Impossible List
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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
โ๏ธ Travel Goals
- Visit 5 countries [๐ต๐น PT, ๐ช๐ธ ES, ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ EN, ๐ง๐ช BE, ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ SC] [October 2018]
- Visit 10 countries [๐ฉ๐ช DE, ๐จ๐ฟ CZ, ๐จ๐ท CR, ๐จ๐ญ CH, ๐ฑ๐บ LU] [February 2020]
- Visit 15 countries [๐ณ๐ฑ NL, ๐ซ๐ท FR, ๐ฎ๐น IT, ๐ป๐ฆ VA, ๐ฆ๐น AT] [February 2024]
- Visit 20 countries [๐ธ๐ฐ SK]
- Visit ๐ต๐น Azores [July 2019]
- Visit ๐ต๐น Madeira
- Visit ๐ณ๐ด Svalbard
- Visit ๐ฒ๐ด Macau
- Interrail across ๐ช๐บ Europe
- 10 Day Intrarail in ๐ฎ๐น Italy [September 2022]
- See the Aurora Borealis
- Visit a World Expo
- Travel between mainland ๐ช๐บ Europe and the ๐ฌ๐ง UK by train [April 2022, Eurostar]
- Travel on a ๐ steam train [July 2023, Harz Railway]
- Travel on a ๐ฝ๏ธ restaurant train [August 2023, Dinner Train]
- Travel on an historical ๐ฝ๏ธ๐ restaurant steam train [October 2023, Miljoenenlijn]
- Overnight ๐ travel between two countries by train [February 2024, Nightjet]
- Travel on the historical ๐ trams in Amsterdam [Museumtramlijn]
- Travel on the historical ๐ trams in The Hague [HOVM]
- Cross-country ๐จ๐ฆ train trip from Toronto to Vancouver [ViaRail]
- Cross-country ๐บ๐ธ train trip from Coast to Coast [Amtrack]
- Go on a hot air ๐ balloon ride
- Travel a subway train in the front cabin
- Visit an airplane’s cockpit
Countries Bucket List
- ๐ฆ๐บ Australia
- ๐ง๐ท Brazil
- ๐จ๐ฆ Canada
- ๐ฉ๐ฐ Denmark
- ๐ช๐ฌ Egypt
- ๐ซ๐ฎ Finland
- ๐ฌ๐ท Greece
- ๐ญ๐บ Hungary
- ๐ฎ๐ธ Iceland
- ๐ฏ๐ต Japan
- ๐ณ๐ด Norway
- ๐ต๐ช Peru
- ๐ธ๐ฌ Singapore
- ๐ฐ๐ท South Korea
- ๐ช๐ธ Spain
- ๐ธ๐ช Sweden
- ๐น๐ญ Thailand
- ๐น๐ท Tรผrkiye
- ๐บ๐ธ United States of America
- ๐บ๐ฟ Uzbekistan
- ๐ช๐ช Estonia
๐ฆ 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]
- 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, ๐ต๐น 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, ๐ณ๐ฑ Eindhoven]
- Live abroad for more than 6 months [February 2021, ๐ณ๐ฑ NL]
- Live abroad for more than 1 year [August 2021, ๐ณ๐ฑ NL]
- Live abroad for more than 2 years [August 2022, ๐ณ๐ฑ NL]
- Live abroad for more than 5 years [August 2025, ๐ณ๐ฑ NL]
- Volunteer for a good cause for 6 months
- Donate for a good cause for 6 months
- Learn how to play a ๐ถ musical instrument
๐ผ 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 ๐ง neuroscience [June 2020, MCB80x]
- Finish my ๐ bachelor’s degree [July 2020]
- Finish my ๐ master’s degree [September 2022]
- Publish a ๐ฌ scientific research article [February 2023]
- Pass the ๐ณ๐ฑ Dutch Iburgeringsexamen A2 [May 2024]
- Pass the ๐ณ๐ฑ Dutch Staatsexamen NT2 B2 [July 2024]
- Write a fiction book
- Write a non-fiction book
- Host a meetup
๐ช 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 15 km in a single trip [March 2021, 15.11 km]
- Bike 25 km in a single trip [August 2021, 28.22 km]
- Bike 40 km in a single trip [August 2023, 43.27 km]
- Bike 50 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]
- Practice a new sport for 2 months [June 2024, Kickboxing]
- Practice a new sport for 4 months
- Learn how to โท๏ธ ski or ๐ snowboard
- Ski or snowboard down a mountain
The definition of “proficiency” varies according to whom you ask. At this point, I have been speaking Dutch daily with native speakers for more than 6 months. I think this counts. ↩︎