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 cheer1,591 people -
2. Graduate from college
6,375 people -
3. Learn Vietnamese
190 people -
4. write a novel
11,086 people -
5. Serve in the Peace Corps
44 people -
6. Donate blood
2,911 people -
7. go to graduate school
1,173 people -
8. get a tattoo
22,048 people -
9. Grow a garden
920 people -
10. skydive
11,413 people -
11. learn Arabic
1 cheer2,320 people -
12. learn mandarin
1,339 people -
13. Learn to cook
9,754 people -
14. Be nice to someone I don't like
1 person -
15. see the northern lights
18,963 people -
16. Go bungee jumping
1,568 people -
17. See a play on Broadway
79 people -
18. Have a food fight
272 people -
19. Have a picnic in a hot air balloon
1 person -
20. Learn something new every day
1,280 people -
21. Visit Machu Picchu
777 people -
22. Walk up the stairs of la Tour Eiffel
1 person -
23. Improve my French
1,467 people -
24. Learn to knit
3,809 people -
25. Learn calligraphy
616 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
616 people -
30. Have a star named after me
184 people -
31. Hike to the bottom of the Grand Canyon
78 people -
32. Identify 100 things that make me happy
2,563 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…
