I'm doing 13 things
in over my head – didnt schedule enough time to fit everything in my life in. but i survived the first semester and earned an A and a B. 3.5 GPA. i’ll do better for sure but its a start that i can accept
Marianne's Life List
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1. Earn a Master's Degree
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2. Have an outdoor adventure every month: backpacking, hiking, river rafting, etc
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3. Travel internationally as often as possible
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4. Create a challenging community of peers
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5. Bind books
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6. take amazing photographs
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7. Meditate regularly
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8. Be an advocate for social justice
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9. Learn to marble paper
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10. Get certified in Wilderness First Aid
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11. Throw well-attended dinner parties
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12. Sketch in my journal
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13. Learn how to ride a motorcycle
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How I did it
It made me
awe struck 
How I did it: We jumped in the balloon at the last possible second for the first ever (and maybe last) Great Salt Lake Balloon Festival on Antelope Island. It had been stormy all day and they didn't think the balloons were going to fly. Right before sunset there was a brief break in the weather and a few of the daring ballooners went up. It was the reddest sunset I have ever seen - the light over the water was amazing. The storm… Read how I did it…
It made me
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How I did it: Dante writes some of the most iconic Western poetry but the references to figures and fables are obscure unless you've got a PhD in Art History. Get a book that has extensive footnotes and actually read them as you go - it will contextualize the imagery. Without it its a bunch of people with old world Italian names suffering odd agonies for eternity. Read how I did it…
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I didnt get ready. I looked aweful. It was okay b/c I didnt think about it at all. I enjoyed myself entirely.
