100 Things...

Do you think you’ve really lived so far? This is a list of 100 activities–some I have experienced (purple), some I have not (regular).
Started your own blog
Slept under the stars
Played in a band
Visited Hawaii
Watched a meteor shower
Bathed in a river
Been to the Taj Mahal
Walked on a glacier in Alaska
Caught and held a snake
Spoke in front of a big crowd
Bungee jumped
Had a whirlwind love affair that broke your heart
Found an arrowhead or fossil
Taught yourself an art from scratch
Rescued an animal
Ate sweet breads, glands or tripe (not sure what these even are….)
Seen Mount Rushmore in person
Grown your own vegetables
Seen the Mona Lisa in France
Slept on an overnight train
Had a pillow fight
Hiked to base camp on Mt. Everest
Taken a sick day when you’re not ill
Built a snow fort
Watched an animal being born
Gone skinny dipping
Learned a foreign language
Ridden in a gondola in Venice
Seen a total eclipse
Stayed up for more than 24 hours
Trained a dog to do cool tricks
Been on a cruise
Seen Niagara Falls in person
Visited the birthplace of your ancestors
Seen an Amish community
Can drive a stick shift car (not very well)
Won over $1000 in a raffle or lottery
Seen the Leaning Tower of Pisa in person
Gone rock climbing
Seen Michelangelo’s David
Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt
Been serenaded (in the VFW hall by my husband and brother-in-law)
Visited Africa
Walked on a beach by moonlight
Broken a bone
Started your own business
Quit a job because you were totally unhappy
Seen the Sistine Chapel in person
Been to the Eiffel Tower
Gone scuba diving or snorkeling
Kissed in the rain passionately
Played in the mud
Gone to a drive-in
Been in a movie
Visited the Great Wall of China
Joined a prayer group
Taken a martial arts class
Visited Russia
Served at a soup kitchen
Gone whale watching
Received flowers for no reason
Donated blood, platelets or plasma (once, in high school and never again)
Gone sky diving
Visited a Nazi Concentration Camp
Bounced a check
Flown in a helicopter
Saved a favorite childhood toy
Visited the Lincoln Memorial
Eaten caviar (and really like it!)
Pieced a quilt
Stood in Times Square
Toured the Everglades
Been fired from a job
Seen the changing of the guards in London
Broken something extremely expensive
Been on a speeding motorcycle
Seen the Grand Canyon in person
Published a book
Visited the Vatican
Got a tattoo
Been to a coffee shop in Amsterdam
Seen the aurora borealis in person
Read the entire Bible
Visited the White House
Killed and prepared an animal for eating
Had chickenpox
Saved someone’s life
Sat on a jury
Met someone famous
Joined a book club
Lost a loved one
Toured the UN
Hiked to Machu Picchu
Swam in the Indian Ocean
Conversed with someone when neither of you spoke each others language
Dirty danced
Been stung by a bee
Acted in a play
Had more than 5 surgeries
Threw a surprise party for someone