Turning 30 recently has gotten me thinking about the experiences of my life so far.
Here is a list of 30 of them, in no particular order. I'm sure I could think of more to include, but the ones here cover much ground.
1. Visiting Independence Hall, the Old Pennsylvania State House, in Philadelphia
2. Visiting the Grand Canyon
3. Assisting with a flag-lowering ceremony at Fort Sumter
4. Seeing the Christmas/Decembertide decorations at the White House
5. Walking across the Mississippi River on the Chain of Rocks Bridge
6. Wading across the Colorado River in Rocky Mountain National Park
7. my MLIS degree
8. my practicum at Argonne
9. Attending the Illinois Bicentennial Celebration at Navy Pier on December 3, 1818
10. Summitting Charles Mound, the highest point of elevation in the state of Illinois
11. Meeting Tom Skilling
12. Meeting Ashley Bratcher
13. Visiting the Panama Canal
14. holding a tarantula at the Field Museum Members' Night
15. Meeting Brant Miller
16. the 2005 National Geography Bee, school and state rounds
17. Becoming the All-School Spelling Bee Champion at Julian
18. Visiting Pike's Peak
19. Visiting Santa Fe
20. Going up in the Space Needle
21. Ron Chernow's autographs on my books
22. 6th grade essay assignment with Harriet Gillem Robinet
23. Learning to operate a train engine
24. The semester in History of Chicago class with Ms. North
25. Sitting in the NBC5 Studio during a broadcast
26. the Great Train Trip of the West in summer 1997
27. Oakwoods Confederate monument essay, and later presentation
28. Serving in the Compass Educational Program
29. Serving on the staff of the Jawhawk Flyer, Julian Middle School's student newspaper
30. Serving on the Julian Middle School Student Council
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