“Impossible” list, 2023

Inspired by my friend Jade, who owns Unjaded Jade, and her Minerva talk. These mostly wild things I hope to accomplish/ experience in this life.

1. Work on an innovative solution for climate change that will solve at least 1% of global emission

2. Direct/ Produce a short film/ documentary that open portals

3. Be completely in love and be fearless with it

4. Free diving with whales

   1. Learn how to swim == overcome my fear with water

5. Win an (amateur) Muay Thai championship

6. Be super close to my parents. At least about 80% as close as I am to my siblings (ie show them 80% of me), goal is 100%. Inspired by rithikakorrapolu.

7. Be fluent in Spanish and Chinese and make friend with Spanish-speaking and Chinese-speaking grannies and granpas.

   1. Write a book about their stories

8. Dance in/ Choreograph an international-level production.

9. Be able to be financially free from what gives me joy

10. Pay it forward = scholarship, mentor someone (not sure yet), organizing communities, serve at meditation courses.

11. Be a minimalist (luggage = 10kg) and have an epic fashion sense.

12. Live in a country from each of these regions for at least 4 months: East Africa, West Africa, Central Asia, Middle East, South Asia.

13. Make meditation 2 hours/ day, 1 Vipassana retreat/year a consistent thing

14. Make people around me feel loved, even when they don’t believe they deserve it yet.

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