Hesaki's Epic Quest

[hesaki]

Updated 2/14/16 - It has been a long ass time since I looked at this thing. Had forgotten some of them, but the list stands. I'm going to knock out more of these this year. 

 

Epic quest time! This will be edited and adjusted as things get completed and I encounter other things I really feel I must do. It is long, it is fierce-ish, but it is all so worth it!

 

Traveling:

• Japan (This is the one place I must visit in my lifetime, otherwise I may become a wandering spirit)
• South Korea
• Hong Kong
• Thailand
• England (I will find David Tennant; he will not elude me forever!)
• Spain
• Morocco (Mmmm, tajine. Tasty, tasty tajine.)
• Vietnam
• Australia
• Brazil
• Go to a FIFA World Cup
• Go to a Summer Olympic Games
• Go to a Winter Olympic Games

 

Life Things:

• Get my driver's license (Have never felt comfortable enough behind the wheel to get one, but it's really holding me back not having it so the time is now to work on it!)
• Learn to swim (10/11/2014 - Managed to walk into waist-deep water at the beach! Getting closer!)
• Learn to ride a bike (I have always preferred rollerblading, but bike riding looks so fun, and isn't as limited based on terrain)
• Become fluent in Japanese
• Learn conversational Korean
• Regain conversational Spanish skills (2/14/16 - Started using Duolingo recently. A lot of my knowledge is still there, just buried under a layer of mental fog and laziness. But I can feel it slowly trying to reawaken!)
• Go skydiving
• Get my wings
• Learn to Lindy Hop

Fitness:

• Do a pull-up 
• Do a planche push-up
• Run one mile continuously (Completed 2/14/16. Self-love on Valentine's Day!)
• Run a 5K
• Enter a Tough Mudder
• Fit into size 32 pants (2/14/16 - Currently down to a 38, or 36 depending on if the clothing brand is being generous)
• Fit into size Large shirt (2/14/16 - Currently at an XL or XXL, again depending on the clothing brand)
• Train in a martial art (In talks with a great Budo Karate dojo in town that also has a strong emphasis on community service)
• Reach a weight of 220 lbs

 

Career/Financial

• Learn to program in SQL
• Learn to program in Python (2/14/16 - Currently can do some basic functions, but as soon as Object Oriented happens and the program complexity gets greater I have issues)
• Learn to program in R
• Establish an emergency fund large enough to survive a full year (2/14/16 - Currently have 1 month saved!)
• Vanquish student debt one payment at a time
• Invest!

[Severynn]

This list is awesome!  I should make one too; to stay on track, get things done and keep my goals in mind whenever I lack motivation

[hesaki]

It really does help. At the very minimum, you have it all listed out somewhere, and other awesome people may stop by to give you some encouraging words about some of them. And in case you have trouble remembering all of it

[hesaki]

Epic quest update! Over the weekend, I was at the beach for a wedding. While we were all outside enjoying some Vitamin D, I managed to walk out into the water, waist deep! First time I've ever done that. I was very nervous about it, but everyone was so supportive. One of my lovely lady friends even held my hand, haha. Progress!

[VailedPhoenix]

Epic quest update! Over the weekend, I was at the beach for a wedding. While we were all outside enjoying some Vitamin D, I managed to walk out into the water, waist deep! First time I've ever done that. I was very nervous about it, but everyone was so supportive. One of my lovely lady friends even held my hand, haha. Progress!

Awesome!! Keep trying and you'll get it!!

[hesaki]

Finally made some progress on my epic quest. Man this thing was dusty! It is nice to look at it and edit some of it with updates!