I didn’t know that I wanted to go skydiving until my (then-girlfriend) bought me a tandem jump for my birthday. Against the advice of my parents (and insurance underwriters everywhere), we went to Hastings, Michigan and did the jump. I have the entire experience on video.
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1. publish a book.
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2. give a presentation at a national conference.
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3. become a tenured faculty member teaching Communications.
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4. meet Robert McChesney and have a beer with him.
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5. read every book written by Noam Chomsky.
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6. see Aerosmith live.
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How I did it
How I did it: For our honeymoon we booked a two-week Contiki tour through Europe. We were able to see a number of countries in brief (so now we know where we want to spend more time when we go back). In all we saw, England (London), the Netherlands (Amsterdam), Austria (Innsbruck), Belgium, Germany (the Rhine Valley and Munich), Switzerland (Lucerne), Italy (Venice), France (Paris).Contiki is a touring company based out of Australia that ca… Read how I did it…
How I did it: We researched skydiving providers online to find out who had the best reviews and safety track record. We settled on "Skydive Hastings" in Michigan because it was reasonably close and had excellent reviews (and an excellent safety record). Read how I did it…
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