When I was in the 8th grade- I participated in a “sister city” exchange program for our small town in Alaska where I was born and raised (YAY Ketchikan!).
I went to Kanayama Japan for 2 months. I lived with a “home stay” family named Sugimura. There were 16 of us kids that participated and then 6 chaperones. It was FUN!
We took “elementary japanese” for 3 months prior to leaving. And then, of course, were immersed in the language and culture as soon as we stepped off the plane in Tokyo. So, technically- I already know another language….
But I’d like to be actually fluent in Spanish someday.
AmyRMB's Life List
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1. beat my husband at a video game
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2. Buy a home theater system
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3. Go on a "Fall Foliage" tour of the East coast
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4. Buy a hybrid car
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5. Paint the master bedroom
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6. Buy an RV and see the USA
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7. See a Broadway show
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8. Take a tour of Italy
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9. Take a writing class
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10. donate hair to Locks of Love
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11. Invent something
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12. learn to focus my psychic abilities
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13. visit Egypt and see the pyramids
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14. write every day
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15. no longer be an insomniac
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16. own a table at a craft fair
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17. Meet Oprah
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18. take my daughter to Greece
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19. start a "block watch" for our neighborhood
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20. Go back to school
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21. Become more spiritual
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22. Get a tattoo
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23. Remodel the basement
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24. Eliminate our credit card debt
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25. Swim with dolphins
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26. Re-connect with old friends
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27. Make new friends
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28. Sell a piece of my artwork
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29. Lose weight
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30. Exercise more
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31. Get the antique safe opened
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32. Write a book
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33. Go to Yellowstone National Park
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34. Visit New Orleans
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35. Own a Bed and Breakfast Inn
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36. Learn a new language
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37. Visit Disneyworld
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38. Learn to play an instrument
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39. Learn to compost
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40. Eat more organic fruits & vegetables
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41. Go on a cruise
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How I did it: We were on vacation this August to the Oregon coast. We traveled there with another couple and their 2 small children. It was a perfect chance for everyone to build a huge sandcastle town.We built a main sandcastle- nearly 3 feet tall! We built an inner "keep" and moat. 2 bridges spanned the moat where you could enter another city of buildings, rolling hills and farm areas. It was awesome!Complete strangers strolling the beach took pictur… Read how I did it…
I’ve already visited Disneyworld twice- but that was before having a child to enjoy it with. I’d like to be able to take my daughter to Orlando and visit all the seperate parks in the area.
Here’s my Disney tally:
Disneyland: 17 times (most recently Nov. 2007)
Disneyworld: 2 times (most recently Apr. 1999)
Tokyo Disney: 1 (when I was a Japanese exchange student in 1987)
Paris Disney: someday…
Hong Kong Disney: someday….
I already play the clarinet, bass clarinet, and a little piano. But I’ve always wanted to learn to play the harp or the acoustic guitar. And learning to play “Guitar Hero” just isn’t cutting it! LOL!
