List

Almost a year ago I wrote a list of things to do. I'm leaving the ones I did up through the year prior italicized and I'll bold the ones I have done in the last year.

Go to a mingler
Go to a cooking class
Speak French in Belgium
Horse back riding in Hyde Park
Go for a motorcycle ride (hopefully soon)
Get a tattoo
Change my hair color (this weekend-I'm thinking red)
Go to Feltre alone
Go see a movie alone
Go rollerskating
Go to the Tate Modern
Build my exit strategy (in process)
Be a feminist (there are a couple of things percolating for this one)
Write a poem
Send someone a letter
Make a little something and give it away
Float in an inner tube
Spend a day doing nothing
Do some cloud watching
Fly a kite
Go to a roller derby
Go for a boat ride
Look at old family pictures
Go to an arcade and play Addams Family
Buy a painting
Have my picture taken
Leave an ATM (Always Trust magic)note
Go to the Empty Bottle for a concert
Teach a class
Go to a Cubs game (tomorrow!!)
Go to a batting cage
Speak Arabic in an Arabic speaking country

Updated to add:
Speak French in France
Build a new exit strategy.
Play futbol
Go hiking in the mountains in Kurdistan.

I need to think about this list. Things are so restrictive here in Sulaimaniya that it is hard to dream of things to do. Over the last six months I have been blessed to travel more and I am much more comfortable being a little lost, not having a plan or not understanding the language. I am also much more comfortable in my own skin. I am more confident and I know that I can accomplish a lot with a little bit of planning and ingenuity. Right now, I am not sure what is coming up next. I want to come home, but part of me wants to explore so much more.