Island
  42. Drive on the Autobahn(Completed Aug 2008
  43. Sail the Atlantic or Pacific
  44. Go on a long road trip (Completed April/May 2007)
  45. Shake hands with someone incredibly famous
  46. Make my own beer/wine
  47. Be a contestant on a game show
  48. Have my picture in a newspaper
  49. Go to a movie premiere
  50. Be an extra in a movie that goes to theatres
  51. Join a protest (Completed 2005 and April 2007... Both Bush Protests)
  52. Get arrested
  53. Streak a public place/important event
  54. Experience no gravity
  55. Swim with dolphins
  56. Go Scuba Diving
  57. Learn to surf (Completed May 2007)
  58. Go in a Shark cage
  59. Go Dog-Sledding
  60. Bungee Jump
  61. Sky Dive
  62. Para-Glide
  63. Ride in a hot air balloon
  64. Fly a Plane (Completed July 2007)
  65. Ride a camel
  66. Ride a motorcycle
  67. Learn to ride a unicycle
  68. Do a polar bear plunge
  69. Survive in the woods bringing no food or supplies