Once in your life

June 8 2012

#033 Attend at least one major sporting event

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Nina never got to attend a big sporting event, like the Super Bowl, the Olympics, the U.S. Open.

If you have, want to share a little about it?

June 8 2012

#036 Skydive

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Nina never got the chance to jump out of a perfectly good airplane. Care to share about your first skydiving experience?

June 8 2012

#028 Waitress at least once

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Nina never got a chance to be a waitress.

If you have (or are one) want to comment about your experience?

June 8 2012

#024 Ride in a submarine

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Nina never got to ride in a real submarine.

If you have, care to share about your experience?

June 8 2012

#029 See one of the “worlds largest” things

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Nina saw a lot of things, but never saw one of the “world’s largest” sights, like the largest ball of yarn, or the largest playable violin.

Have you seen any of the world’s largest anythings?

June 8 2012

#018 Learn to drive a stick shift

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Nina never learned to drive a manual transmission. If you do, care to leave a comment about your first experience?

June 4 2012

#303 Drive across America coast to coast

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Nina didn’t get the chance to drive across America. Have you ever done that?

June 4 2012

#295 Find a dinosaur fossil

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Nina never found a dinosaur fossil. Have you?

May 30 2012

#052 Send a message in a bottle

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Romantic, very cool and not of this century, right? That’s what Nina thought. You’re probably wondering how this got onto the list. Well… Nina (center) and one of her best friends (Karen—second on the left) were selected in 2007 to participate among an international group of students to visit the Artic and build awareness for the International Polar Year with the organization Students on Ice. The ice breaker crew was filled with scientists, photographers, naturalists, and artists. They were learning about the ocean currents and one of their activities was to put a message in a bottle. I wish I knew the message she sent. Check out the video below from her trip. You’ll feel like you are there!

May 30 2012

#019 Visit Shenandoah and listen to “Shenandoah” while there

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In the summer of 2007, my husband John took Nina on a tour of East Coast colleges and they visited Shenandoah Valley. I flew in later and met them in New York City.More