I'm doing 31 things
Starting Off
14 months ago
The most difficult part. I’ve been writing an essay a weekend or so, but I have yet to write a good one that fits well with the common app prompt. I need to brainstorm for better ideas and inspiration.
annejohnson's Life List
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1. Join the Peace Corps
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2. write a novella
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3. paint a self portrait
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4. parasail
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5. Visit Alaska
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6. eat a dragonfruit
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7. scuba dive
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8. Visit Boston
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9. Visit Curitiba
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10. learn middle english
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11. play truth or dare
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12. learn the thriller dance routine
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13. stay in a hostel
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14. travel by train
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15. visit Philadelphia
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16. go to burning man
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17. visit Seattle
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18. get the hell out of North Carolina
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19. learn the edible and medicinal uses of plants
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20. learn to sew
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21. Marry an atheist
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22. date a redhead
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23. become a "regular" somewhere
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24. decide what the hell I would like to do with the rest of my life
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25. paint with egg tempera
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26. Travel to South America
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27. Learn Spanish
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28. learn Russian
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29. decorate a pair of white Converses
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30. go CouchSurfing
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31. Read The brothers Karamazov
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How I did it
It made me
joyful 
How I did it: I got an 800, which was an awesome surprise.How I did it was reading through an SAT II review book over two months, with cramming to finish in the final week before the test. Also, I took a couple of practice tests.What really helped me was random facts, many of which I'd never read in a review book before.Here's one for you: terrestrial mollusks and amphibians like frogs excrete their wastes as uric acid crystals instead of a… Read how I did it…
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It'll be a long time from now,
14 months ago
but when I do marry, I want the person to share my views.
