Inspired by Tricia and Heidi's posts, I thought it was about time for me to publish my list of things I intend to do before I'm 30. Less than 5 years to go, so I better start cracking. There's some things I've left off the list for various reasons, but feel free to guess what they are in the comments.
visit all seven continents
- Africa: DONE (South Africa, and Morocco next month)
- Antarctica: Not yet
- Asia: DONE (Hong Kong, etc)
- Europe: DONE (England, etc)
- North America: DONE (duh)
- Oceania: DONE (New Zealand, though I won't properly count Oceania until I've been to Australia)
- South America: Not yet
have visited a total of 50 countries in my life
- only about 20 so far, I've got a long way to go
have a book published
- I'm working on that one at the moment
own at least three pieces of property
- Might be able to achieve this by the end of the year
have my pilot's license, instrument rating and mult-engine ratings
- This one is a priority, I want to get the first two done this year.
own a plane
- Considering some Cessna's are cheaper than a Honda Civic, this might not be too far fetched.
live overseas again
- DONE
run my own business
- I'm working on that one at the moment
hang glide
- There's a place in Gilroy that I want to check out
take the trans siberian railway (i've been putting that off for way too long)
- This one might take a while
be written about in Wired
- This one might be quite hard
drive across America
- All I need to do this is time
learn either Japanese, Cantonese or Mandarin
- These are the languages of the 21st century
teach a class
- DONE!
go to the World Cup
- Germany 2006, gotta happen
run a marathon
- Once I complete this, I know I'll be as fit as I can be
own a convertible that was made before 1970
- Owning this will force me to learn more about cars
be able to fix said convertible
- See above
watch a Shuttle launch
- I think this will become more and more rare
learn to play the guitar or piano
- I've wanted to do this for a long time
climb one of the top 10 tallest mountains in the world
- I need to get fit first
break the speed of sound
- intentionally
fly in a private jet
- considering all the people I know in aviation, this can't be that hard