Adventures of one quarterlife crisis and a year-long trip around the world.
China Category
I spent the night in Beijing, in a neighborhood close to the airport. It was funny being back in China. I wandered around the neighborhood and went to the grocery store to get snacks (and cucumber chips). After a day of exploring, I was back at the airport and on my flight home.
It was so [...]
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And I`m back! I completely forgot about the China censorship issue, so I was only partially surprised when I couldn`t login from China. It`s been a busy week! We just arrived in Osaka this morning off a 48 hour ferry boat from Shanghai. Good Times! :) I`ll be filling in the gaps of the last [...]
Let me tell you about my boat journey, but shhh… we’ll have to whisper, so I don’t get thrown overboard.
After a long morning of hurry up and wait, we finally made it through Customs to board the boat for our trip across the East China Sea. It took us about an hour just to get [...]
…according to someone’s guidebook. After being in Xi’an and Beijing, Shanghai has such a different feel. It has a big city energy, and it just feels alive. When we first arrived, and headed down Nanjing Road in search of lunch, we got sidetracked with all the people and shops to look at and ended up [...]
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When you’re traveling, sometimes the days stretch out forever. You think back at the end of the day and realize that something that happened in the morning seems like several days ago. Today was one of those days. This morning I went to the Terracotta Warriors near Xi’an. I had seen pictures of the Terracotta [...]
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As we raid a local convenience store for snacks, my mind is full of thoughts about what the overnight train ride is going to be like. I’ve taken public transit in Europe and back home, but this will be a new experience. We arrive at the train station fairly early, along with the rest [...]
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China has always flown under the radar as far as being a country that I wanted to travel to, but here I am. Since I wasn’t able to update while in China (ah, the beauty of censorship), here are a few of my favorite things about my China trip:
First stop, The Great Wall. [...]
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Sitting in the Vancouver airport, in what appears to be the Asia terminal (as everything is in English/French and Chinese), I’m thinking “what have I done!” Time went by so quickly yesterday, and by the time I went to sleep last night I was thinking “what the hell am I doing?” This morning I woke [...]
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Adventures of a twenty-something Pacific Northwester who ditched her marketing job and MBA for a year-long round the world trip. Call it a quarter-life crisis or just the travel bug; either way, this blog documents the adventure.
101 Things in 1001 Days Project:
38.7% Complete
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2 Take pictures of all of my 101 in 1001
CAREER/FINANCIAL
3 Max out my 401k contribution every year
4 Increase my income to $XXk/yr.
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6 Update my personal .com site
7 Start a business
8 Make a conscious effort on what I wear to work: heels/flats for 2 weeks
9 Join a marketing networking group
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THINGS TO LEARN
11 Relearn Flash (learn post 2002 flash)
12 Learn to play poker
13 Relearn Spanish
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15 Start playing the piano again
16 Take a dance class
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18 Learn the capitals and locations of all countries
19 Go boogie boarding
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22 Learn to sail
ACTIVITIES/LOCAL
23 Run a marathon
24 Go wine tasting in Oregon
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27 Do Cycle Oregon or Hwy 101
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29 Play real golf (not a pitch/putt)
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31 Ride bike to work for 1 week
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SHOPPING
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35 Get a dog or cat
36 Get a new bed
37 Recycling Organizer system
TRAVEL
38 Travel South America
39 Go to NYC
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42 San Juan Islands
43 See New England in the fall
44 Ride Amtrak to Seattle
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46 Go on a backpacking trip
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49 Go to Vegas
50 Go to Bumbershoot or ACL (again)
51 Visit Canada again
READ/WATCH
52 See the all time Top 100 Grossing Films
53 See Ebert's '102 Movies You Must See'
54 Re-read David Allen's 'Getting Things Done' start weekly review of GTD again
55 For one week, go to bed at 9 and read books
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57 Read Seth Godin books that I haven’t read
58 Read 10 classics that I’ve never read
59 Watch all five Best Picture nominees prior to the Oscars
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FOOD
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64 Don’t go to the same restaurant more than once for 1 month
65 Bring a packed lunch or go home for lunch for 1 month
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67 Go vegan for 1 month
68 Try doing a wine journal
69 Eat at every restaurant in my neighborhood
70 Go to restaurants on the Willamette Week Cheap Eats List
HOME
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73 Buy a house
74 Redecorate 1 room to perfection
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FRIENDS/RELATIONSHIPS
76 Date a guy who makes me swoon
77 Commit to someone, maybe… but not just anyone
78 Organize a Monthly Game Night
79 Host a dinner party
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PERSONAL
81 Other
82 Other
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86 Get a wax
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88 For one week, get up two hours before work
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PROJECTS/DESIGN/TASKS
90 Design a calendar for family for 2008 or 2009 for Christmas presents
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93 Set up at least 10 useful playlists for my iPod
94 Make iTunes season mixes
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GOOD WILL
96 Become a Big Sister (volunteer)
97 Donate hair to Locks of Love (again)
MISC
98 Start going to church again
99 Go to my 10 year reunion
100 Start a new list of 101 Things on Sunday, March 28, 2010
101 Save $1 for every completed item. Donate $2 for every incomplete item.
Alternates:
Watch 100 classics movie list
Learn French
Learn German
Go SCUBA Diving
Apply for The Amazing Race
Finish visiting the 50 states
