a (growing) list of things i want to do before i die. progress as of 2/5/2026: 3/32
- hike the pacific crest trail
- learn to cook thai food
- learn to cook indian food
- learn to cook italian food
- read 1000 books
- run a marathon ✅
- run a 100 mile ultramarathon
- bench press 225 pounds
- get a masters degree
- learn a musical instrument
- write or perform in a broadway-adjacent play
- make a short film and submit it to festivals
- get scuba certified ✅
- become fluent in hindi
- become fluent in spanish
- win a wsop bracelet
- visit 200 countries
- move to new york city ✅
- sail across or around a body of water
- get published in the new york times or new yorker
- live in another country for 6 months
- write for a tv show i watch
- cage-dive with great white sharks
- go to a world cup match
- perform a standup comedy set
- complete a bartending course
- publish a novel
- spin a set at a bar or club
- fight in an actual boxing match
- climb mt. kilimanjaro
- go on a 10-day vipassana meditation retreat
- build a home for myself, by myself