Yet again, no regular updates. Surprisingly, however, some progress on the top 20!
Let's see what's happened in the past year in terms of the list!
Well, we know that with my "able" surgery that numbers 4, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 are physically not possible (FTR "able" is common typo that my smart phone generates for the word "ankle" and I quite like it!). I have been able to get closer to three of my other items - notwithstanding the fact that I decided to add them to list at the present point in time. This leaves only three empty TBD spots to go on my list!
#14 {Added} : Get a Master's Degree -- In August of 2013, just a week after my return from Dubai, I started an accelerated program in pursuit of a Master of Science in Systems Engineering at the George Washington University. I decided on this particular field of study to balance the programmatic management skills I currently possess with more technical knowledge and activities. The intent is to prepare myself for increased responsibility in the management and oversight of more complex systems, projects and / or programs.
#15 {Added} : Get a PhD -- What can I say? The academic bug bit me and for the first time post-West Point, I was a great student again and quite enjoyed it! I recently got accepted to the PhD Project and will need to step up my game on the GRE and get my applications completed before 1 DEC. Luckily, I have three most-excellent professors from my master's program who are willing to write letters of recommendation. Oh! I designed a T-Shirt for my class to commemorate our graduation. Woot!
#16 {Added} : Champion a Cause -- For those who know me, I love supporting a good cause. As I enter what my friends and I affectionately refer to as my "Jesus year" -- a nod to the age of Jesus when he made his biggest impact on the earth -- I think it's about time that I start something that matters to me, champion it, and make an impact...more to follow.
#17 {Added} : Visit Space or Mars -- So yes, I am an applicant and Round 2 Finalist for the Mars One Human Settlement. I will continue on the application path until the point in time where it either becomes a reality or is no longer a viable plan. In pursuit of the path, I was recently interviewed by a reporter for the Washington Post. I shared an email with her that I sent to my family with the "why" of my application to the program. So here it is:
Let's see what's happened in the past year in terms of the list!
Well, we know that with my "able" surgery that numbers 4, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 are physically not possible (FTR "able" is common typo that my smart phone generates for the word "ankle" and I quite like it!). I have been able to get closer to three of my other items - notwithstanding the fact that I decided to add them to list at the present point in time. This leaves only three empty TBD spots to go on my list!
#14 {Added} : Get a Master's Degree -- In August of 2013, just a week after my return from Dubai, I started an accelerated program in pursuit of a Master of Science in Systems Engineering at the George Washington University. I decided on this particular field of study to balance the programmatic management skills I currently possess with more technical knowledge and activities. The intent is to prepare myself for increased responsibility in the management and oversight of more complex systems, projects and / or programs.
#15 {Added} : Get a PhD -- What can I say? The academic bug bit me and for the first time post-West Point, I was a great student again and quite enjoyed it! I recently got accepted to the PhD Project and will need to step up my game on the GRE and get my applications completed before 1 DEC. Luckily, I have three most-excellent professors from my master's program who are willing to write letters of recommendation. Oh! I designed a T-Shirt for my class to commemorate our graduation. Woot!
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| T-Shirts I Designed for our Class Graduation |
#16 {Added} : Champion a Cause -- For those who know me, I love supporting a good cause. As I enter what my friends and I affectionately refer to as my "Jesus year" -- a nod to the age of Jesus when he made his biggest impact on the earth -- I think it's about time that I start something that matters to me, champion it, and make an impact...more to follow.
#17 {Added} : Visit Space or Mars -- So yes, I am an applicant and Round 2 Finalist for the Mars One Human Settlement. I will continue on the application path until the point in time where it either becomes a reality or is no longer a viable plan. In pursuit of the path, I was recently interviewed by a reporter for the Washington Post. I shared an email with her that I sent to my family with the "why" of my application to the program. So here it is:
"...Ultimately, I am most excited at the possibilities on Mars and what it means for human life on Earth and our limited resources. I am excited at the possibility of starting something new...coordinating with Earth to develop this new planet, and the impact that it might have in years to come.
I've started something new before -- the women's rugby team at West Point. This weekend I rang in the new year with a graduate from my ten year class who didn't know the academy without a women's team...who showed me how important that team, the values we created still matter and have evolved and are attributed, even a little, to the caliber of leaders that graduate as members of the team. Of course I understand that these two things are drastically different, but I'm focusing on the core similarities: I along with my fellow settlers on Mars can attribute to creating something new...be it a creed, constitution, or something else. It will grow slowly, but it will be something new and has the potential to be a significant impact to the world...universe as we know it.
Call me crazy, but if it means being in the ranks of the explorers of the new world and those who traveled to the moon, then I'll gladly be labeled as such!"
Well, that's all for the update!
Adventure on!
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Adventure on!
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