thirty before thirty

idea taken from my beautiful friend lisa who is now attempting to finish 25 things before her 25th birthday this november. since i've already hit that milestone, i figure i should put together thirty things i want to accomplish before i turn thirty...

learn how to...
1. ski/snowboard (one will do)
2. rock climb
3. ride a motorcycle
4. ride a bike daily without fear (i have weird fears)
5. scuba dive
6. play the guitar reasonably well
7. scull in a single
8. ice climb
9. drive a manual

speak...
10. korean conversationally with my mother and know what i'm saying/hearing
11. arabic

travel to (somewhere in)...
12. africa
13. middle east
14. south america
15. the boat race on the thames to see oxford beat cambridge with my own eyes

backpack...
16. units 1-43 of denali national park
17. moab
18. john muir trail

complete...
19. a quilt
20. a marathon
21. a solo sky dive
22. a novel for nanowrimo

learn how to cook:
23. korean food as well as mom
24. indian food
25. thai food

miscellaneous:
26. shear a sheep
27. play a good hand of poker
28. see jin-joo's grave
29. go hanggliding
30. tony stepp or someone jewish