Things I’ve Done
As a result of my desire to make life more interesting, I am keeping a list of all the things I’ve done so far because I’ve said “yes!” You all should see the movie Yes Man. This list also includes things I haven’t been asked to do, but things I want to do.
- Travel to the location voted on by my viewers (Shanghai)
- Travel with my girlfriend to Fenghuang
- Ride an elephant in Thailand
- Ride a camel in the desert (Israel)
- Solo travel
- Go Canyoning
- Go White water rafting
- Experience a hot air balloon ride
- Played with a Panda
- *See North Korea
- *Go skydiving
- *Feeding dolphins
- *Swimming with dolphins
- *Seeing whales in the ocean
- Bungee jumping
- *See the Great Barrier Reef
- *Climb Machu Picchu
- *Dive in the underwater caves
- *Travel through Patagonia to the furthest reaches of the continent
- *Smoke from the peace pipe with Native Americans
- *See Antarctica
- *See the Pyramids of Egypt
- *Hike up an active volcano (thanks Tobias!)
- *Go to the New Years rave in the desert of Namibia
- *Sleep in a yurt with Mongolians
- *Eat Yak with Uighurs in Xinjiang
- *Play volleyball with the elders of Okinawa
- *See the Cherry Blossom tree bloom in Japan
- *Help construct an eco-community (or start my own)
- *Drink Vodka with Russians in Moscow
- *Learn Capoeira in Brasil
- *Learn Krav Magra in Israel
- *See Chiang Mai
- *See Tibet
- *See Cuba
- *Work with refugees in Africa
- *Become a certified Open Water Diver
- Countries I’ve been to: 12 (USA, Bahamas, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Italy, Israel, China, Thailand, Australia, Malaysia, Singapore, Vietnam*, Laos*, Cambodia*)
- Train rides: 19
- Bus rides: 12
- Airplane rides: 40
- Animal experiences: Monkey, Elephant, Camel, Panda, Red “Panda” (really a raccoon)
- Number of Injuries: 2 (right foot, left foot)
- Countries I’ve celebrated my birthday in: 3 (USA, Austria, China)
- Minorities I’ve met: 8 (Bedouin, Ba, Hui, Naxi, Miao, Yi, Chang, Tibetans)
- Provinces seen: 9 (Beijing, Hubei, Hunan, Guangdong, Guangxi, Shaanxi, Shanghai, Sichuan, Yunnan)
- Countries I’ve celebrated New Years in: 4 (USA, Israel, China, Australia)
An asterisk (*) means it has yet to happen
