Decided to make a list of all the things so I've done in my life so far...
(I got a little carried away.)
(I got a little carried away.)
- Eaten gelato from an Italian café in Venice.
- Been dumped. On Valentines day.
- Completed a 12 hour non-stop indoor spinning marathon for charity.
- Had a drink in the highest pub in Africa.
- Celebrated my birthday in 5 different countries.
- Seen Paris from the top of the Eiffel tower.
- Graffiti-ed my name in a toilet stall at the top of the Eiffel Tower – (don’t tell the officials).
- Did a model-esque photoshoot.
- Fallen in love with vintage style photography.
- Started an award-winning blog.
- Had my heart broken.
- Gotten over heartbreak.
- Been an international exchange student to Queenswood College in England.
- Bitten my friend’s foot so hard, my tooth fell out (it’s a long story.)
- Sung my heart out (terribly) in a South Korean Karaoke Bar.
- Been on an Australian Surf Camp in Lancelin, down under.
- Thrown a glass against a wall just because.
- Questioned who I am and been completely in love with discovering the answer.
- Designed wedding invitations.
- Completed a Journalism and Media studies degree-specialising in communication design, a TEFL course, a Post-graduate certificate in Education, a Harvard Wide World Teaching Certificate, a First Aid Course and a Spinning Instructors course.
- Watched a show on Broadway in New York and a show on The West End in London.
- Screamed my lungs out on a rollercoaster in Disney World, Orlando.
- Been afraid of the dark and deathly scared of frogs.
- Walked on the Great Wall of China.
- Snorkelled along the Great Barrier Reef.
- Been the inappropriate drunk guest when everyone else is sober.
- Admired the architecture and design in Singapore.
- Had moments when I feel violently low and many more moments where I passionately and completely adore every single thing in my life.
- Been addicted to the internet.
- Ridden an elephant in Thailand.
- Smoked Hookah with Arabs in the desert in Dubai.
- Swum the Midmar Mile.
- Ran a 21km road race.
- Ridden an old-school train in Sri Lanka.
- Cried over Photoshop.
- Eaten delicious milk chocolate in Switzerland whilst watching some cows.
- Owned over a hundred pairs of bracelets and earrings.
- Gotten a tattoo, on a whim, in Thailand.
- Waited over two hours in a Barnes and Noble bookstore in New York for the Harry Potter release, with a lightning bolt painted on my face and wand in hand.
- Exploded an egg in my microwave, blown up a casserole dish and melted a frying pan.
- Done numerous body shots.
- Pretended I was rich enough to own a fancy yacht whilst walking down the streets of Monaco and window-shopping in all the fancy stores.
- Went through a Leonardo diCaprio phase.
- Already named my unborn children (and created a list of potential back-up names after searching internet baby-naming sites).
- Had a picnic of baguettes, crusty breads, smelly cheeses, olives and wine in a park in France.
- Written letters to myself.
- Purchased things I most certainly do not need.
- Been taken down a ski slope by ski instructors strapped in a bright orange body-bag purely because I got over-ambitious and realised too late I'm not that skilled.
- Jumped voluntarily into a pile of trash. Just for fun.
- Ridden an Ostrich in the Karoo.
- Stood in Times Square.
- Watched the sunset over the Mediterranean in Greece.
- Visited the Louvre in France, The MOMA in New York and the Tate in London.
- Seen Robbie Williams and Beyonce live.
- Been to Shakespeare’s house in Stratford-upon-Avon.
- Lusted over inanimate objects.
- Killed numerous pot-plants.
- Been kicked in the arm by a zebra.
- Sliced my face-open getting off a merry-go round when I was 5. seven stitches.
- Been hit on by a Korean cab driver and stalked by creepy old men.
- Pulled funny faces at the guards of Buckingham palace.
- Have stayed awake for more than 24hours straight because I have been working and slept through a new years.
- Seen the Leaning Tower of Pisa and the Statue of Liberty.
- Held a Koala Bear and a HUGE lobster with massive and very scary pincers.
- Stolen a flag hanging in the street because i thought it would look better in my room.
- Watched movies and only realised at the very end that I’ve already seen it.
- Taken a cooking course in Indonesia and Thailand – (it didn’t help).
- Dislocated my knee several times.
- Been to an art market in Bali.
- Looked for the blue door in Nottinghill, England.
- Been out to dinner and movies by myself and completely enjoyed the company.
- Caught a fish on a deep-sea night fishing trip in Koh Samuii, Thailand.
- Gambled in a casino in LasVegas.
- Been to the house of Juliet in Verona.
- Visited St Pauls Cathedral in London and The Vatican in Rome.
- Was awarded Academic Colours and Drama Honours in Highschool and graduated with six distinctions.
- Eaten seafood straight out the ocean.
- Broken my front teeth while having a piggy-back race.
- Sampled ginseng wine, unidentified wine and ‘fine mushroom’ wine and documented it for future reference.
- Have stood on top of the Acropolis and marvelled at the Parthenon in Athens.
- Made friends with complete strangers.
- Practised my handwriting and (future signature) regularly.
- Volunteered at a drama outreach program in school.
- Had an Indian oil massage and visited a spice garden in Sri Lanka.
- Booked myself into a love motel. Alone.
- Eaten delicious and highly authentic Italian Spaghetti and Pizza in a cobbled sidewalk restaurant in Rome.
- Shopped in a gold-sheik in Dubai and Camden market in London.
- Driven in a porsche.
- Drunk rich, thick hot chocolate in Austria.
- Made amazing and lifelong friends that I will treasure forever.
yip... I have a pretty awesome life.
Make your own list, or a bucketlist. You might surprise yourself.
7 comments :
beautiful :-) Your blog makes me smile, everyday x
WOW! that's amazing little strawberries ;) i am very grateful to have experienced merely a couple of those things with you :) i miss you.
Thank You Che....for the ones you shared and did with me ! I love you Melrose..........XXX
awesome!
you left out a certain incident...st andrews field, 4th year. me, you and em haha remember?!
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