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101 List:

TRAVEL:

1. Travel to Turkey

2. Travel to Iceland

3. Travel to Washington State

4. Travel to Oregon

5. Travel to 5 different National Parks (0/5)

6. Travel to Yosemite National Park

7. Travel to Bar, Ukraine

8. Travel to Brody, Ukraine

9. Travel to Konotop, Ukraine

10. Travel to Crimea

11. Go on a road trip with no plans/destination

12. Go on vacation with my parents

OUTDOORS:

13. Hike Katahdin

14. Hike Camel's Hump

15. Kayak in 5 new places (0/5)

16. Camp in 5 new places (0/5)

17. Watch the sun rise on Camel's Hump

18. Hike in the carpathians

19. Swim in the Black Sea

20. Hike Mt. Washington

FREE TIME:

21. Read 101 books (0/101)

22. Learn to knit

23. Knit a wool hat

24. Write 25 cards/letters to people I love (0/25)

25. Write 50 postcards (0/50)

26. Have a vegetable garden

27. Keep a written journal for at least one full year

28. Go on a picnic

29. Carry a book in my bag for 8 months

30. Join a book club

MONEY:

31. Save money from each paycheck for at least 12 months (0/12)

32. Donate $10 per unfinished goal on this list

33. Go six months without buying a book (0/6)

PEACE CORPS:

34. Involve a discussion of gender in 8 lesson plans (0/8)

35. Work at least 5 summer camps (0/5)

36. Learn enough Ukrainian that I feel comfortable with the language

37. Send at least 20 books into circulation (0/20)

38. Join a working group

39. Apply for a grant

40. Attend 2 Ukrainian Language Camps (0/2)

41. Bring food to my neighbor 10 times (0/10)

42. Host 5 dinner parties while in Ukraine (0/5)

43. Stick to the "10 bad days" rule

HEALTH:

44. Go two months without any chocolate

45. Take a walk everyday for 35 days in a row (0/35)

46. Eat fruit for dessert for 300 days (0/300)

EDUCATION:

47. Decide whether a Ph.D. is right for me

48. Donate money to UMaine

49. Attend 6 academic lectures (0/6)

ARTS:

50. Attend a ballet

51. Attend a comedy show

52. Attend a Broadway show

53. Attend 3 concerts (0/3)

54. Go to 10 new museums (0/10)

55. Take an art class

56. Take 20 photos that I would submit to a contest (0/20)

57. Find 5 new artists I enjoy listening to (0/5)

58. Find 5 artists whose work I would have in my home (0/5)

59. Find 2 poets I enjoy reading (0/2)

60. Find 5 new authors that I enjoy (0/5)

RESOLUTIONS (in which I reserve the right to be lofty):

61. Be good to my body

62. Go one month without cursing

63. Spend one day a week offline & off tv (except for Skype while in PC)

64. Learn to care for those around me as much as I care for strangers

65. Worry less about things I can't control

66. Create better body image

FOOD:

67. Learn to cook 10 new dishes - really well (0/10)

68. Learn to bake 3 different kinds of bread (0/3)

69. Bake 5 pies for friends (0/5)

70. Make my own juice 3 times (0/3)

71. Learn how to make bagels

72. Can 5 different things (0/5)

73. Make 6 different soups (0/6)

74. Learn how to cook fish

75. Make sushi

76. Eat at 20 new restaurants (0/20)

77. Learn how to prepare 5 new Ukrainian dishes (0/5)

LOVE:

78. Get a dog with Jon

79. Find a place that Jon & I can call home

80. Talk with Jon at least once a week while in different countries

EARTH:

81. Keep a plastic bag with me at all times for 12 months (0/12)

82. Write/use 10 lesson plans using environmental vocabulary (0/10)

83. Reduce waste

84. Reduce consumption

85. Buy a bike & use it when I get home from PC

GIVING:

86. Become CPR certified

87. Find a volunteer organization at least three weeks after returning from PC

88. Volunteer at least once per two weeks

89. Give blood as soon as possible again

90. Go on a service trip with friends

91. Go on a service trip with Jon

92. Donate clothes 6 times (0/6)

93. Donate as much as possible to PCVs & Ukrainians when COSing

EMPLOYMENT:

94. Apply for at least 8 jobs before finishing PC (0/8)

95. Update my resume 4 times (0/4)

96. Find a job that I love, can be proud of, and am good at

INDULGENCES:

97. Buy a nice pair of earrings & matching necklace

98. Buy a beautiful dress

RANDOM:

99. Learn 4 new card games (0/4)

100. Memorize 101 capitals (0/101)

101. Review this list 35 times (0/35)
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