Impossible List

This list is inspired by Thomas Frank’s and Jade Bowler’s impossible lists. It is kind of a bucket list, but with a twist. Here’s the best explanation I found:

Put simply, the impossible list is an ever-evolving list of experiences that build upon each other, help others as well as yourself, and implore you to take action. - Thomas Frank

✈️ Travel Goals

• Visit 5 countries [🇵🇹 PT, 🇪🇸 ES, 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 EN, 🇧🇪 BE, 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 SC] [October 2018]
  • Visit 10 countries [🇩🇪 DE, 🇨🇿 CZ, 🇨🇷 CR, 🇨🇭 CH, 🇱🇺 LU] [February 2020]
  • Visit 15 countries [🇳🇱 NL, 🇫🇷 FR, 🇮🇹 IT, 🇻🇦 VA, 🇦🇹 AT] [February 2024]
  • Visit 20 countries [🇸🇰 SK, 🇯🇵 JP]
• Visit 🇵🇹 Azores [July 2019]
• Visit 🇵🇹 Madeira
• Visit 🇳🇴 Svalbard
• Visit 🇦🇶 Antarctica
• Visit 🇲🇴 Macau
• Interrail across 🇪🇺 Europe
  • 10 Day Intrarail in 🇮🇹 Italy [September 2022]
• See the Aurora Borealis
• Visit a World Expo
• Travel between mainland 🇪🇺 Europe and the 🇬🇧 UK by train [April 2022, Eurostar]
• Travel on a 🚂 steam train [July 2023, Harz Railway]
• Travel on a 🍽️ restaurant train [August 2023, Dinner Train]
• Travel on an historical 🍽️🚂 restaurant steam train [October 2023, Miljoenenlijn]
• Overnight 🌙 travel between two countries by train [February 2024, Nightjet]
• Travel on the historical 🚋 trams in Amsterdam [August 2024, Museumtramlijn]
  • Lijn 30
• Travel on the historical 🚋 trams in The Hague [HOVM]
• Cross-country 🇨🇦 train trip from Toronto to Vancouver [ViaRail]
• Cross-country 🇺🇸 train trip from Coast to Coast [Amtrack]
• Go on a hot air 🎈 balloon ride
• Travel a subway train in the front cabin
• Visit an airplane’s cockpit

Countries Bucket List

• 🇦🇺 Australia
• 🇧🇷 Brazil
• 🇨🇦 Canada
• 🇩🇰 Denmark
• 🇪🇬 Egypt
• 🇫🇮 Finland
• 🇬🇷 Greece
• 🇭🇺 Hungary
• 🇮🇸 Iceland
• 🇳🇴 Norway
• 🇵🇪 Peru
• 🇸🇬 Singapore
• 🇰🇷 South Korea
• 🇪🇸 Spain
• 🇸🇪 Sweden
• 🇹🇭 Thailand
• 🇹🇷 Türkiye
• 🇺🇸 United States of America
• 🇺🇿 Uzbekistan
• 🇪🇪 Estonia

🦄 Life Goals

• Participate in the Youth Parliament [March 2012]
  • Go to Districts [March 2012, President] [February 2013, Deputy] [March 2016, Deputy]
  • Go to Nationals [May 2012, Secretary]
• Create a website [July 2014]
  • Maintain a website for 1 years [July 2015]
  • Maintain a website for 5 years [July 2019]
  • Maintain a website for 10 years [July 2024]
  • Maintain a website for 15 years [July 2020]
• Participate in the National Olympiads of Informatics [April 2016, 10th place]
  • Participate again and achieve a better place [May 2017, 6th place]
• Start studying Computer Science [September 2017]
• Make my parents fly [July 2019, 🇵🇹 Azores]
• Become proficient in a second language [September 2019, English]
  • Become proficient in a third language [June 2024, Dutch¹]
• Study abroad on Master’s [September 2020, 🇳🇱 Eindhoven]
• Live abroad for more than 6 months [February 2021, 🇳🇱 NL]
  • Live abroad for more than 1 year [August 2021, 🇳🇱 NL]
  • Live abroad for more than 2 years [August 2022, 🇳🇱 NL]
  • Live abroad for more than 5 years [August 2025, 🇳🇱 NL]
• Volunteer for a good cause for 6 months
• Donate for a good cause for 6 months
• Learn how to play a 🎶 musical instrument

💼 Professional Goals

• Write a self-published eBook [February 2015, Aprenda a Programar]
• Give a talk [November 2019]
  • Give a talk to over 100 people
• Learn more about 🧠 neuroscience [June 2020, MCB80x]
• Finish my 🎓 bachelor’s degree [July 2020]
• Finish my 🎓 master’s degree [September 2022]
• Publish a 🔬 scientific research article [February 2023]
• Pass the 🇳🇱 Dutch Iburgeringsexamen A2 [May 2024]
  • Pass the 🇳🇱 Dutch Staatsexamen NT2 B2 [July 2024]
• Write a fiction book
• Write a non-fiction book
• Host a meetup

💪 Fitness and Health Goals

• Workout at least twice a week for 1 month [March 2021] [April 2023]
  • Workout at least twice a week for 2 months [April 2021] [May 2023]
  • Workout at least twice a week for 4 months [June 2021] [August 2023]
  • Workout at least twice a week for 8 months [December 2023]
  • Workout at least twice a week for 1 year [March 2024]
  • Workout at least twice a week for 2 years [March 2025]
• Bike 10 km in a single trip [March 2021, 10.30 km]
  • Bike 20 km in a single trip [April 2021, 24.03 km]
  • Bike 30 km in a single trip
• E-bike 20 km in a single trip [August 2023, 43.27 km]
  • E-bike 40 km in a single trip [August 2023, 43.27 km]
  • E-bike 60 km in a single trip [August 2024, 71.42 km]
  • E-bike 80 km in a single trip
• Close all rings on Apple Watch for 1 month [March 2021]
  • Close all rings on Apple Watch for 2 months [April 2021]
  • Close all rings on Apple Watch for 3 months
• Try out personal trainer sessions [March 2023]
• Practice a new sport for 1 month [May 2024, Kickboxing] [February 2025, Running]
  • Practice a new sport for 2 months [June 2024, Kickboxing] [March 2025, Running]
  • Practice a new sport for 4 months
• Learn how to ⛷️ ski or 🏂 snowboard
  • Ski or snowboard down a mountain