Day 23 The Power of WOW & My Bucket List

Today's lecture was about the Power of WOW and how "if it's not wow, its not worth doing"! We read an article about how to obtain WOW and discussed our own personal definitions of WOW. Wow can be obtained if you 1. care more than others think is wise, 2. risk more than others think is safe, 3. dream more than others think is practical, and 4. expect more than others think is possible. It was an emotion session again today as many people shared stories about family, friends, and teachers who they believe exude WOW. Then we watched a video clip from a Harvard Graduation speech given by Will Ferrell in 2003. It was hilarious and was an interesting example of WOW. The conference room where we have class is part of a huge resort down the street from our villas. The pool has an amazing view of the ocean so Garrett gave us an activity and told us to go sit and think about it outside. We were told to write our Bucket List with at least 50 things we want to do before we die. I plan to add to it and cross things off as I go....

My Bucket List

1. Fall in love and stay in love

2. Marry my best friend and stay married

3. Be a mommy (maybe adopt)

4. Work from home or be a stay at home mother

5. Go back to Japan and climb Mt. Fuji

6. Visit every state

7. Travel to every continent

8. Be an expert at something

9. Help a random stranger

10. Road trip with my best friends

11. Go sky diving

12. Design and build my own house

13. Drive a fast car

14. Have my own garden

15. Teach someone how to ride a bike and how to swim

16. Teach someone how to read

17. Cook Thanksgiving or Christmas dinner all by myself

18. Read the entire Bible

19. Work at Chick-fil-A Headquarters and meet Truett Cathy

20. Find a cause that I’m passionate about and volunteer my time and money

21. Learn how to surf

22. Develop and maintain a stronger bond between me and my brother

23. Savor every single bite of food I taste

24. Eat too much and care less about weight

25. Ride an elephant

26. Be in or attend as many weddings as possible

27. Be open and honest with my children about life and my mistakes

28. Go to more concerts

29. Take better care of my skin

30. Learn how to make my own wine

31. Lead a bible study, be a Sunday School teacher, be a faithful church member

32. Build my dream tree house

33. Read more books for pleasure

34. Learn how to change a tire

35. Decorate my house with fresh flowers

36. Attend an Alvin Ailey performance in NYC

37. See the Lion King and more musicals on Broadway

38. Go to as many UGA football games as I can & continue to support UGA athletics after graduation

39. Go Out West

40. See the Redwood Forest and hug a tree

41. Zip line in Costa Rica

42. Cliff Jumping

43. Get to know and explore Athens more

44. Ski in Colorado

45. Be a great grandmother and spoil all my grandchildren

46. Shark Cage-Dive in South Africa

47. See the sun rise or set in a hot air balloon

48. Raise my kids to be generous, polite, intelligent, open-minded, and cultured

49. Sleep on the beach

50. Capture as many moments as possible in photos that I can look back on and cherish one day

WOW! Thats a lot of living to do before I die! I better get started now!

Today Rachel went to the doctor because she has been sick for the past few days. I went with her so she wouldn't be alone. I took my computer to work on my Bucket List assignment. When we got there they gave her an IV because she was dehydrated. Like me, Rachel doesn't like needles so I put on some music from my iTunes to get her mind off everything. We laughed a lot and got hit on by Greek doctors. After 1000 mL of fluids full of electrolytes, I think she feels a little better. But I couldn't help but get a picture.

Today I got my BlackBerry back! I was impressed at how well I did without it. I mostly missed knowing the time and having BBM to get in touch with Beth Ann or Robbie. I promised Dustin that I would use it less and maybe even leave it in the room during the day. I'm glad he challenged me with this and I get a free piña colada because I won the bet!

Crete is beautiful! I haven't taken many pictures yet but I will! I can't believe the trip is half way over. It's been great and the best is yet to come! We have some awesome speakers coming in the next two weeks and already the curriculum is amazing!

xoxo,

Jenna