Places I’ve Been Since Starting This Blog
(which was back in 2013, holy shit this blog is old!)
- North America
- Tulum and Cancun, Mexico (thrice, no full entries, just mentions)
- Colorado, USA
- New York, USA
- Chicago, USA (no full entries, just mentions)
- Europe
- Various cities, Spain
- Istanbul, Turkey
- Istanbul, Turkey again
- Multiple locations, Northern Cyprus (many mentions because I lived there)
- Asia
- Abu Dhabi, UAE (a billion entries, really, because I live here)
- Various roads and Muscat, Oman
- Hikkaduwa, Sri Lanka
- Manama, Bahrain
- Africa
Life Goals
Since leaving America, I have realized that goals are hard to make because I cannot predict my life for shit. And deadlines are impossible. But here are 30 things that I want to accomplish at some point in my life, insha’allah.
- Go to East Asia (Japan, Hong Kong, or Singapore?)
- Go to Palestine (le sigh, but it’s for bae)
Go to Spain(Completed, 27)Go to Mexico again(Completed, 26)- Try living in America again
- Go to Monticello in VA
- Finish a book in Spanish
- Finish Arabic workbook
- Get laser hair removal
- Quit smoking
Pay off credit card debt(Completed, 27)Put $2g into my Roth IRA(Completed, 29)- Donate blood again
- See an opera
- Attend a basketball or soccer game
- Go skiing again
- Attempt to surf
- Try stand up paddle boarding
- Take a yoga class again
Take violin lessons again(nah, but I taught them, 30)Make sauce from scratch(Completed, 26)- Become comfortable cooking for others
- Throw a surprise party for somebody
Go to the dentist for cleaning(Completed, 27)Get eyes checked and new glasses(Completed, 27)- Get paid (and credit) for something I write
- Write a book of short stories
- Write a full novel
Get married(Completed, 29)- Have a child