Trip Goals

1. Become fluent in Spanish
2. Slow down
3. Appreciate Everything I have
4. Home Stay
5. Fifth Continent – South America
6. Sixth Continent – Africa
7. Couch Surf
8. Head stand while ACTUALLY surfing
9. Hitch Hike
10. Converse with a local in a bar in a town of < 1,000 people
11. Advanced Open Water PADI Dive Certification
12. Bike across El Salvador
13. Dive the Great Blue Hole
14. Dive the Bay Islands of Honduras
15. Dive the Corn Islands of Nicaragua
16. Volcano Board in Nicaragua
17. 50+ mile hike
18. Summit the peak of one of the two mountains in Isla de Ometepe – Lake Nicaragua
19. Swim (albeit briefly) in Lake Nicaragua – Only freshwater sharks in the world
20. Boat ride on the Panama Canal
21. Be within 10′ of flowing lava
22. Hold a snake around my body/head
23. Eat wild fruit / berries
24. Eat Guinea Pig (“cuy” as it is known) in Ecuador, Peru, or Bolivia
25. Play in a locals fútbol (soccer) game
26. Meet a fellow Chicagoan
27. A friend from home meets me on the road
28. Ride on the roof of a bus / a form of transportation
29. Hitch in the back of a pick up truck
30. Volunteer in a local community
31. Volunteer in a nature sanctuary
32. Help locals with their English (teach??)
33. Work at a hostel
34. Document emotions
35. Send postcards
36. Amazon river boat ride
37. Mud bath
38. Swim in a rainstorm
39. Summit the main Mayan ruin of a site
40. Converse with a macaw
41. Surf the west coast
42. Boat from Panama to Colombia via San Blas Islands
43. Swim under a waterfall
44. Jump off a waterfall
45. Cliff jumping
46. Spot a Sea Turtle
47. Visit Bocas del Toro, Panama
48. Hike to Machu Pichu
49. Climb a portion of the world’s tallest palm trees – Cocoro Valley, Salento, Colombia
50. Sleep in a hammock
51. Nap on the beach
52. Take a bus or a ride to who know’s where I’m going?
53. Salir de Uyuni Tour
54. See Iguazu Falls
55. Overnight Bus Trip
56. Go Caving / Spelunking
57. Stay somewhere without electricity