40 by 40 - the updated list

A while back I made this list of 40 things that I would like to accomplish by the age of 40, check here for the list. I think it is time that I update the list, although I am not that close to 40, i'm only 26 years old, (lol, that's an inside joke)... so here is my updated list, which also includes suggestions from friends. Some of the things I had already achieved since the previous list and some are newly achieved (yay for me) and the rest are in the making. Those that i have done are in red. so here is my list:

40 by 40

01. Run with the bulls in Spain (I've ran with the dogs of Dominica)
02. Skydive
03. Climb a mountain. Any mountain! (too many, but Mont Blanc in France, Morne Trois Pitons in Dominica and The Pitons in St. Lucia were most memorable) 
04. Fly-fish within the Rockies
05. Visit the Pyramids of Giza
06. Scuba Dive at the Great Barrier Reef (i'm scuba diving at Champagne reef in Dominica soon) - look out for pics
07. Learn to play an instrument (no luck yet, i want to play drums though)
08. Swim with Sharks or Dolphins (i snorkeled and that should count)
09. Sing the National Anthem at a sporting event/ sing in public- Karaoke counts (i still can't sing)
10. Ride a Motorcycle (will definitely do this)
11. Write a novel or a screenplay (started but not yet completed, i'm such a procrastinator at times)
12. Snowboard in the Alps (well I did visit Mont Blanc and skied so that counts, right?)
13. Swim across/in a lake (Fresh Water Lake in Laudat, twice, almost died the last time, long story, but i will still do it again)
14. Unplug your television for a week (yes i did and i'm still doing that one, i completely shut out tv from my life, I use my laptop instead, lol)
15. Learn another language (parlez-vous francais?)
16. Kiss a complete stranger (a lady needs to help me out with this one, just come up to me and kiss me, i don't bite, well unless you want me too)
17. Run a marathon ( I MUST DO THIS ONE)
18. Help someone in another country (sent stamps and my poetry book to a collector in Spain)
19. Learn how to Tango or any other spanish/latin/cultural dance (i've got two left feet)
20. Bungee jump (nope, not doing this one at all)
21. Ride a dog sled (once i make it to Canada or Alaska, somebody buy me a ticket, please)
22. Create a piece of Art (I did that, didn't you read One Room Shack, if that ain't art then i don't know eh)
23. Volunteer for a humanitarian organization (yep, do that often)
24. Audition for a role in a play at the community theatre (got the part but the play never happened, writing my own though)
25. Stand up to a bully even if you are not the one being bullied (well i have spoken out against more powerfully people than me, i guess that should count, they were politicians though, but they can be considered bullies, lol)
26. Cook and/or Eat sushi (got pictures to prove it, in my pink apron, lol) pink is a manly colour okay...
27. Publish my book of poetry or two
28. Launch my production company and start on my plays ( I JUST NEED TO STOP THE PROCRASTINATION)
29. Get married (how could i forget that one)
30. Meet Pinky in NYC
31. Meet the Dalai Lama (i gotta make this work)
32.Visit India, Egypt of Ethiopia (i've been to the Motherland 3 times, the next time i am eloping to one of these places)
33. Do a book review for a stranger (working on that one)
34. Close down my Facebook account (not a chance of doing that one)
35. Have two children (need to breed, continue my surname)
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feel free to add more, suggestions needed please!!!

Nesta

40 by 40

This is my list of 40 things I want to accomplish before I am 40. I took the list from a 101 magazine website and although they were looking for 101 things I wanted to be more realistic with my list. Some of the things I have already done and some are really farfetched, but it never hurts to dream because you never know where life leads you from day to day. It is an incomplete list so i'm looking for suggestions and those I have already accomplished are highlighted and i also added some comments for the fun of it

40 by 40

01. Run with the bulls in Spain (I've ran with the dogs of Dominica)
02. Skydive
03. Climb a mountain. Any mountain! (too many, but Mont Blanc was memorable)
04. Fly-fish within the Rockies
05. Visit the Pyramids of Giza
06. Scuba Dive at the Great Barrier Reef
07. Learn to play an instrument
08. Swim with Sharks or Dolphins (can't it just be any fish, lol)
09. Sing the National Anthem at a sporting event/ sing in public- Karaoke counts (can't sing)
10. Ride a Motorcycle (will definitely do this)
11. Write a novel or a screenplay (already started this one)
12. Snowboard in the Alps (well I did visit Mont Blanc and skied so that counts, right?)
13. Swim across/in a lake (Fresh Water Lake in Laudat)
14. Unplug your television for a week (does it count if i'm out of the country at the time)
15. Learn another language (parlez-vous francais)
16. Kiss a complete stranger (ladies only)
17. Run a marathon
18. Help someone in another country
19. Learn how to Tango or any other spanish/latin/cultural dance
20. Bungee jump (might have to reconsider this on)
21. Ride a dog sled
22. Create a piece of Art (working on that)
23. Volunteer for a humanitarian organization (yep, do that often)
24. Audition for a role in a play at the community theatre (got the part but the play never happened, writing my own though)
25. Stand up to a bully even if you are not the one being bullied (are you crazy, have you seen my size, I would get crushed, lol)
26. Cook and/or Eat sushi (got pictures to prove it, in my pink apron, lol) pink is a manly colour okay...
27. Publish my book of poetry or two
28. Launch my production company and start on my plays
29. Get married (how could i forget that one) with kids too
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suggestions needed please

Nesta

39 reasons to visit the Caribbean (Dominica takes two)

THIS has not been a great year so far for the Caribbean tourism industry. Seven named hurricanes have hit the region this fall, with Gustav and Omar wreaking the most damage. An earthquake registering 6.1 rocked parts of Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands and the British Virgin Islands. And, of course, the global financial meltdown has made Americans increasingly skittish about taking a vacation this winter.

What’s next, locusts?Well, things haven’t gotten that bad, and in fact, with new hotels continuing to open, high-end resorts raising the bar on amenities, family-oriented getaways expanding their offerings and talented chefs starting restaurants that are transforming the region’s culinary scene, there are plenty of reasons for vacationers to seek some solace in the sand and surf of the Caribbean this winter.

Thirty-nine of them, in fact.