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emmajane75

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I'm doing 39 things
  

emmajane75's Life List

  2. 1. read the classics
    		695 people
  3. 2. walk across hot coals
    1 cheer     		17 people
  4. 3. Send something to post secret
    1 cheer     		661 people
  5. 4. spent New Years Eve in New York City
    1 cheer     		1 person
  6. 5. watch a space shuttle launch
    1 cheer     		957 people
  7. 6. visit North Korea
    1 entry     		40 people
  8. 7. visit every continent
    1 entry     		1,589 people
  9. 8. start my Yoga practice again
    1 entry . 1 cheer     		1 person
  10. 9. be the designated driver
    1 entry     		2 people
  11. 10. watch all IMDB top 100 movies
    1 entry     		3 people
  12. 11. volunteer
    2 cheers     		4,881 people
  13. 12. go whale watching
    1 entry     		548 people
  14. 13. change careers
    2 entries     		190 people
  15. 14. get a travel article published
    1 entry     		2 people
  16. 15. travel to 100 places or more (join the Travelers' Century Club)
    1 entry . 1 cheer     		238 people
  17. 16. climb Snowdon
    2 entries . 1 cheer     		20 people
  18. 17. stay in an ice hotel
    1 cheer     		97 people
  19. 18. visit every US state
    1 entry     		29 people
  20. 19. Walk the Great Wall of China
    		524 people
  21. 20. travel on the Trans-Siberian Railway
    		167 people
  22. 21. have blond hair again
    		2 people
  23. 22. see the Northern Lights
    		16,902 people
  24. 23. visit Mongolia
    		63 people
  25. 24. own a Ger
    		1 person
  26. 25. learn to Meditate
    		1,620 people
  27. 26. take more travel photography
    		1 person
  28. 27. live in a house with a veranda
    		1 person
  29. 28. eat more fruit
    		467 people
  30. 29. see some iceburgs
    		1 person
  31. 30. write more letters
    		1,524 people
  32. 31. fall in love
    1 cheer     		24,438 people
  33. 32. see penguins in their natural habitat
    		28 people
  34. 33. learn to paint
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  35. 34. drive from Lands End to John O' Groats
    		1 person
  36. 35. tone up
    		259 people
  37. 36. attend a tea ceremony
    		1 person
  38. 37. Watch all existing seasons of "The Sopranos"
    		452 people
  39. 38. make smoothies
    		2 people
  40. 39. plant a tree
    		1,061 people

How I did it
How to go to SXSW
It took me
4 days
It made me

How I did it: i finally went after years of dreaming.  i didnt buy a ticket, but rsvp to all the free parties in the daytime. In the evenings just picked the venue i fancied the most and paid to get in there, average $20 a ticket.very tempted to go again next year, but i also fancy going to coachella, and as i dont live in the US, its always going to be an expensive do!! Read how I did it…

Mar 24, 02:53PM PDT | 0 comments


How to get a tattoo
It took me
20 years
It made me

How I did it: i eventually got one, in the US, when visiting a friend who has a few tattoos and new a tattoo artist she trusts, so she took me to see him.  My tat is only a small star on my right foot, but it definately symbolises a lot :) Read how I did it…

Mar 24, 02:51PM PDT | 0 comments | 1 cheer


How to eat a philly cheesesteak IN philly.
It took me
1 day
It made me
full

How I did it: on a trip to Philly, basically just bought a philly cheese steak sandwich.sat on a benchate itdelcious!  had to be done!! when in Philly!!! Read how I did it…

Jan 02, 2009, 01:38PM PST | 0 comments


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Recent entries
go to SXSW (read all 2 entries…)
wooo 8 months ago

2wks to go!

i have my plane ticket and a place to stay, no actual wristband, but im meeting a friend there who is working and says he can get me in, at least when he has finished working in the evenings

regardless, im going to have a fun time, and just go with the flow

:)

Mar 01, 11:40PM PST | 1 cheer | 0 comments


Get a travel article published
Untitled 10 months ago

im writing my first article.

whether or not it will get published is another story, hehe, but you have to start somewhere.

its on Riga in Latvia, where i went a couple of weeks ago.

so far im up to 1500 words . . . and counting

Jan 14, 2009, 01:34PM PST | 2 cheers | 0 comments


travel to 100 places or more (join the Travelers' Century Club)
Untitled 10 months ago

so the list includes places like Alaska and Hawaiian islands, isle of man and the balaerics as separate countries.

http://www.travelerscenturyclub.org/countries.html

which means ive visited 32 so far . . .

1. Australia
2. Hawaiian Islands
3. New Zealand
4. Canada
5. Mexico
6. Continental USA
7. Canary Islands
8. Balearic Islands
9. Belgium
10.Cyprus
11.Denmark
12.England
13.France
14.Germany
15.Isle of Man
16.Italy
17.Latvia
18.Luxembourg
19.Monaco
20.Netherlands
21.Norway
22.Portugal
23.Scotland
24.Spain
25.Sweden
26.Switzerland
27.Wales
28.Vatican City
29.Japan
30.North Korea
31.South Korea
32.Singapore

Jan 14, 2009, 01:31PM PST | 2 cheers | 0 comments


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Volunteer Watch every Johnny Depp movie imbrium wants to get out of debt Own a car Go on a road trip lose 20 kilos get braces Improve impromptu speaking skills become a stripper Learn Polish buy a house in France build a keytar figure out why I'm here complex1 wants to publish a book design my own tattoo Buy a Juicy Couture bag play tennis again flirt more often learn to pick a lock become more social with interesting people learn to drive learn sign language read as many books as possible, starting with all the books I own but haven't read ejjote wants to Rock the GRE be part of the holi festival in india be more motivated master cleanse Put my photos in albums
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