I made the pilgrimmage to see Tom Waits in Dublin this summer. It truly was this mad spontaneous idea that seemed completely impossible at the time it was conceived, and then somehow it all came together, and I was there. Now I can’t even explain to people how the show was. Mr. Waits smashed me into bits and built me up again. It was a life-changing 3 hours. Definitely worth doing!!!
Realeyes's Life List
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1. be strong in body, mind, and spirit
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2. speak Spanish fluently
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3. dance in the rain
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4. Have conversations late into the night with fascinating people
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5. fall in love
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6. write a song and perform it
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7. write a book
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8. get published
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9. Go Skinny Dipping
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10. make a documentary film
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11. exhibit my paintings
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12. work or volunteer in Africa
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13. practice yoga
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14. get a motorcycle license
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15. go parahawking
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16. have a secret garden
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17. do a walk-over
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18. make my own clothes
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19. grow my own vegetables
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20. make kimchi
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21. live in a sustainable house
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22. adopt children
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23. rescue animals from factory farms
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24. own a bookshop
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25. see icebergs from a ship
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26. ride in a helicopter
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27. swim with whale sharks
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28. learn shiatsu massage
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29. float down the Amazon
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30. play with a panda cub
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31. travel across Canada
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32. see wolves in the wild
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33. celebrate the Day of The Dead in Mexico
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34. learn aerial silk
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35. Live in New York City
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36. Live in Paris
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37. Learn to speak French
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38. Own a house in the country
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The most incredible thing I’ve ever done! Being so deep underwater is like being in a completely different world! Sea creatures are so strange and beautiful (and dangerous, which makes it all the more exciting.) Time is really strange underwater- what feels like 5 minutes is actually an hour above the surface… I suppose that is because I enjoy it so much! BUT…My ears are really sensitive, and I was actually really worried that I had destroyed my eardrums since it took about 2 weeks before I could hear properly again after my dive course… so I’m a bit apprehensive about going again. I might just stick to snorkeling in the future.
I went in the rainy season (less tourists) and I was on my own, so quite often I was alone in the temple, or it would be just me and a stray dog, or a monk, or a security guard. It was one of the most amazing experiences of my life to wander through those temples in silence!
