It’s liberating. The only advice I have is that you can’t take anyone’s advice. It’s something you need to figure out on your own and in your own time.
blueskiesfade's Life List
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1. make my parents proud
1 cheer1,459 people -
2. Graduate from college
6,127 people -
3. Learn Vietnamese
169 people -
4. write a novel
9,677 people -
5. Serve in the Peace Corps
41 people -
6. Donate blood
2,593 people -
7. go to graduate school
1,189 people -
8. get a tattoo
20,255 people -
9. Grow a garden
781 people -
10. skydive
10,197 people -
11. learn Arabic
1 cheer2,110 people -
12. learn mandarin
1,230 people -
13. Learn to cook
8,202 people -
14. Be nice to someone I don't like
1 person -
15. see the northern lights
16,938 people -
16. Go bungee jumping
1,310 people -
17. See a play on Broadway
63 people -
18. Have a food fight
246 people -
19. Have a picnic in a hot air balloon
1 person -
20. Learn something new every day
1,165 people -
21. Visit Machu Picchu
680 people -
22. Walk up the stairs of la Tour Eiffel
1 person -
23. Improve my French
1,353 people -
24. Learn to knit
3,512 people -
25. Learn calligraphy
454 people -
26. Ride the PeruRail
1 person -
27. Ride the Venice Simplon-Orient-Express
1 person -
28. Take a ride on a glass-bottomed boat
1 person -
29. Ride a mechanical bull
567 people -
30. Have a star named after me
177 people -
31. Hike to the bottom of the Grand Canyon
66 people -
32. Identify 100 things that make me happy
2,255 people
How I did it
How I did it: Drove with a friend who was moving to the East coast from the West coast. We kept south until we hit Georgia and started going up the coast. We picked cheap, but well reviewed hotels and had some fun once reached out stop points. We planned most of the itinerary out before we left but some places changed as we went. Read how I did it…
