Occationally, I’d second-guess myself. This is a list just to keep facts about what I’ve done, what I’m doing and want to do in the future.

Done

✓ Lived in 3 continents (Asia, Europe, America) ✓ Went on an Europan trip with my whole family (Sweden, Germany, Czech, Autria, Italy, and a cruise to Helsinki!) ✓ Stayed in a castle (for a conference in Bertinoro) ✓ Watched a musical in London theather (Kinky Boots) ✓ Visited China town in London and San Francisco ✓ Learned Lindy Hop ✓ Published in Nature Genetics, Nature (and soon Nature Methods finger crossed) ✓ Blood donation in Hanoi, Bremen, London and Stockholm (finding place in CA) ✓ Organized parties ✓ Learned an instrument (piano) ✓ Saw the Northern Lights ✓ Had pets: cats, dogs, rabbit, fish, bird, mini turtle, hamster ✓ Get featured in video ✓ Fell asleep in a beach ✓ Went squid fishing (and got like 2 squids) ✓ Tell people I love that I love them ✓ Rode a roller coaster (literally and figuratively) ✓ Dressed up traditional costumes: yakuta, ao dai, German dirndl set ✓ Have a talk in front of ~100 people

Ongoing

  • Learn Swedish and Chinese
  • Have reviews/ratings on 100 books on Goodreads (45/100). Only books that have made influence on me in some way make it to my Goodreads, many more books that I’ve read did not make the cut.
  • Finish my PhD
  • Be in a conscious, fulfilling relationship
  • Eat healthy
  • Continue bouldering, cyckling
  • Be kind, cpol and helpful
  • Be in complete acceptance with myself

Future

✗ Visit Africa ✗ In Asia: Visit Japan, South Korea and Thailand, esp street foods and night markets ✗ Eat sushi in Japan ✗ Start a company ✗ Try out coporate ✗ Try out start-up ✗ Fly in a private airplane or helicopter ✗ Try some kind of performance arts (theater/movie) ✗ Learn to ski and/or skate ✗ Have a talk in front of > 500 people ✗ Be a chef/baker in a restaurant/bakery ✗ Plant a tree and watch it grow ✗ Get a pet once I settle down in 1 place ✗ Publish a book (if I ever become a writer) ✗ Learn a martial art

  • Cosplay or dress-up

Hightlights

  • Best cocktail so far is at a hipster/underground bar that looks like an abandoned factory in Krakov
  • Beautiful cities: Lucern, Copenhagen, Brussels
  • Most dynamic cities: London, Stockholm, San Francisco
  • Cheap and delicious foods at China town: Hong Kong bakeries (SF), japanese and chinese restaurants (London)
  • Best airport so far: Doha