Twenty-five

I'm turning 25. In order to avoid the inevitable quarter-life crisis, I've decided to take stock of what I've done so far. A lot of people make to-do lists, but the thought of a "to do before 30" list makes me nauseous, and I'd like to celebrate the fact that I've lived a pretty sweet 25 years, rather than speculate what the next five might be like. So here's to writing again, and here's to sharing my accomplishments and reveling in how awesome I am.

My life, in no particular order.

• Lived in a foreign country (Vietnam!)





• Kept a blog





• Taught English





• Taught dance





• Worked a 9-5





• Kept someone elses schedule.





• Fallen in love. Twice.





• Sang on stage with my favorite cover band (thanks Bearfight)





• Sang on stage at a Cabaret club in NYC (Don't Tell Mama's)





• Sang karaoke. So much karaoke.





• Backpacked for 6 weeks throughout Southeast Asia. By myself.





• Fed an elephant





• Let a monkey eat a pineapple off of my leg.





• Rode horseback on the beach during sunset in Mexico





• Been to New Orleans for Halloween. Twice.





• Participated in a city-wide pillow fight.





• Seen the Red Sox, Celtics, Bruins and Yankees play at their home field/court.





• Boston Beer Marathon. ('07, '08 & '09) Self Appointed Team Captain.





• Walked across the Brooklyn Bridge.





• Driven cross country (America)





• Toured with a band as a merch girl (see above/Charlotte Sometimes)





• Been to 10 countries, and counting!





• Gone on 2 service trips. Built a playground for a primary school in St. Elizabeth, Jamaica and built a bus stop in Otavalo, Ecuador.





• Worked for the Boston Music Awards in '06 and '07





• Attended Music Festivals. Bonnaroo ('05, '06, '07 and '10) Some Kind of Jam ('11)





• Seen more live shows than I can count.





• Read more books than I can list.





• Lost a best friend





• Stuck up for myself (see above)





• Ran a 5k





• Ran a 4.2m





• Graduated Cum Laude from Northeastern University with a BS in Music Industry and a minor in Business Administration.





• Make a killer spinach dip for every party I go to.





• Practice yoga as much as possible.

On the horizon / in process :

• Climb Mt. Washington (July)





• Run 4 more 4.2m races in Cambridge and 2 more 5K races in Boston by the end of September





• Gathering of the Vibes '11 (July)





• Move in with boyfriend (hello, Somerville! September)





• Masters degree in Nonprofit Management with a specialization in Global Studies (April '12)





• Learning how to play the drums. Just for fun.





• Learning to hula-hoop!

Dreaming Big

• Burning man





• Live in another foreign country





• Learn Spanish
  

*Disclaimer, I have the right to edit this as I see fit. Also, this list is 99.9% post college, so everything on here has happened no earlier than 2004, except singing in NYC which was around '02/'03, but I couldn't possibly leave that out.