03. Climbed a mountain I've climbed many...Most recently Tryfan in Wales. Great fun, and we got to see the rescue helicopter do a rescue on the way down which was very exciting (fallen climber, luckily not too seriously injured)

06. Held a tarantula Dad had one preserved in a glass ball as a paper weight, does that count?

08. Said “I love you” and meant it I mean it every time...
09. Hugged a tree I am en ecologist after all

13. Stayed up all night long and saw the sun rise Lots of times, not just in Norwegian summers when the sun rises just after it sets.

14. Seen the Northern Lights Most winters in Norway

15. Gone to a huge sports game (and survived the crush afterwards) Went to the Winter Olympics at Lillehammer in 94. The crush of people on the main street was absolute mayhem!

20. Changed a baby’s diaper Babysat my baby brother enough times to have to change his diaper a few times too. He is no longer a baby brother, but a 6'4" tall college student!

26. Had an uncontrollable giggling fit at the worst possible moment Not really a bad moment, but managed to keep a giggling fit going the whole way from Trondheim to Oslo on the train with a friend (7 hour train ride). Rumors of the even spread as a colleague of my mom was in the same train car...

27. Had a food fight Yup. Summer camp. 40 kids throwing flour around a sports hall. Good fun. I'm sure not quite as fun for the cleaners...

29. Asked out a stranger

30. Had a snowball fight Winter in Norway...snowballfights are compulsory.

32. Held a lamb both cute live ones and tasty dead ones...

34. Ridden a roller coaster

36. Danced like a fool and not cared who was looking I love to dance, but generally look like a fool so this happens quite frequently

38. Actually felt happy about your life, even for just a moment

41. Taken care of someone who was drunk.

42. Had amazing friends I have lots of amazing friends

43. Danced with a stranger in a foreign country On the disco-ferry on the sea of Galilea somewhere in Israel

46. Backpacked in Europe. Does hiking from cabin to cabin in the mountains count as backpacking? Did that hiking from Norway to Sweden...

47. Taken a road-trip I've done several, but the maddest was probably when we woke up in an ice storm in Northern Wisconsin and decided to head for some sunshine. Got to Texas and there was snow on the ground. Had a quick look at Roxwell, NM then drove back 36hours straight driving. Couldn't do it now, but we had a good time. We brought Alice in Wonderland and read out loud to each other in the car.

48. Gone rock climbing Not often enough any more

49. Midnight walk on the beach

51. Visited Ireland That's where BF and I hooked up and started dating. Three years ago this Christmas.

52. Been heartbroken longer than you were actually in love

55. Milked a cow Milked both a cow and a goat

56. Alphabetized your CDs Yes, but the alphabetization didn't last long. I also used to sort my legos by shape.....

59. Lounged around in bed all day When I've been sick. I have lounged around on the couch all day too if that counts

60. Played touch football
62. Kissed in the rain
63. Played in the mud
64. Played in the rain

65. Gone to a drive-in theater Watched some James Bond movie in a drive-in theater in a massive thunderstorm. Great special effects!

66. Visited the Great Wall of China Climbed up the steps and hiked along it

68. Fallen in love and not had your heart broken I suppose 3 years is not big test, but we're still going strong...

69. Toured ancient sites Stone circle in Avesbury, UK should be ancient enough

77. Made cookies from scratch Far too often! On average once a week probably

80. Gotten a tattoo I have an elephant on my shoulder...

84. Performed on stage Performed in the end of season ballet performance for my dance school when I was 6. Then decided not to go back to ballet class and took up figure skating instead. Skated in front of 4000 hockey fans at half time in a local hockey match, if that counts as a stage...

85. Been to Las Vegas Drove through as fast as possible. Also passed through on the train. The lights of the main strip was a great show from the train window.

86. Recorded music Only on a tape deck at home when a couple of friends and I played radio and sang a song. The tape is still to be found in my parent's cupboard, but has never been distributed...

87. Eaten shark I have had shark fin soup many years ago, but don't know that there was any actual shark in it.

90. Bought a house I've bought (and sold) two condo's if that counts

94. Spoken more than one language fluently Fortunate side effects of having an American mother and Norwegian father

102. Sang loudly in the car, and didn’t stop when you knew someone was looking Especially when my brother was in the car with me....blasting 80's tunes and singing along in a futile attemt to embarrass him

105. Wrote articles for a large publication Not sure the journal African Zoology counts as a large publication...

117. Eaten mushrooms that were gathered in the wild And very tasty they were too!

118. Ridden a horse A few times, but most memorable was riding on the Mongolian steppe!

119. Had major surgery Unfortunately yes, although I was very lucky and got through it quite easily

121. Hiked to the bottom of the Grand Canyon Only half way...

122. Slept for more than 30 hours over the course of 48 hours Yes, after staying awake for over 48hours

123. Visited more foreign countries than aussie states Possibly....how many states are there?

126. Eaten kangaroo meat No, but I've eaten other exotic meats....kudu, moose, reindeer, whale...

127. Eaten sushi
128. Had your picture in the newspaper on a couple of occasions

135. Selected one “important” author who you missed in school, and read Not sure I missed it in school, but I went through a phase of reading the big russian authors and even enjoyed War and Peace

136. Killed and prepared an animal for eating I've killed animals and prepared animals for eating, but not the same ones....

137. Skipped all your school reunions

138. Communicated with someone without sharing a common spoken language Did my best when travelling through Russia and China

146. Dyed your hair I died my hair blood red, with streaks of hot lava and bright yellow. Good fun, but my bathtub took a while to recover. The best part was seeing the expression on peoples faces when I turned up with my wild hair
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