I think a little more training was necessary (only one month), but I made it in 2:16:50. Not bad.
judesj's Life List
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1. expand my social circle
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2. get rid of all my clutter
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3. stop procrastinating
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4. Learn Portuguese
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5. improve my spelling
154 people -
6. Visit the Galapagos
71 people -
7. run a marathon
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8. Get my writing published
120 people -
9. Go to the World Cup
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10. Go scuba diving
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11. Get a PhD
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12. Volunteer
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13. take cooking lessons
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14. Play more tennis
207 people -
15. see more live theater
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16. ride the orient express
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17. visit Mongolia
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18. go to Carnival in Rio de Janeiro
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19. hike the Great Wall of China
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20. fly in a hot air baloon
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21. Stay in Sweden's Ice Hotel
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22. see the pyramids
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23. Learn to surf
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24. start fencing again
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25. Go on a scavenger hunt
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26. run with the bulls in Pamplona
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27. do an olympic-distance triathlon
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28. travel to 100 places or more (join the Travelers' Century Club)
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29. learn french
12,435 people -
30. get a job i love
937 people -
31. ride a century
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32. conserve water
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33. learn chinese
2,610 people -
34. Learn to fly
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35. see the northern lights
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36. visit Petra
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37. Learn a martial art
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38. learn capoeira
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39. learn to snowboard
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40. write a book
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41. Practice Yoga
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How I did it: I moved to my then boyfriend's (now husband's) Spanish speaking country not knowing any Spanish. I spent the first two months there seeing the country and meeting friends and family, then took immersion classes for three months (4 hours a day). I should have started the classes the minute I stepped off the plane because I spent two months not understanding a thing. However, after only a week of classes I could begin to h… Read how I did it…
So, I should have brought my phone with so I could meet with friends, but Saturday night in Piazza San Marco was awesome. I wish I had a costume, but face paint was enough.
It was a bit cold, but a day in Eilat and another in Taba were just what I needed for this year’s fix.
