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| New Zealand was incredible... but hopefully I'll clock up a few more air miles before I hit 30 |
Ten months ago or so I ended up on a different path to where I thought my life was heading. Having had things mapped out quite clearly, all of a sudden I was a man with no plan. So, having set myself a challenge to do 30 new things before I'm 30, I find myself in the final year of the challenge.
So far I've seen a Maori in a mobility scooter singing Sam Cooke songs in New Zealand; I've been accosted by a hooker in San Francisco and I've written this blog.
I've totted up a few other achievements too:
- crossed the Golden Gate Bridge
- visited Alcatraz
- watched England play at Wembley
- seen England beat the Aussies in the Ashes at Lords
- scored a goal on the pitch at Molineux
- scaled the top of the Shard (via the lift of course)
- got a new job
- ate seafood overlooking San Francisco Bay - and of course I hate seafood.
And there are a few things which I'm still chipping away at:- learning to swim
- 9 new football league grounds left to visit
- 5 music or comedy gigs left to go
By my reckoning that's 11 things done, three started and 16 left to go. It could be a busy year!
I've met some great people along the way - and I hope there'll be more great people to meet in the next 365 days too.
Well, tomorrow morning I'm off to do something which I've never ever done before; work on my birthday. As a kid my birthday was always in the school holidays and up until now I've always booked it off. But this year I didn't really have anything better to do. Plus, I'll need to stockpile my annual leave if I'm going to achieve some of the things left on my list!Well, my 20s - they've been interesting, and I've got 365 days left of them. So, for the final year I can feel as if this song is relevant: take it away Jamie...
