:: eye of the storm ::


About Me

A 27-year-old PA student who wants to visit all seven continents, write a book, work at a pediatric clinic in Africa, and basically meet as many of the world's challenges as possible.

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Life List

(already accomplished)

Become a PA

Visit all 7 continents

Take a SwimTrek trip

Bike through Western Europe

Raft the Grand Canyon

Improve my Spanish proficiency

Go on safari in Africa

Trace my roots at Ellis Island

Vacation in Hawaii

Work on a hospital ship in a Third World country

Celebrate New Year's in Times Square

Visit all 50 states (29 to go: AK, AZ, AR, CA, CO, HI, ID, IL, IN, IA, KS, MI, MN, MO, MT, NE, NV, NM, ND, OK, OR, RI, SD, TX, UT, VT, WA, WV, WI, WY)

See the ruins at Pompeii

Swim in Capri's Blue Grotto

Tour Mt. Vesuvius

Throw a coin in the Trevi Fountain

Tour the Colosseum

Visit the D-Day beaches

See the Mona Lisa

Visit the palace at Versailles

See the Acropolis and Parthenon

See the Egyptian pyramids

Hike the Inca Trail

Walk El Camino Santiago

Take an Alaskan cruise

View the Taj Mahal at sunrise

Hike Table Mountain in South Africa

Climb through the Amazon canopy

Walk at least part of the Great Wall of China

Get laser hair removal

Learn to surf, ski, and snowboard

Learn to drive a stick-shift

Learn to play the piano

Go on a tropical cruise

Ride horseback on the beach

Ride in a hot air balloon

Get tickets to the Olympics

Go to adult Space Camp

Witness a shuttle launch from up close

Build a full-sized snowman

Sew a quilt out of my old race T-shirts

Update and continue my Life Scrapbook

Become the oldest person to ever do the River Run

Live to be a happy, healthy 100 years old - at least!

(unlikely dreams)

dinsdag 28 juni 2005

SURVEY I STOLE FROM MY SISTER

10 REALLY RANDOM THINGS ABOUT ME
(01) I have weird thumbs - the nails are wider than they are tall.
(02) My perfume is Celine Dion's Notes.
(03) I can't ever resist buying a backpack, purse, or electronic gadget.
(04) I'm a Cheez-Its addict - but only the flavored ones.
(05) I love Drew Barrymore, Julia Roberts, and Keira Knightly.
(06) My current heart's desire is a racing bike.
(07) I like frozen yogurt better than ice cream.
(08) I once met Shania Twain.
(09) I'm a miser - I save as much money as I can.
(10) I hate apples, purple grapes, beer, and squash.

9 WAYS TO WIN MY HEART
(1) Think like me, so that we have that 'words-are-unnecessary' kind of connection.
(2) Be romantic (but not too over the top) and spontaneous.
(3) Be athletic, adventurous, and willing to try new things.
(4) Be an atheist and a Democrat.
(5) Be good at languages.
(6) Tell me the truth, always.
(7) Have a nice family.
(8) Have a special talent, something you're great at but that I can't do.
(9) Enjoy traveling.

8 THINGS I CARRY/WEAR EVERYDAY
(1) Cell phone
(2) Keys
(3) Wallet
(4) iPod
(5) Sunglasses
(6) Day planner
(7) Lip balm
(8) Eye drops

7 THINGS THAT ANNOY ME
(1) George W. Bush.
(2) People who don't write well.
(3) Bad weather on the day of a swim.
(4) Religious zealots.
(5) Houseflies.
(6) 2 AM shifts at work.
(7) Constantly shaving.

6 PLACES I'VE VISITED OR INTEND TO
(1) The Netherlands - been
(2) Paris - been
(3) Auschwitz - been
(4) Grand Canyon - intend
(5) Italy - intend
(6) England - intend

5 THINGS I WANT TO DO BEFORE I DIE
(1) Swim the English Channel.
(2) Go on safari in Africa.
(3) Write a book.
(4) Take a cross-country bike trip.
(5) Get married and have twins.

4 THINGS I'M AFRAID OF
(1) Drowning, smothering, or dying/suffering in any way in which I can't breathe.
(2) Bees, wasps, and anything else that stings.
(3) Not achieving goals I set for myself, and then giving up on them completely.
(4) Somehow screwing up my life and ending up a truck driver or gas station attendant, with no real life beyond the daily grind.

3 THINGS I DO EVERY DAY
(1) Take vitamins.
(2) Mentally write something.
(3) Sleep.

2 THINGS I'M TRYING NOT TO DO NOW
(1) Fall asleep.
(2) Touch my sunburned face.

1 PERSON I WANT TO SEE NOW
(1) Nobody - just the inside of my eyelids - it's a quarter to one.

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