This is a running list of unique things I have done and places I have seen. The list is not in any particular order.

• Hiked the “Angels Landing” trail at the Zion National Park
• Got my Open Water Certification for scuba diving at the Black Rock in Maui, Hawaii
• Rock climbed a 110 foot outdoor climbing wall
• Got certified to lead climb
• Rode in the “Late Ride” in Chicago
• Ran a sprint triathlon
• Snowboarded down Parsenn Bowl at Winter Park, Colorado
• Went bobsledding at the Olympic track in Innsbruck, Austria – February 2004
• Ran the “Crazy Legs” race in Madison, Wisconsin
• Went on a hot air balloon ride at the Danville Balloon Festival
• Canoed for 36 miles on the Delaware Water Gap
• Got a video tape of us swimming along with sting rays as we were scuba diving around a coral reef in Cancun
• My husband and I performed a choreographed “Pas de Deux” to the tango from the Mask of Zorro at our wedding reception
• My husband proposed to me on top of the Eiffel Tower on a surprise trip to Paris
• Watched the Champ Elysees from the top of the Arc de Triomphe
• Seen the Mona Lisa at the Musee du Louvre in Paris
• Had our wedding reception on the 99th floor of the Sears Tower
• Had our wedding ceremony in the Grand Lobby of the Sears Tower
• Flew a small airplane
• Went on a romantic gondola ride on a summer night on the Chicago River
• Tasted foie gras in Bordeux
• Tried raclette and fondue in Switzerland
• Went on a cable car overlooking the Swiss Alps
• Climbed to the summit of “Cima della Trosa” at 1869 meters
• Visited the Pantheon
• Walked up the Spanish Steps in Rome
• Went inside the Colosseum in Rome
• Climbed up the stairs to get to the top of Michelangelo’s Dome at St. Peters Basilica
• Stayed at a pension overlooking the Duomo in Florence
• Held up the leaning tower of Pisa
• Travelled in a “couchette” on a European train
• Seen the canals and gondolas in Venice
• Took a hydrofoil from Naples to Capri
• Went into the Grotta Azzurra in a row boat while being serenaded by a local Italian
• Watched the Jet d’Eau fountain from the shore of Lac Léman in Geneva, Switzerland
• Went for a river walk by the Rhone River in Geneva, Switzerland
• Took the mountain train to Chamonix, France
• Went up to Aguille du Midi via cable car and saw Mont Blanc
• Went on the champagne tour at the Moet et Chandon in Epernay, France
• Visited a number of vineyards for wine tasting in Bordeaux, France
• Walked down the aisle of the Sacré Coeur de Montmartre
• Climbed the bell tower of the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris
• Watched a beautiful sunset while drinking a Lava Flow in Maui, Hawaii
• Went to a “Luau” at the Royal Lahaina resort in Maui, Hawaii
• Went on a cruise to the Bahamas
• Seen the festival of lights at the Brookfield Zoo
• Visited the “House on the Rock” in Wisconsin
• Got a video tape of us while we experienced a climb to 150 feet in one second on the “Ejection Seat”
• Planted a vegetable garden in my backyard – smelled and tasted truly fresh tomatoes
• Grew my own sunflowers
• Spent a fun day at Noah’s Ark – the biggest waterpark in the United States
• Gambled in Las Vegas
• Visited the White House
• Visited the Statue of Liberty
• Watched Michael Jordan play at a Bulls game in the United Center
• Watched a Cubs game at the Wrigley Field in Chicago
• Went to the Strawberry Fields in Central Park in New York City
• Watched a Blackhawks game from one of the sky boxes at the United Center
• Ate at the Cheers Pub in Boston
• Experienced many of the rides at Six Flags Great America
• Went to Disneyland and Universal Studios in California
• Went to Disney World and Universal Studios in Florida
• Went on a helicopter ride in Kauai, Hawaii after a massive rain shower
• Walked on the boardwalk in Atlantic City
• Seen the Niagara Falls
• Visited Elvis Presley’s Home in Graceland
• Been to the top of the Empire State Building
• Partied at Mardi Gras in New Orleans
• Had my photo taken with George Bush – he was the graduation speaker at Monmouth College in 2000
• Ate at a churrascaria (Brazilian Barbeque) in Sao Paulo, Brazil
• Went on a road trip with my brand new red Jeep Wrangler to the East Coast of the United States – May 1997
• Seen the Grand Canyon
• Visited Hoover Dam
• Went hiking at Yellow Stone Park
• Visited Mount Rushmore
• Seen the Old Faithful erupt
• Seen the Devils Tower
• Went hiking in the Badlands National Park in South Dakota
• Went white water rafting at the Snake River in Jackson Hole, Wyoming
• Visited the Indian ruins in the Four Corners
• Studied my senior year in high school in the United States as a Rotary Youth Exchange student
• Went on a cruise on the Mediterranean
• Sailed a Laser Radial in sailing races on Marmara sea in Istanbul
• Visited Meryem Ana – “The House of the Virgin Mary”
• Crossed the Bosphorus Bridge which connects Asia to Europe
• Seen the Golden Horn
• Travelled on a ferry boat
• Took a boat to the Maiden’s Tower (Kiz Kulesi)
• Walked around the Topkapi palace
• Went to the Dolmabahce palace
• Went to the Rumeli Fortress in Istanbul
• Seen the dome (made up of 30 million gold mosaic tiles) of the church of “Hagia Sophia” – Ayasofya
• Walked underground Istanbul in the Basilica Cistern
• Shopped and bargained at the Grand Bazaar in Istanbul
• Sailed to the Princes’ Islands
• Seen the Blue Mosque
• Walked around the ancient city of Ephesus
• Went to the Manavgat waterfall
• Went to the Duden waterfall
• Trailed behind a speed boat in a parachute at Oludeniz
• Swam at the Cleopatra Beach and visited the Damlatas Cave
• Visited the archaeological site for the city of Troy and climbed into the belly of the wooden Trojan horse
• Took a bath in a Turkish Bath at the “Eski Kaplica” (Old Spring) in Bursa, Turkey