i know it's almost april, but better late than never. here are my top ten goals for this year.
1. visit 10 new countries before i turn 34 in october. i've been handed a prime opportunity by practically living in europe so i'm going to take full advantage of it. i'm currently at 24 countries as i write this so getting to 34 will be interesting. and considering i didn't start til i was 31 years old, it kinda makes me laugh at the idea. you just never know where and how things happen. they just do.
2. bury myself in work. i've been kicked out of this country once and been pulled out of the project for political reasons but somehow, some way, i'm still here. hopefully, things will work out and we can actually achieve our goal.
3. bury myself in photography and try and learn new things. in 2008, i barely took any photographs that i was proud of and spent most of my energy in other things that left nothing for creativity. 2009 will change that.
4. save X amount of money. this will also be interesting, but i think it's possible.
5. spend more time with family and friends in the US. in 2008, i spent about 5 weeks total. that's not enough.
6. go to the gym at an average of 3x per week or 3 hours per week for the rest of the year. so far, i'm actually on pace.
7. catch up with god. he's got a lot of explaining to do and i have a lot to be thankful for.
8. completely stop smoking.
9. make shoot for change an official non profit organization. this one takes more work than i expected, but if i can just get the paperwork straightened out and written, then we can get the ball rolling.
10. to love.
