1. Visit every European capital
(5/29 as of July 2011)
2. Visit every autonomous community of Spain
(6/19 as of August 2011)
3. Learn (and try to be proficient) in 5-6 languages other than English
4. Achieve a bi-country lifestyle (working during the year - haven’t decided where to settle down quite yet - and spend the summer in Spain or England or somewhere in Europe)
5. Actually complete a 50 Book Challenge
- …more specifically, one that I’ve completed without resorting to filler books
6. Play in a band
7. Be able to identify pieces of classical music (e.g. Bach, Beethoven, Debussy, Ibert, Mendelssohn, Lalo, Liszt, Rimski-Korsakov, Respighi, Rachmaninoff, Paganini, Stravinsky, Toch, Tschaikosvsky, Verdi)
- …okay, so I may have stolen this one from John Goddard, but my friend can listen to 15 seconds of a song and name the composer, and I’m so envious!
8. Bake the perfect cake
9. Make a menu of and cook a perfect 3-course dinner
10. Own a bookshop/café/thingamy