Already Achieved.

In my last post I wrote about my bucket list... well while thinking about it and writing it I realised that in my 32 years I have already done quite a lot of stuff which would have been on my want to do before I die list when I was younger - along with other stuff that just happened:

1. Visited South America - well only Peru but still
2. Been to Machu Picchu
3. Gained a Bachelor's degree
4. Gained a Masters degree
5. Seen U2 live in concert - a few times. 
6. Travelled to many countries: South Africa, Morocco, Germany, France, Serbia, Bosnia, Croatia, Iceland, Mozambique and the USA to name a few
7. Went on Safari
8. Been to Disneyland
9. Seen the Grand Canyon
10. Sat in the cockpit of a plane whilst airborne (for the whole flight)
11. Learnt another language
12. Lived in another country for a year
13. White water rafted
14. Went Go-Karting
15. Jumped from a cliff into the water
16. Ate Guinea Pig
17. Been to a few concerts: Space, Divine Comedy, Duke Special, The Pierces, Robbie Williams, Green Day, Bon Jovi to name a few
18. Rode on the back of a motorcycle
19. Had a poem published
20. Seen live TV shows being recorded: Little Britain
21. Had my name featured in a book as part of the research team
22. Met the Corrs (Irish Band)
23. Gone Canoeing
24. Planted a tree
25. Had a water fight - (or a few)
26. Climbed a tree
27. Played rugby at Ravenhill
28. Watched New Zealand play rugby against Scotland
29. Watched New Zealand play rugby against the Barbarians
30. Saw Brazil play football against Sweden
31. Saw Newcastle United play football
32. Had my foot bitten by a penguin
33. Fed a bottle to a sheep
34. Had an article published in a newspaper
35. Seen Ulster play Rugby live a couple of times
36. Saw Miranda Hart live 
37. Been to a few theatre productions in London's West End e.g Much Ado About Nothing, War Horse, The Lion King, Fiddler on the Roof, Les Miserables to name a few 

Am sure there are plenty of other things I have done which have been an achievement, but those are a start.