P's 25 on 25 (2016 Challenge)

25 on 25 (2016 Challenges)

1.      Random Acts of Kindness: I want to volunteer somewhere, help our homeless, pay it forward at a drive thru.

2.       Play Tourist in Los Angeles: For a day or two I want to see LA through the lens of an outsider, visit or participate in a Los Angeles Event

3.        Read 100 Books and post each of them up!: You acquire knowledge through reading. I read about half of that, minus another 20 in 2015

4.       Solve a Rubik’s Cube. One of my students has been attempting to solve a Rubix;'s cube for the last two weeks. I've noticed that you require mental toughness and concentration. I have a difficult time concentrating on a specific thing that I challenge myself to solve a Rubik's Cube.

5.       Complete 2 5ks, 2 10ks, and a half marathon: I enjoy running and I have been procrastinating this challenge for the last year
Completed a 5K in February, Completed my 2nd 5k in April

6.        Go to church at least once a month: I need a little of bit of mental clarity and I need to thank the big guy for the ability to breathe another day. Plus mom would be happy :) 

7.       Visit 4 new states: Arizona, Oregon, Washington, Illinois, New York, Utah, Montana?
During my summer East Coast trip, I was able to see the following states, Maryland, Virginia, New Jersey, Delaware, Pennsylvania, and New York. A grand total of 6 new states.

8.        No fast food for a month: I am addicted to drive thru! 

9.        Take the GRE Test: Its time to think about the next chapter Career wise!

10.   Take a road trip: I enjoy driving for hours, why not take a roadtrip! 
Took a road trip to the Bay Area the day of my birthday with my two friends. 6 hours on the road was kinda tough hope to do a longer one without being so tired.

11.   Go Camping (at least one night): I've always wanted to do this why not do it this year?

12.   Go to Disneyland: Have not been to the Happiest Place on Earth in 6 years!
Update: 01/09/15 Visited Disneyland and got myself a SoCal  Annual pass :)

13.   Visit  a National State Park: This will probably correlate with the camping! Zion National Park, Yosemite?
 

14.   Go on at least 10 Hikes: Because I enjoy nature and its mind clearing!

15.   Visit 4 baseball stadiums: I love Baseball in general time to visit new parks!
San Diego vs Dodgers at San Diego Petco Park
Dodgers  vs Atlanta Braves at Dodgers Stadium
Oakland vs Kansas City Royals at Oakland A's Coliseum  
Dodgers vs Nationals at Nationals Park 
New York Yankees vs Baltimore Orioles at Yankee Stadium 

16.   Reduce my debt by ½ got to  finish paying my school loan

17.   Go Paintball Shooting with Jesus: For some reason I've always flaked when it comes to paintball shooting

18.    Attend Coachella: Because its an annual thing now!
Update: went to coachella weekend 2, great festival can't wait til next year!

19.   Learn to play the guitar: Maybe its my hidden talent, I mean my voice is already there!

20.   Bonfire at  the Beach: I did not attend a bonfire in 2015!

21.   Buy some Stocks: I bought FB stocks in 2012 and they have grown so much to bad I sold them when they were under :(

22.   Take a flight  with at least 2 clique member: We never flown anywhere other than San Francisco in 2014. Time to expand our horizon!
Flew out from Long Beach to Boston, from Boston to Washington D.C and from New York to Long Beach.

23.   No Drinking Alcohol  for 6 month: Time to cut on the alcohol!

June 20- July 22

24.       Attend some sort of festival (food, music, arts) Other than Coachella of course!

25       Go on a solo trip somewhere! : Sorry friends but taking a solo trip somewhere sounds like fun! 

So in April I went to a work meeting in Oakland and although I was not going to count it as a solo trip I realized that it was because I didnt depend on anyone to do that trip and made decisions to do things that I wanted to do. I was able to go see the Oakland A's play and was also able to get around the city by myself. I was officially not working for an entire day in Oakland.