My 17 Before 2017 List

~~Learn to scuba dive (and go on a dive, duh)~~
~~Hike Kilimanjaro~~
Travel to all 7 continents (Asia first visited Nov/Dec 2014. Australia and Antarctica still left to go)
~~Be Deputy Director of an organization managing public health programs~~ (perhaps I wasn’t dreaming big enough?)
~~Work on a project that is not HIV/AIDS related~~
~~Ask a man out on a date~~
Fall in love (maybe a few times)
Try anti-aging cream for 6 months to see if it makes a difference
Take biennial trips with my sisters, either separately or together.
1. 2011: Morocco with Allison
2. 2012: Lou’s wedding in Germany
3. 2013: Grandma’s 90th birthday in Arizona/Allison’s baby shower in Seattle
4. 2014: Denmark (July) and Hong Kong (November)
5. 2015: #smithsiswk in Cape Town
Travel to Prince Edwards Island, Canada
~~Donate blood annually (I really, really hate needles and have only had blood drawn when absolutely necessary.)~~
Knit a sweater that I actually wear
~~Read 250 books (about 3.5 books per month on average. Don’t know what I’m averaging these days, but I’d guess about 2 a month)~~
Attend a yoga retreat
~~Run a 10k~~
Have an impromptu conversation in Spanish
Donate at least as much as I’m spending on animal food per month to charities supporting maternal and newborn health

Heather's Adventures in Lesotho