25 before 25 recap!

1. Publish a paper in an academic journal

This isn't too far away really, I have a second author paper doing a second pass by the reviewers, so hopefully this will be ticked off soon enough, my first author paper was reviewed and rejected, so we are fixing it up to send somewhere else now.

2. Learn conversational German

This is one of those things that lacks appropriate definition … my German is a lot better than it was, and I am about to move onto a B1 book in my Deutschkurs. But I would hardly say I can successfully hold a conversation with someone in German, so this one is a work in progress!.

3. A secret for my Love, will let you know after the surprise :)

This one required a bit more artistic talent than I currently possess - so this is also a work in progress - but it is coming :)

4. Run the Avon Berlin Women’s Running course - 10km section DONE :) - I actually did the Nike women’s 10km - but the distance was the main thing. Read about it here.

5. Visit ALL the interesting Museums in Berlin (ambitious)

This was hugely ambitious, and I didn't actually get my student card until six months after endeavouring on this task, so couldn't get the sweet student discounts. I hope to see some more in the next year.

6. Keep a list of the best Museums and what I like about them (this is more so that when I have visitors in town I can decide where to take them easily lol

ditto #5

7. Visit my Love in America!! DONE :) Read about it here and here.

8. Go to New York! DONE! Read about it here.

9. Move to Berlin DONE :) Read about it here.

10. Take a foreign cooking class (Italian or French? Maybe even German?) DONE :) Read about it here.

11. Graduate! Susan Tyree, B.A., M.Sc. DONE :)  Read about it here.

12. Be a Bridesmaid DONE :) my sister got married in April 2014 and I was a bridesmaid :) blogpost coming

13. Enrol as a Ph.D. student at the University of Potsdam DONE :)

14. Get a residency permit to live in Berlin for 3-4 years  DONE!

15. Learn to play some songs on the Keyboard (Kate Nash/Erik Satie)

I learned some songs, but I have mostly been focusing on the guitar, so I'm not sure I could perform my keyboard songs just yet.

16. Practise/Improve my touch-typing skills (for thesis writing) DONE! :)

17. Make some friends in Berlin DONE :)

18. Go to the Berlin Christmas Markets DONE :) Read about it here.

19. Do the 30 Day Shred Challenge

I attempted this a few times, but have been focusing mainly on running, so I might tackle this again over winter when I don't want to run in the snow!

20. Learn to inline skate! DONE :)

21. Complete the Berlin Half Marathon - inline skating (registered for March 2014!) DONE :) Read about it here.

22. Go to Paris with my Mum DONE :) Read about it here.

23. Go on a walking tour of London with my Mum DONE :) Read about it here.

24. Go to a Pride Parade DONE :) Read about it here.

25. Go on a beer tasting and start cataloguing my thoughts on my favourite German beers DONE(ish) :) Read about it here.


17 out of 25 completed, and most of the others are still a work in progress :) I'm okay with that :) Now I'm working on the next list!