Christina Marie's Travel Blog

To commemorate my 25th birthday, I thought it might be fitting to list out 25 life accomplishments thus far. Some are unique to me while others can be said for everyone. Feel inspired and enjoy!

1. I’m alive and healthy 
2. I lived in another country for six months (Vietnam to be exact)
3. I graduated from college with a bachelors degree 
4. I overcame a delayed-speech problem when I was younger 
5. I went into foster care as a teenager and came out stronger 
6. I got to travel part of the world …some of which was done solo 
7. I have loved and been loved in return 
8. I managed to climb up Mount Kota Kinabalu, a 13,435-foot (8.9 kilometer) high mountain on the Borneo side of Malaysia 
9. I bought both my cars …then donated them when I didn’t want/need them 
10. Made life-long friends 
11. I came back from Las Vegas with more money than I left with 
12. I’ve never smoked a cigarette 
13. I’ve cried from laughing so hard 
14. I fed and bathed abused elephants at the Elephant Rescue Park in Chaing Mai, Thailand 
15. I saw Celine Dion in concert lol 
16. I joined a sorority and have made sisters for life 
17. I have inspired people (or at least that’s what they told me) 
18. I paid off my student loans 
19. I visited the room where the Last Supper supposedly took place in Jerusalem 
20. My video on Bill and Hilary Clinton dancing New Years Eve in Times Square has hit nearly 10,000 views on YouTube! 
21. I’ve managed to accept life the way it is 
22. I’ve prayed in a church, synagogue and Buddhist temple 
23. I have experienced nirvana …twice 
24. I’ve learned to forgive and move on 
25. As of yesterday, I am once again debt free 

In the next 25 years, I plan on accomplishing tasks such as combating wrinkles, landing myself a sugar daddy, praying my metabolism stays the way it is or I’m screwed, adding another zero to my yearly salary, and writing a book on foster care. Here’s a toast to the next 25! :-)