66. Trace my Family Tree back as far as possible

I started on this project awhile back and even though I'm not done with it, I feel I've traced my family tree back pretty far to the 500's. I've also found that I am related to Sir Gerard de Lisle of Kingston the caretaker of the Windsor Castle! Ancestry.com is the way to go!

55. See the Eiffel Tower in Person

I have actually been able to see the Eiffel Tower twice in my lifetime and I plan on it seeing many more times. The first time I saw the Eiffel Tower was in July of 2006 and again in March of 2007. The best thing to do is get a pannini sandwich and a bottle of wine and just go and sit in the park under the Eiffel Tower.

52. Go in a Castle

I have actually been able to do this a couple times. The First castle I've ever been in was Hearst Castle, but I don't really count that one so other than Hearst Castle my first time in a castle was when I went to Salzburg, Austria in 2002. This is a really cool castle and I was able to return to it when I backpacked through Europe in 2006. Then when I live in Germany I saw countless castles and visited a ton also.

51. Go to the top of the Empire State Building

In January of 2006 I took a class that involved us going to NYC to see some Broadway shows. While I was there I did make it not only to the top of the Empire Stat Building, but also to the top of Rockefeller Center which is awesome too.

42. Go to Venice

In July 2006 while I was backpacking through Europe with my friends, we made a stop of in Venice for a day before going North to Salzburg, Austria. The train ride from Rome to Venice was probably the most intense train ride I have ever been on. Between having our seats taken from some Italian mob family, watching two fights on the train and having to sit/sleep on the floor, pulling into the Venice train station was such a beautiful sight.

40. Ride in a hot air balloon

One Fathers Day my mom surprised my dad by bringing the whole family down to San Diego to go for a ride in a Hot Air Balloon. I never knew how they worked but it was amazing to me to find out that to move the balloon the driver would heat up or cool down the air in the balloon in order to find wind moving in the direction he wanted. We flew over a house owned by Bill Gates and ended up landing field somewhere. Oh and when you land, you actually just crash and hope for the best.

39. Listen a Holocaust Survivor tell his or her story

On March 8, 2009, I was able to here another Holocaust survivor tell here story. Her name is Elizabeth Mann and she told the story about her life during WWII at the Museum of Tolerance in Los Angeles. I actually ended up meeting her in the elevator on the way up to the museum and she asked me to come see her speak.

In October of 2008 I went to my old school Marymount College to hear Laura Hillman, a Holocaust survivor, tell her story. Her story was really good and intense and she has actually written a book about her story called I Will Plant You A Lilac Tree. I was very inspired by this woman and her story. Everyone need to hear Holocaust survivor's stories because they won't be around for much longer.

36. Learn to play the guitar

It took me about a year to really know what I was doing, but yes, I can play the guitar. Oh and did I mention I never took a lesson. Ya, I'm bad ass!

35. Be in Ireland on St. Patrick’s Day

On March 17th, 2007, St. Patrick's Day, I flew over to Dublin from Germany where I was living at the time for the weekend. I watched a parade, did some sight seeing and drank lots of Guinness. the Guinness is way better in Ireland.

29. See the statue of David

While I was living in Germany I went down to Florence, Italy to visit my friend Kimi. I didn't even know that the statue of David was there until I heard some people talking about it in a restaurant. So one morning I woke up early and went to check it out. It's really cool when you go to the museum to see it. You walk around a corner and boom!! there it is. You aren't aloud to take pictures but I covertly did.

28. See the Mona Lisa

In March of 2007, while I was living in Germany, I took a trip down to Paris and went to the Louvre. While I was there I made sure I went and checked out the Mona Lisa. It truly is amazing to see and I wish I had a picture but the lady was yelling at everyone to not take pictures.

25. Surf the waves of Hawaii

Although my family goes to Hawaii every year for our family trip I have only once surfed while I was there. One day my dad, sister and I all rented surf boards and surfed off the jetty in Lahina Town, Maui. Oh ya and did I mention my dad surfed, this was so funny I wish I had a picture.

24. Graduate from college

On May 10th, 2008 I graduated from Loyola Marymount University with a Bachelors in Business Administration with an emphasis in Marketing.

21. Fire a gun

Although this one isn't that cool or amazing I loved it and had a blast. Oh, and to clarify this one, water guns, paintball guns, and bee bee guns didn't count. I was able to pull this one off while I was visiting my friend Bryan in Daytona Beach, Florida. We hit up a shooting range and fired away.

17. Climb to the top of a mountain

Last year some time I went with my dad and two of his friends for an attempt to summit Mt. Baldy. We did and it was crazy. It was in the winter so we climbed it in the snow and ended up not being able to come down the same way we went up so we had to hike an extra 4 hours. Although I was so tired after, it was so worth it.

13. Gamble in Vegas

In October of 2007, a couple of friends and I went to Vegas to celebrate my friend Kevin's and my 21st birthdays. All I have to say is all in on black is a no go!

8. Live in a foreign country

In January 2007, I moved to Bonn, Germany to study abroad. I lived in Bonn for 4 months with a host family and studied at the Academy for International Learning or we called it the AIB. SO MUCH FUN!!!

7. Jump off a mountain with a parachute

While I was on my trip backpacking through Europe, I found myself in a place called Interlaken, Switzerland. Interlaken is known as the "Extreme Sports Capital of the World" so I had to partake. It was a tough decision between skydiving or paragliding off a mountain, but I went with paragliding. It was tons of fun and a little scary but I recommend everyone try this.

5. Be in a Hollywood Film

In November of 2008 I was asked by my friend Chris if I would want to be a zombie in a movie. I admit it took Chris a few try to get me to do it, but I did and it was awesome. The movie is called "Fading of the Cries" and is expected to come out in 2010.

2. Backpack through Europe

In the Summer of 2006, My friends Bryan White, Josh White, and Xander Bertucci backpacked through Europe of about a month. It was an amazing trip and we were able to travel through 11 different countries. We have so many stories from this trip including almost being killed by a deep rooted Italian family on a train to Venice.

The List

1. Go to a Premier League soccer match in England
2. Backpack through Europe
3. Skydive
4. Learn to speak another language fluently
5. Be in a Hollywood Film
6. See the pyramids of Egypt
7. Jump off a mountain with a parachute
8. Live in a foreign country
9. Get married
10. Have kids
11. Start my own successful business
12. Got to Oktoberfest in Germany
13. Gamble in Vegas
14. Go to Israel
15. See the Western Wall
16. Travel through Asia
17. Climb to the top of a mountain
18. Be a cowboy in Wyoming
19. Have a conversation with the President
20. Walk on the Great Wall of China
21. Fire a gun
22. Visit Mount Rushmore
23. See the Harlem Globetrotters play.
24. Graduate from college
25. Surf the waves of Hawaii
26. Eat Peruvian food in Peru
27. Play Chess in a park with lots of other Chess players around
28. See the Mona Lisa
29. See the statue of David
30. Have a Drink named after me
31. Step foot in all 50 States
32. See Stonehenge
33. Go Zorbing
34. Go to the Galapagos Islands and see a Blue Footed Booby
35. Be in Ireland on St. Patrick’s Day
36. Learn to play the guitar
37. See a glacier in Alaska
38. Buy my own house
39. Listen a Holocaust Survivor tell his or her story
    
40. Ride in a hot air balloon
41. See the Sistine Chapel
42. Go to Venice
43. Go to Istanbul
44. See the Dead Sea Scrolls
45. See Christ the Redeemer
46. Go Hunting
47. Meet Leonardo DiCaprio
48. Hug Jennifer Garner ;)
49. Go to the World Cup
50. Rebuild a Classic Car
51. Go to the top of the Empire State Building
52. Go in a Castle
53. Hang glide in Rio de Janeiro
54. Go to the Championship game of a Pro Sport
55. See the Eiffel Tower in Person
56. Go on a Safari in Africa
57. Go to Moscow
58. Ride in a Jet Fighter
59. Stand on the Equator
60. Go to New Zealand
61. See the Panama Canal
62. Go to Bora Bora
63. Drive on the Autobahn in an Audi while Listening to Beethoven
64. Chase a Tornado
65. Go to Poland
66. Trace my Family Tree back as far as possible
67. Fly in a Huey Helicopter
68. Have something I write be published
69. Watch two people actually play Dueling Banjos
70. Go to a John Williams concert
71. Sit court side at a Lakers game
72. Parasail
73. Go Wine Tasting in Napa Valley
74. Go to an observatory and watch a planetarium show
75. Be a tour Guide for a day in a major city somewhere in the world
76. Go to the running of the Bulls in Pamplona, Spain
77. Go Canyoning in Interlaken, Switzerland
78. Watch LMU Basketball go to the Final Four
79. Watch the Dodgers win the World Series
80. Go to Singapore
81. Drive in a NASCAR
82. Sail through the islands of Stockholm
83. Go to Barcelona
84. See a classical music concert in Vienna
85. Go to Neuschwanstein Castle
86. Drive a Ford Model T
87. Go to the Greenwich Observatory
88. Travel to Chicago
89. Go to Niagara Falls
90. Go to Japan
91. Watch a movie at a Drive in Theater
92. Go to Alcatraz
93. Put a rock on Oscar Schindler's grave