As I’m preparing for my birthday party tonight and my actual birthday on Tuesday, I started thinking about all the cool things I’ve already done and experienced in my life. I’ve done a fair amount of traveling and shared some special moments with some of my favorite celebs, 
so in anticipation of the “40 before 40” list I’ll be posting on Tuesday, I thought I would put together a list of 30 amazing things I did before turning 30. I’ve had the privilege of sharing these experiences with some awesome people, so I’m sure this will bring back memories for some of you reading this. Enjoy!
- Went swimming with the dolphins in Grand Cayman
- Met and shared a longing gaze with George Clooney
- Flew over glaciers and then landed on the ocean in a seaplane
- Ziplined through the trees in Alaska and Puerto Vallarta
- Saw the Mayan ruins in Tulum
- Went snorkeling with sea turtles in the Bahamas and Hawaii
- Took an oyster shooter in Vegas
- Flew right next to Mt. McKinley in a prop plane
- Bought a “designer” purse from a sketchy man in a van in NY
- Talked about playing the banjo with Dave Matthews
- Lived on Kauai for a summer
- Danced in a parade in Paris
- Sponsored a family for Christmas
- Traveled with a professional cycling race
- Attempted to take a photo of the Mona Lisa
- Got a tattoo that was specially drawn for me
- Went parasailing in Puerto Vallarta, Hawaii and Cabo San Lucas
- Took a photo in 4 states at one time
- Walked through a real castle in Versailles
- Held a monkey in the rainforest in Honduras
- Drank a Duck Fart with the locals (and a group of rowdy travel bloggers) in Alaska
- Walked through Central Park in stiletto boots
- Jumped off the top of a waterfall in Hawaii
- Got into the communications major at UCSB and graduated in 4 years
- Waited on Jack Johnson and then reminded him I had been his server when I met him for the second time (very smooth)
- Took Jell-O shots with my mom in Vegas
- Cheered at the Big West tournament as a UCSB Gaucho cheerleader
- Hung out with Egypt’s head of antiquities at the King Tut museum exhibit
- Danced at the halftime of a Clipper’s game
- Started a blog
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