Wednesday, August 28, 2013

Reflections...

What's Your Dream has always been about my adventures in checking things off of my bucket list.  Three years ago, when I moved to Qatar to live, I started the list of 25 things below.  Immediately I was able to check off 1 thing so I thought I was off to a pretty good start.  And in 3 years I have checked off 8 items - all of them travel related.  I have been to Greece, and Italy and so I saw the Acropolis, Mt Vesuvius and Pompeii; rode a camel and an elephant.  And, of course, the one that started it all - live in a foreign country.  Some of this has been documented, perhaps humorously, on past editions of this blog.  The rest is a work in progress.  As I look back at the original list, I know some of these will be easy to check off and others will take a lot of courage and hard work.  But then I suppose that is the purpose of this project isn't it?  To expand my horizons and to face my fears.

THE ORIGINAL LIST

  • live in a foreign country
  • ride a camel
  • ride an elephant
  • go parasailing
  • take a no commitment vacation (i.e. no special occasions or obligations to visit people)
  • shoot a rifle
  • shoot a handgun
  • go skinnydipping (sorry Dad; Mom...you can't say anything about that one!)
  • audition for a movie or play
  • write a book
  • get published
  • get a wild and crazy haircut  (something that isn't a shoulder length straight bob/pageboy)
  • take singing lessons
  • sing in front of an audience
  • travel to Greece
  • travel to Australia
  • travel to Russia
  • travel to Egypt
  • travel to Italy
  • back pack through Europe
  • get my motorcycle license
  • visit Stonehenge
  • visit the Acropolis
  • go to the top of the Eiffel Tower
  • visit Mt Vesuvius & Pompeii
THE NEW ADDITIONS TO THE LIST
  • travel to Holland (this was missed in the original list but was always in 
  • travel to China
  • learn to surf
  • learn to speak French fluently (halfway there I think)
  • learn to speak other languages (other than French) conversationally
  • learn to run (this may in turn lead to the addition of other running related goals or not)
I'm always open to suggestions, so if you have any...send them along.