We moved on to the top of Cap Sante with its views over the town and ocean and continued talking and stargazing until the early hours of the morning, we even saw a brief showing of the Aurora Borealis dancing red and green across the northern sky. Neil and I always used to enjoy stargazing together so I think this meant a lot to both of us.
Naomi M.'s Life List
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1. Speak French fluently
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2. become a french citizen
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3. become a British citizen
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4. dual citizenship
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5. buy a bike
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6. take better care of myself
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7. get rid of unnecessary possessions
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8. plant a garden
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9. become a better photographer
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10. keep in better touch with friends & family
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11. pack lighter
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12. Finish my website
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13. learn to read music
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14. enjoy nature more
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15. play the piano
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16. Let go of the past
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17. make a smaller ecological footprint
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18. organize my photos
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19. wear contacts
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20. Volunteer
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21. make a point of pursuing activities that are associated with the region where I live, that I might not be able to pursue elsewhere
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22. meditate every day
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23. write more letters by hand
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24. publish something in a respectable journal, magazine, or edited website
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25. go on a road trip with no predetermined destination
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26. Put my photos in albums
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27. Drive across the USA
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28. learn italian
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29. roast my own coffee
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30. make a documentary film
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31. learn Mandarin
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32. play more board games
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33. Have an underground lair
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34. Watch a space shuttle launch
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35. ride in a hot air balloon
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36. have a dog
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37. Raise chickens
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38. Design and build my own house
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39. write and record more music
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40. Travel in space
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41. build a treehouse
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42. Visit the Arctic Circle
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43. make my own sushi
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Making some important decisions that were keeping my mind occupied at nights have helped me rest easier. I now feel free from them and am able to enjoy early mornings again instead of always feeling fatigued. :)
My mother-in-law is French and she has been giving me French lessons once a week. I’ve taken 3 years in the past, but it’s a completely different experience learning from a native French speaker. It’s great being able to ask her any questions and she immediately has the answers. She can also correct my pronunciation and tell me how the language has changed, or other bits you’d never learn from a textbook or class. I feel I am improving rapidly thanks to her help, soon we’re going to take field trips to France for “learning purposes”.. that’s our excuse, anyway. ;)
