30 things in my 30th year:

1.  I got married
2. I got pregnant 
3.  I studied sociology for 9 months in Istanbul, Turkey
4.  I finished my two-year commitment to the Peace Corps
5. I attempted a marathon in Cheverny, France
6. I travelled to Paris, France and Nis, Serbia.
7. I completed my courses for my bachelor’s degree.
8. I co-wrote a cookbook.
9. I did a bike trip along the northern section of the Black Sea coast of Bulgaria.
10. I moved back to Bulgaria.
11. I had an evil landlord.
12. I fell in love, hard.
13. I saw my parents.
14. I said farewell to a very good friend.
15. Debated becoming a professional academic.
16. Had courses given by two of the most amazing professors in my academic career. 
17. Went through immigration processes.
18. I started growing dreads again.
19. I learned to swim.
20. I learned to ride a bike in a metropolitan environment.
21. I saw a Monet exhibition, and decided that I actually enjoy art.
22. My political ideas began to mature a bit, although I am still unclear exactly where I stand--- most of it is slightly anarchist, and slightly communist.
23. I “saw” the Gezi Park protests.
24. I took many things apart, and put most of them back together.
25. I learned a bit of Turkish, and forgot a lot of Bulgarian.
26. I rode ferry boats.
27. I went skiing.
28. I cut my husband’s hair.
29. Went camping on the black sea coast of Turkey.
30. I ate a surprisingly large amount of sushi for my locations.