Turning 30 is a major milestone.
Personally, I am looking forward to 30. I have never been more clear in my life on who I am, where I am and how I want to be. I am spending the last year of my twenties, traveling across 12 international cities, across three continents in Asia, Europe, and South America, with 65 people. It has been an adrenaline-pumping, jaw-dropping, soul-searching and purpose defining ride thus far. On the cusp of my 30th Birthday, January 2018, I have created a 30 before 30
I’m sharing with you for two reasons: so you can join in on my journey and hold me accountable to complete. Here’s to 30 [almost]
- Spend the day with Pandas (they are my favorite animal) Singapore Zoo (February 2017)
- Have a meal with a stranger (Prague, Buenos Aires, Cordoba, Malaysia, Thailand 2017)
- Learn a new dance from a different culture
- Hike Machu Picchu (January 2018 on 30th Birthday; Happy BDay to me!)
- Travel somewhere truly exotic – a place that absolutely takes my breath away (Ha Long Bay, Vietnam Ha Long Bay, Vietnam (March 2017), Ko Lipe, Thailand (May 2017)
- Bathe an elephant Patara Elephant Farm, Chain Mai, Thailand (May 2017)
- Connect with an old friend (2017)
- Enjoy a solo trip Singapore (February 2017)
- Anything that involves adrenaline and massive heights – skydiving, perhaps (Skydiving, Lisbon, June 2017)
- Eat something that makes me squirm Bull Penis Soup, Durian – Malaysia (February 2017)
- Spend time volunteering in at least 5 countries (Malaysia (food-kitchen), Buenos Aires (sustainable water heaters), Cordoba (kids activity center), Santiago, 2017)
- Act on fear and change (Starting training for life coaching – March 2017, quitting corporate November 2017)
- Attend a popular sporting event that I have never witnessed, firsthand (Futbol, Cordoba, Argentina November 2017)
- Do a class or activity that is out of element Skydiving, Portugal (July 2017)
- Crash a wedding Cambodia, (April 2017)
- Unplug for a full day – no phone on Wi-Fi (Umepey Day Retreat, Cordoba, Argentina, November 2017)
- Do Something insanely brave Skydiving, Portugal (July 2017)
- Road trip in an international country (I hate road trips, btw) Spain, 5 cities in 8 days (July 2017)
- Take up Mindfulness Meditation (March 2017 – Present)
- Arrive somewhere by boat Ko Lipe, Thailand (May 2017). A 1.5 hour taxi ride + 1.5 speedboat ride.
- Make friends with a monkey Batu Caves, Bali, Indonesia (February 2017)
- Watch a sunrise and sunset on the same day (Sandroni, Greece, September 2017)
- Attend an all-white party Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam (March 2017)
- Reach out to someone who inspires me (Remote Year group mentors, 2017)
- Be an inspiration to someone (charity campaign for 30th Birthday for Animal Rescue, December 2017 – January 2018)
- Watch a foreign film in its entirety
- Learn to be confident in my own skin
- Become a better public speaker
- Complete a self-improvement challenge of at least 30 days (Meditation – 12 months, Vegetarian – March 2017)
- Be my own boss (November 2017!!!!!!!)