Here is a list of things I want to do before I die. I am being flexible about the list and I know there are some of them I won’t be able to do, and I am okay with it.
- Tell my parents that I love them
- Travel to 20 countries across the world (8/20)
- Find the love of my life
- Discover my purpose in life (overrate) [I discovered something I enjoyed doing]
- Volunteer in a church
- Speak in at least 50 conferences / seminars and meetups (10/50)
- Start a nonprofit organization
- Start a company
- Live in another country (Residence of Portugal)
- Become a parent
- Learn to drive a car
- Get a PhD [unlikely](Information Management, network science, Big Data)
- Learn to Salsa, Tango [unlikely]
- Create a mixtape (DJ)
- Take beautiful photos
- Work in a bar, restuarant, or Cafe etc
- Visit Singapore or Japan
- Visit South Africa
- Take a walk in the rain
- Read 998 books -> Started 2025 (12/998)
- Run half a marathon
- Write a book (in progress)
- Publish a scientific article
- Go on a trip overseas with the love of my life(vacation)
- Get married to someone I love
- Be consistent for 30 days in a row [Been taking a cold water shower for morethan 90 days]
- Get a Master degree [Msc. Information Management at Universidade Nova de Lisboa] (2022-2024)
- Go on a cruise
- Volunteer for a cause I believe in (OpenstreetMap, Open Source)
- Learn a new language
- Help someone in need
- Ride a horse
- Learn to swim (2021)
- Build my own home
- Travel to India or Brazil
- Drive a motorcycle
- Be happy (I am Happy)
- Get featured in a top tier website
- Publish an R package (2024)
- Publish a Python Package (2025)
- Street photography
- Spend a night at a 5 star hotel
- Visit Kenya resort
- Ask a stranger out (She said yes)
- See a live Lionel Messi game
- Host a dinner at my home
- Go Jet Sking
- Be a better version of myself
- Bowling (highest 198/300 pins)
- Fly first class
- Drive long distance (Travel from Benin City, to Akure, and to Abuja - ~600Kilometers)
- Speak in front of 500+ people (or more)
- Throw a crazy party (24th birthday was wild)
- Buy a drink for a stranger
- Be a mentor to someone
- Make a difference in someone’s life
- Perform a kind deed without expecting anything in return
- Connect with some past teachers
- Learn how to solve the rubik cube
- Learn to play scramble and Chess (I know the movies)
- Play a musical instrument
- Learn kick boxing
- Have a snow experience (Birmingham, UK 2025)
- Do volunteer work (hospital, clinic)
- Read a book on a subject I had never thought of reading (read Leaving the Tarmac)
- Learn wine appreciation (stopped drinking wine)
- Walk barefoot in the rain
- Visit a castle
- Start a foundation to help people in need
- Bake a cake for someone special
- Pack my bags and set off to a random location with no itinerary
- Do something completely crazy and out of character
- Fly in a helicopter
- Visit a vineyard
- Build a community (graphgeeks)
- Launch an open source project
- Contribute to about 5 open source package
- Visit a tea Garden
- Build a profitable Company
- Be a friend
- Buy my mum a car
- Learn to Cook (I make killer Nigerian Jollof Rice)
- Go on a vacation
- Travel to the Maldives
- Type 70 wpm
- Run a Marathon
- Be human first
- Featured in a top tier magazine or article
- Be awesome
- Always Be kind
- Road trip Across Country while driving
- Visit a Garden