My Dream Line

The following is a list of things I would like to accomplish with my Life. They are listed in no particular order except the order that they have come to me since I thought about writing this list. I plan to accomplish all of these things at some point in my life. There is no deleting from this list, only adding, no editing, only accomplishing. I encourage everyone to write such a list of their desires, hopes and dreams and refer to it daily to see what you have done that day to reach one of your goals.

1) Become fluent in at least these seven languages;
a) Mandarin, Japanese, Spanish, Italian, German, Arabic and Hindi.
2) Participate as an athlete in the Olympics
3) Skydive
4) Scuba Dive
5) Base Jump
6) Own and read the entire set of the Classics of the Western World
7) Become a massage therapist
8) Attend Graduate school in History
9) See the World, starting with;
a) India, China, Egypt, Greece, Italy, England, Germany, Machu Pichu, Teotihuacán, Istanbul, Mecca, Spain, Australia and New Zealand.
10) Drive on the Autobahn
11) Own an Austin Martin DBS
12) Become a professional Photographer
13) Work for a cruise line
14) Swim 10 miles in one day
15) Run a Marathon
16) Bike Logan to Jackson Hole (LOTOJA) or similar bike route
17) Obtain and read the entire CS Lewis Collection
18) Write a book
19) Meet the President of a Nation
20) Meet the President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
21) Visit all of the Smithsonian museums
22) Sing on a professional stage
23) Create a YouTube channel, Blog and Facebook page to document my Bucket list activities
24) Learn to play piano effectively
25) Meet with Thomas Friedman and discuss Globalization
26) Swim the English Channel
27) Swim the Panama Canal (if possible)
28) Visit all 50 states
29) Perform in a play on a major stage
30) Obtain first editions of the Chronicles of Narnia
31) Secure the financial well being of one of my true friends
32) Learn to Snowboard
33) Go Hang Gliding

DC Life

So here I am, a 19 year-old Senior from the University of Utah after one week in DC, what do I think about it, well, I say that DC Rocks my Socks! I am Loving it here, I work for Fresenius Medical Care of North America in their Government Relations Office with 3 other people. I live at the Consulate Apartments off of the Van Ness Metro stop. Here are some Photos of my room.

Our Family Room
Kitchen
My Bedroom

I have spent this week at work doing everything, from simple office slave, to receptionist, to copy boy, to courier to researcher, to IT guy and to Assistant Lobbyist. My Boss is Great and she likes me in fact she said "David I don't know what I'd do without you." After only 3 days of work. She has already hinted at the possibility of a job and I might be willing to take her up on it.

My Room Mate is Mitch Dumke, from SLC, an RM from Calgary who is working for Reuters.

My two other flatmates are JJ Vandette, from the World, a traveling man who works for the Department of Energy, and Tyler Anderson, from Park city who is working with the Foreign Affairs Committee.

We all went to a Nationals Game last Tuesday and it was great, here are a couple of photos from there.
Here is the View from 3rd Base, quite an impressive stadium.


Here is the Giant scoreboard from the other side of the stadium, high quality crisp screen.

I have done a lot in my first week, and will put up more at a later date. From the experiences my first week, I have come to learn that DC will challenge me, and that it will be a great opportunity for soul searching.