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linneaviktoria

Finished 2 years in the Peace Corps!



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  2. 1. Read the Five Virtually Exchanged Books from Five Well Read 43Thingers.
    1 entry . 6 cheers     		3 people
  3. 2. Do the А-Я (A-Ya) author challenge
    1 entry . 5 cheers     		2 people
  4. 3. create 43 ukrainian fusion dishes
    1 entry . 6 cheers     		1 person
  5. 4. list 43 men I'd have in my harem
    5 entries . 10 cheers     		3 people
  6. 5. Visit a foreign city for every letter of the alphabet
    4 entries . 10 cheers     		48 people
  7. 6. Oct 2010-Oct 2011 read 75 books
    54 entries . 8 cheers     		1 person
  8. 7. certify to teach Turbo Kick
    3 cheers     		1 person
  9. 8. Create a Road Trip Plan Like in Elizabethtown With Music and all
    8 cheers     		15 people
  10. 9. learn 2 new GRE caliber words a week
    2 entries . 6 cheers     		1 person
  11. 10. run 6 miles at a time
    2 entries . 11 cheers     		1 person
  12. 11. learn Xhosa
    7 cheers     		52 people
  13. 12. go bungee jumping
    10 cheers     		1,602 people
  14. 13. read all the works of Joseph Conrad
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  15. 14. BASE jump
    10 cheers     		392 people
  16. 15. compile a 100-things-about-me list
    5 entries . 12 cheers     		656 people
  17. 16. live in sweden for a time
    14 cheers     		11 people
  18. 17. visit every green sand beach
    1 entry . 12 cheers     		1 person
  19. 18. Be paid to read books
    12 cheers     		61 people
  20. 19. learn Swedish
    17 cheers     		755 people
  21. 20. hike the appalachian trail
    16 cheers     		2,074 people
  22. 21. identify 100 things that make me happy (besides money)
    8 entries . 12 cheers     		7,903 people
  23. 22. Do the A-Z author challenge
    8 entries . 12 cheers     		173 people
  24. 23. meet my hero
    1 entry . 14 cheers     		15 people
  25. 24. learn Afrikaans
    14 cheers     		62 people
  26. 25. read all the works of Charles Dickens
    18 cheers     		2 people
  27. 26. get certified for the wreck diving specialization in SCUBA
    16 cheers     		1 person
  28. 27. run a half marathon
    2 entries . 15 cheers     		2,483 people
  29. 28. create my own original recipe
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  30. 29. keep a journal of random thoughts and observations
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  31. 30. try being vegan for 2 weeks
    14 cheers     		1 person
  32. 31. run a marathon
    3 entries . 17 cheers     		12,812 people
  33. 32. step foot on every continent
    1 entry . 20 cheers     		29 people
  34. 33. finish reading all 100 of The Modern Library's 100 Best Novels
    3 entries . 19 cheers     		7 people
  35. 34. Smile at a stranger every day for a month
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  36. 35. help save the Galapagos islands
    1 entry . 20 cheers     		1 person
  37. 36. stay at the ice hotel
    22 cheers     		60 people
  38. 37. say "shut up and kiss me."
    31 cheers     		8 people
  39. 38. feel pretty
    33 cheers     		383 people
  40. 39. blow my own piece of glass
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How I did it
How to read at least three chapters of anything every night for a month
It took me
1 month
It made me
find quiet time

How I did it: Frequently, I had to stay up late to get in my reading quota because of work, tutoring, and my running schedule.  I brought a book to work and read over my lunch break, I read waiting for my hair appointment, I read everywhere! Read how I did it…

Aug 17, 2009, 07:49AM PDT | 0 comments | 2 cheers


How to intern at Glamour magazine
It took me
3 months
It made me
busy busy busy

How I did it: My university was one of 11 schools supported through the New York Arts Program, through which students can get internships in the arts and live in NYC for a semester.  I went through all of the applications for studying abroad from my university, and getting into the NYAP, then flew out one weekend for an interview.  The next semester I was working on Times Square as a fashion intern - a dream come true! Read how I did it…

Aug 11, 2009, 08:55AM PDT | 0 comments | 2 cheers


How to get a tattoo
It took me
3 months
It made me
artistic

How I did it: I spent a great deal of time thinking about exactly what I wanted my tattoo to look like.  I knew I wanted it done along the outside of my foot so it would be just visible over the edge of high heels.  I drew the image out on my own multiple times so that I would have something drawn that the tattoo artist could duplicate.  I also drew the tattoo on my own foot in ink and wore that for a couple weeks to make sure I was really going to lov… Read how I did it…

Aug 05, 2009, 09:04AM PDT | 1 comment | 4 cheers


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Recent entries
volunteer with the Peace Corps (read all 6 entries…)
the countdown begins...

I have about 6 weeks left in Ukraine as a Peace Corps Volunteer and 2 months until I get home after my traveling through the Baltics.

I’m just working on the MOUNTAINS of documents the government requires for volunteers before they leave – a description of my service for the past two years (yikes), history forms on both of my working sites, medical and dental exams, non-indebtedness forms with our landlords. Whew. (I’ve probably forgotten something, too).

This is a time for reflection and introspective analysis…except I’m too busy for that! I’ve taken on more projects in my last few months which feels simultaneously rewarding and stupid.

I’ve already pared my belongings down to the bare bare essentials with which I could travel home through four countries and I’ll be throwing out the clothes hand-washing has turned see-through or donating anything useable that I cannot carry.

Medical and dental appointments this Thursday…moving down the checklist!

Oct 03, 2011, 10:44PM PDT | 3 cheers | 1 comment


Oct 2010-Oct 2011 read 75 books (read all 54 entries…)
#53: The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks -Rebecca Skloot

An approachable non-fiction science book for the non-scientist. It humanizes science in a way that I’ve never seen done before, especially through years of studying Biology.

*20 works of non-fiction: 16
*15 works by female authors: 11
*10 works by non-American or English authors: 7
*5 classics: 4
*25 random: 14

Jul 29, 2011, 01:13AM PDT | 2 cheers | 0 comments


Oct 2010-Oct 2011 read 75 books (read all 54 entries…)
#52: Eight Months on Ghazzah Street -Hilary Mantel

I was skeptical when the back said it was a Middle Eastern Turn of the Screw, but it was fabulously creepy just like Henry’s work.

*20 works of non-fiction: 15
*15 works by female authors: 11
*10 works by non-American or English authors: 7
*5 classics: 4
*25 random: 14

Jul 29, 2011, 01:10AM PDT | 1 cheer | 0 comments


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