Learn to FlyIN PROGRESS
Flying made me realise that living in the Midlands means the entire UK, the whole of Ireland and Northern Europe is under 2 hours in a Cessna 172. So convenient!
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The world is full of so many things to see and experience. Never stop learning.
All of my goals and achievements over the years, things I'm passionate about and things I discovered. Includes goals I've completed, goals still in progress and some which were deferred.
Learn Beginner’s PortugueseCOMPLETE
Portugal is a country with complex and rich history, which has had many impacts on many countries of the world. Learning its langugage is learning about them all.
5 min read
Learn Beginner’s DutchCOMPLETE
Clogs, Edam and a brutal directness sometimes perceived as rude by British standards. What's not to love about the Netherlands?
7 min read
Make a PerfumeIN PROGRESS
There's something about scents and smelling that excites me in a way I struggle to put into words. It's like how music can feel like a language, scent can also tell a story. But in a way so vivid, so visceral it can be unlike anything else.
7 min read
Produce Electro-Ambient MusicIN PROGRESS
Ironically, it was quite some time after studying composition at a university which only taught electro-acoustic composition, that I found a passion for it.
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Finish Learning MandarinDEFERRED
Some languages are useful to know. You can use them on holiday, or on business. They’re normally the languages that you learned a bit of at school. You still remember how to ask for a beer, or where the beach is. You list it on your CV and you pray no-one ever tests you on it.
4 min read
Run the Action for Happiness CourseCOMPLETE
Happiness. Wellbeing. Positive mental outlook. Since 2000 positive psychology has been growing as a field of study.
4 min read
Learn Japanese and Go To JapanCOMPLETE
If there’s a country known for being different, it’s Japan.
4 min read
Learn ItalianCOMPLETE
Ciao, arriverderci! are words nearly everyone in the West have heard at least once in their lives.
5 min read
Learn SpanishCOMPLETE
I knew a few words already, everyone does. Hola, gracias, una cerveza por favor.
14 min read
Finish Learning GermanDEFERRED
So, I can already speak some German. The problem is I generally need a dictionary when writing. Conversations I can handle, but I make a dizzying array of mistakes; I can be understood and understand enough to get by.
5 min read
Learn to Play the GuitarDEFERRED
Compared with the piano, the acoustic guitar is an instrument of finger torture. The guitar creates a beautiful sound indeed, but learn it and you’ll find ways to make your fingers and wrist ache that you never knew existed.
3 min read
Get a Black Belt in TaekwondoCOMPLETE
It started as part self-defense, part a way to lose weight. The main thing I learned as that if you’re ever attacked, shout really angrily with each hit, it really shocks out the other person
4 min read
Learn FrenchCOMPLETE
Où est la plage ? Une bière, s’il vous plaît. J’ai deux sœurs un chien et non, je n’aime pas le fromage, merci.
6 min read
Learn to Play the PianoCOMPLETE
For me, music has always felt like a language of expression. A way to communicate feelings and emotions that are difficult to put into words.
8 min read