Go Curling

Ever since watching the 1998 Winter Olympics as a girl, I’ve wanted to try out Curling. So I was a little excited when, while at work, I received a meeting notice for a team-building activity at the Granite Curling Club of Seattle, which turns out to be a mere 3 miles from my house! Here…

Summer Break

There is nothing like summer break and as an adult it is heartbreaking when you no longer can take two and a half months off during the best part of the year. And this is Washington so there are like three months of good weather. The last summer I didn’t work full-time was back in…

All the Countries

I found a book titled 198: How I Ran Out of Countries and decided to create yet another travel list–this one just a simple list of countries. I haven’t read the book yet but will probably be getting around to it soon. Countries I have visited: Afghanistan Albania Algeria Andorra Angola Antigua and Barbuda Argentina Armenia…

Business Insider’s 100 trips everyone should take in their lifetime

I found another great travel list on Business Insider. Definitely more fodder for my bucket list. Here is the list with the ones I’ve done crossed out: Ride a dogsled through the backcountry of Sweden. Taste some of the best pizza in the world in Naples, Italy. See the great wildebeest migration in Africa’s Serengeti National…

Cities to visit in your lifetime

As a supplement to my To-Do list, here is a list I stole from a HuffPost article about the top 50 cities to visit in your lifetime. I’ve striked out the places I’ve been. 13/50! Venice, Italy Seville, Spain New York City, USA Lhasa, China (the spiritual center of Tibetan Buddhism) Rio de Janeiro, Brazil…

UNESCO World Heritage List

As a supplement to my To-Do list, here is a list of UNESCO World Heritage sites, a good list of more places to visit. I have bolded and striked-out the ones I’ve done so far. The links lead to a handy map to interact with. Enjoy! Afghanistan Minaret and Archaeological Remains of Jam Cultural Landscape…

Things to do in my twenties

I creep steadily towards my 28th birthday. Don’t worry, I’m not going to complain or say I feel old. However, there are a few things that are on my to-do list that I think would be better done within the next two years than in my thirties or later because I doubt they will be as…