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In my previous blog post, I promised to take inspiration from Celine Novenario and make my own 30 Things To Do Before Turning 30 list. It was tougher than I thought! But after a week of contemplating, I finally have a list.

My 30 Before 30 List:

  1. Finish writing at least five chapters of a decent novel
  2. Learn a water sport
  3. Master one piano piece from each of the four main musical style periods 
  4. Lose 50 pounds
  5. Muster the courage to get a pixie cut
  6. Learn how to make sushi
  7. Finish (at least) a 3k run
  8. Help send a child to school
  9. Take pictures of those old stone houses in Batanes 
  10. Eat pizza in Naples!
  11. Make someone’s wildest dream come true
  12. Professionally record one of my old compositions and have the guts to share it
  13. Go on a Mediterranean cruise
  14. Try authentic dim sum at the world’s cheapest Michelin-starred restaurant—Tim Ho Wan
  15. Learn how to make a mean mango mojito
  16. Memorize a French song 
  17. Sleep under the stars
  18. Climb up the Cape Bojeador lighthouse in Ilocos Norte
  19. Jungle trekking in Bali
  20. Learn how to ride a bike (pitiful, I know)
  21. Water fight with strangers in Thailand (Songkran festival!)
  22. Plant a tree
  23. Go on a night safari in Singapore
  24. Learn the Argentine Tango
  25. Go diving in the Tubbataha Reef, Palawan
  26. Spend a night sleeping in an authentic traditional junk on Hanoi Bay
  27. Enroll in a Hip Hop dance class
  28. Watch a Mozart concert in Vienna
  29. Find my go-to dessert recipe
  30. Live without regrets 

I know some of the things on this list are pretty ambitious but hey, we never know! I’m keeping my mind open to possibilities. Expect blessings and they will come, yes? Naturally, I’ll start with the easiest items on the list and work my way from there. Here we go. Wish me luck!

And if you’ll be turning 30 soon like I am, what would be on your list?

A few years ago, I discovered Celine Novenario’s The 30 Before 30 Project blog—a record of Celine’s adventures as she tried to accomplish 30 of her craziest (and other relatively normal) dreams before turning 30. Impressively, she was able to check off all the items on her list (except number 30—visit her blog and you’ll see why) in the space of one year!

I always thought the concept was cool, but I didn’t give it much thought back then. Obviously because at that time, 30 seemed so far away. But I turned 28 recently and I realized I’ll be 30 in two little years! I definitely want to greet my 30s with a bang—and what better way to get ready for that milestone than by doing 30 things I’ve always wanted to do? I’m inspired to make my own list! The challenge is on!