Wednesday, August 3, 2011

Things I did on my sabbatical

Here are the things I did on my sabbatical. It's been the most amazing ride and I am very thankful for the time. Most of the things that I did are things that I will continue to do going forward (dance, painting, volunteering) and for that, I can consider myself a changed person!


Items with * are from my bucket list


Things I have never done that I did during the 5 weeks:
  1. Taken Dance Lessons*
  2. Swam with Dolphins
  3. Zip Lining
  4. Drove a Jet Ski on the Ocean
  5. Rode on a Donkey
  6. Swam to an untouched natural hot spring
  7. Traveled to Greece*, London, and Mexico*
  8. Experienced a serious protest & affected by tear gas - Don't want to do that again
  9. Ran 13.1 Miles*
  10. Painted on Canvas*
  11. Been to an All-inclusive hotel (being spoiled is so much fun! I had no idea!
  12. Walked to the top of a Volcano
  13. Went Geo-Caching*
  14. Wrecked our new BMW...it wasn't my fault, but that did not make it hurt any less
Things I have done and wanted to do again:
  1. Horseback Riding*
  2. Parasailing
  3. Visited one of the Seven Wonders* (Chichen-Itza (we saw the Coliseum and Taj Mahal, so this is our third of the seven - I cannot believe Acropolis/Parthenon is not one of the seven wonders!))
  4. Read a great book
  5. Volunteered for animals (Alley Cat Advocates)*
  6. Learned some new words in other languages*
  7. Learned a song on the piano* (I have learned songs in the past, but only by sound, not by notes)
  8. Had a chance to be a good wife, making Sam breakfast before seeing him off to work and making sure the house was kept and dinner was cooked... not bad!

Things on my bucket list that I did not do:
  1. Karaoke (maybe one day... Marty, Steve, or Stefanie may make sure of it I fear)
  2. Crazy Haircut (I am not ready to lose my hair.)
  3. Watch all movies directed by Clint Eastwood (even though I watched like 9 movies... there are just too many)
  4. Hot Air Balloon*  - I had it scheduled, but they canceled due to the heat. Should do it Saturday!