Twenty things I’d like to do in my life… and when I did them. In some cases, I’ve indicated an earlier wish that has since been updated.

1. Earn my master’s degree
2. Earn my PhD — Don’t know if I’ll ever do this
3. Live in Germany — 9/2007 to 9/2009
4. Run a marathon — 9/28/2008, Berlin Marathon
5. Visit 100 countries (see list below)
6. Visit 50 states and the District of Columbia (see list below)
7. Speak German fluently
8. Own a Weimeraner, no, a Vizsla — Rowdy, adopted 4/2011
9. Own a Pontiac Firebird, no, a C3 Chevy Corvette
10. Read the unabridged version of Les Miserables
11. Take a picture once a day for a 365 days
12. Publish a collection of poetry (mine and my friends’ work?)
13. See an aurora borealis in person

Countries Visited

1. United States
2. Hungary
3. Romania
4. Austria
5. Switzerland
6. Lichtenstein
7. Germany
8. Luxemburg
9. Belgium
10. France
11. The Netherlands
12. England
13. Poland
14. Italy
15. The Czech Republic
16. Mexico

States Visited

1. Alabama
2. Alaska
3. Arizona
4. Arkansas
5. California
6. Colorado
7. Connecticut
8. Delaware
9. District of Columbia
10. Florida
11. Georgia
12. Hawaii
13. Idaho
14. Illinois
15. Indiana
16. Iowa
17. Kansas
18. Kentucky
19. Louisiana
20. Maine
21. Maryland
22. Massachusetts
23. Michigan
24. Minnesota
25. Mississippi
26. Missouri
27. Montana
28. Nebraska
29. Nevada
30. New Hampshire
31. New Jersey
32. New Mexico
33. New York
34. North Carolina
35. North Dakota
36. Ohio
37. Oklahoma
38. Oregon
39. Pennsylvania
40. Rhode Island
41. South Carolina
42. South Dakota
43. Tennessee
44. Texas
45. Utah
46. Vermont
47. Virginia
48. Washington
49. West Virginia
50. Wisconsin
51. Wyoming