The List of 100 Dreams

The List of 100 Dreams

Inspired by the book 168 Hours: You Have More Time Than You Think by Laura Vanderkam.

  • work and live in South Korea - January 2021 thru December 2023
  • become a yoga teacher after retirement
    • get certified to become a yoga teacher - 2023/10/17
    • get certified to become an aerial yoga teacher - 2024/03/02
  • become a librarian after retirement
  • open a cute and chill book cafe/bakery that serves the best sandwiches in the world
  • open a charcuterie business
  • record violin covers of my favorite songs (piano, cello, quartet with friends too)
  • build an aerial yoga studio in my home
  • learn and perform k-pop dances
  • go to a Joe Hisaishi Ghibli concert - 2018/09/21
  • go to a Pixar concert
  • see The Phantom of the Opera live
  • see Avatar: The Last Airbender live in concert - 2024/09/18
  • see BTS in concert - 2017/03/29, 2018/09/15,
  • see Big Bang in concert - 2015/10/02
  • see Jesse McCartney in concert 2018/06/20
  • see IU in concert
  • 2PM
  • 2AM
  • Super Junior/SHINee (SMTown) - 2015 in Taiwan
  • always fly business class (and pay for my parents to always fly business class too)
  • buy a home for my parents
  • do 10 pull-ups in a row - maintained throughout 2025!
  • take my dad on an awesome vacation - Japan November 2019
  • take my mom on an awesome vacation - Iceland September/October 2025
  • go on vacation with my sister - January 2024 in Korea
  • go on vacation with my sister to a place we’ve both never been - Iceland September/October 2025
  • go on a reunion orchestra cruise
  • learn how to snowboard - 2026/01/02
  • work as a software engineer at my dream company using the Shape Up methodology
  • get a standing desk and a walking pad - 2024
  • move to a Spanish-speaking country for a month and immerse myself in Spanish
  • learn to sing well
  • see the aurora borealis - 2025/10/02 in Iceland
  • swim with sea turtles in the ocean - 2025/06/02 in Hawaii
  • live on Jeju Island