It is always cheaper to fly out of New Orleans than Jackson. When I was making summer travel plans, I booked the cheapest flight out of New Orleans, which happened to be leaving New Orleans at 6:45 this morning. My roommate had agreed to drive me, but neither of us were interested in leaving Jackson at 1:00 a.m. and driving three hours through Mississippi and Louisiana in the middle of the night. Instead, we got some friends together, found an AirBnB, and made a weekend of it. Each of us picked something that we wanted to do in New Orleans – a swamp tour, jazz mass, and for me, eating alligator.
It was good, and I’m glad that I tried something new.
- Host a real adult dinner party.
- Hike a portion of the Appalachian trail.
- Run a sub 2:15 half marathon.
- Run a marathon.
- Have a signature dish that I am really good at cooking.
- Go on a backpack trip – backpacking through the woods, not backpacking through Europe.
- Create an inviting backyard with outdoor seating.
- Win a trivia night.
Eat alligator.- Take a trip to a new city where I don’t know anyone.
- Learn to poach an egg.
- Have a meal with a stranger.
- Try a new sport.
- Start a supper club.
- Go spelunking.
- Take a cooking class.
- Get season tickets to an arts institution.
- Consistently journaling for three months.
- Learn calligraphy.
- Publish a zine.
- Meet Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
- Join a CSA.
- See Hamilton.
- Finish my Master’s degree.
- Get adventurous nails.
- Custom order temporary tattoos.
- Save $x
- Visit five cities within a day’s drive of Jackson.
- Eat insects.
- KonMari my home.
