50 New Things Before 50

I set a goal of trying to do 50 new things before I turned 50 and it meant that I got to accomplish many of the things on my bucket list. I even made it to 55 things!

“You don’t stop doing things because you get old. You get old because you stop doing things.” - Rosalind Pilcher

1. Rang in the New Year in Times Square
2. Spent the night glamping on Governors Island
3. Jumped into icy cold water during the Coney Island Polar Bear Plunge
4. Flew above NYC on a helicopter tour
5. Risked my life Volcano Boarding in Nicaragua
6. Finally made it to Shakespeare in the Park in Central Park
7. Traveled around the world at Epcot
8. Went to the Westminster Dog Show
9. Leaped around a trampoline park
10. Smoked a hookah in NYC
11. Attended a live taping of a sitcom, Murphy Brown
12. Navigated a crazy crowd at the July 4th Nathan’s hotdog eating contest
13. Zoomed around San Antonio on an electric scooter
14. Saw the Vatican, but didn’t see the Pope. :(
15. Took a zorb out for a spin in Wildwood, NJ
16. Prayed at a megachurch at Greater Allen AME Cathedral
17. Drank many espressos bars in Italy
18. Visited Rome
19. Visited Florence
20. Cuddled with cats at the Brooklyn Cat Cafe
21. Watched taping of a music video
22. Following NoHo trends and drank matcha
23. Devoured cotton candy ice cream
24. First witness of spontaneous marriage proposal at Cape May Point Lighthouse
25. Danced at a silent disco in Astor Place
26. Ate a rainbow bagel
27. Crunched on fried Reeses in Wildwood
28. Rode in a monster truck
29. Took a picture on a giant beach chair
30. Ate Dragon’s Breath
31. Danced The Twist outside the Doo Wop Museum
32. San Gennaro Meatball Eating Contest
33. Attended the Mile-Long Opera on the High Line
34. Slept in Queens
35. Honored Las Vegas history at the Neon Boneyard
36. Watched a full moon at the Cape May Point Lighthouse
37. Tasted chocolate whiskey at Kings County Distillery in Brooklyn
38. Visited San Antonio, Texas
39. Learned some American History at the Alamo
40. Toilet Seat Art Museum
41. Puffy tacos at Ray’s Drive Inn in San Antonio
42. Drank a tuna (ie. prickly pear) margarita in San Antonio
43. Political campaigned for Beto in Texas
44. Used free wifi on a plane
45. Got pampered a Canyon Ranch Las Vegas
46. Ate breakfast tacos in Texas
47. Sipped paloma’s in San Antonio
48. Went to the Hoover Dam
49. Danced through the Brooklyn at Flatfoot Flatbush
50. Adopted a Jackson Heights diet and started eating parathas for breakfast
51. Checked out classic golf carts and life in Florida retirement communities at The Villages
52. Visited the House of Speed Museum Mt Dora
53. Chased another trend and drank CBD/hemp oil infused seltzer at Recess
54. Ate a SpongeBob ice cream
55. Getting a senior discount