Life Goals

Places to go, things to see, people to meet... I want it all. Better get crackin'!

Visit every state: Alabama | Alaska | Arizona | Arkansas | California | Colorado | Connecticut | Delaware | District of Columbia (not a state, but I'm counting it.) | Florida | Georgia | Hawai'i | Idaho | Illinois | Indiana | Iowa | Kansas | Kentucky | Louisiana | Maine | Maryland | Massachusetts | Michigan | Minnesota | Mississippi | Missouri | Montana | Nebraska | Nevada | New Hampshire | New Jersey | New Mexico | New York | North Carolina | North Dakota | Ohio | Oklahoma | Oregon | Pennsylvania | Rhode Island | South Carolina | South Dakota | Tennessee | Texas | Utah | Vermont | Virginia | Washington | West Virginia | Wisconsin | Wyoming

Fern Canyon at Redwood National Park

Visit some U.S. National Parks: Acadia, Maine | Arches, Utah | Black Canyon of the Gunnison, Colorado | Bryce Canyon, Utah | Canyonlands, Utah | Capitol Reef, Utah | Carlsbad Caverns, New Mexico | Channel Islands, California | Crater Lake, Oregon | Death Valley, California & Nevada | Denali, Alaska | Dry Tortugas, Florida | Everglades, Florida | Gates of the Arctic, Alaska | Glacier, Montana | Glacier Bay, Alaska | Grand Canyon, Arizona | Grand Teton, Wyoming | Great Basin, Nevada | Great Sand Dunes, Colorado | Haleakala, Hawai'i | Hawai'i Volcanoes, Hawai'i | Hot Springs, Arkansas | Isle Royale, Michigan | Joshua Tree, California | Katmai, Alaska | Kenai Fjords, Alaska | Kings Canyon, California | Kobuk Valley, Alaska | Lake Clark, Alaska | Lassen Volcanic, California | Mammoth Cave, Kentucky | Mesa Verde, Colorado | Mount Ranier, Washington | North Cascades, Washington | Olympic, Washington | Petrified Forest, Arizona | Pinnacles, California | Redwood, California | Rocky Mountain, Colorado | Sequoia, California | Virgin Islands, United States Virgin Islands | Voyageurs, Minnesota | Wind Cave, South Dakota | Wrangell - St. Elias, Alaska | Yellowstone, Wyoming, Montana, Idaho | Yosemite, California | Zion, Utah

Visit all seven continents: Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Asia, Australasia, Europe

Penguin in Antarctica from National Geographic

Specific countries to visit: Argentina, Australia, Canada, Chile, China, Egypt, France, Germany, India, Iran, Ireland, Japan, Mexico, Morocco, Nepal, New Zealand, North Korea, Norway, Saudi Arabia, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Tibet, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom (England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales), Venezuela

Everest basecamp on Khumbu Glacier, from National Geographic

Special occassions: Mardi Gras in New Orleans | New Year's Eve in New York | Carnival in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Watch The Daily Show and Saturday Night Live...live! | Oktoberfest in Germany | Lunar New Year across Asia | Holi and Diwali Festivals in India

Activities: Look at Mt. Everest from base camp | Hike to Machu Picchu, Peru | kayak a fjord in Scandinavia | Noraebang in South Korea

Food: Philly cheesesteak in Philly | Bibimbap in Korea | Ramen in Japan | Fish 'n' Chips 'n England | Paella en España | Wine tasting in Napa | Champagne in Champagne | Pizza in Naples

Foreign languages: German | French | Spanish | Italian | Mandarin | Japanese | Korean | Portuguese
[You can never finish learning a language, of course.]

Career/Personal goals: Teach English abroad for one year or longer | Sell a screenplay | Write a book | Have a travel show