The List

This page is dedicated to the list of 25 things that Matt and I chose as the top 25 things we wanted to do in Europe before we leave! As we are constantly traveling we are constantly crossing off more things on the list. Sometimes we are both able to complete them, sometimes just one of us, but between the two of us these 25 things need to get completed! Follow along and wish us luck as we are on the journey of a lifetime!

The List

1. Walk down the streets of Torino with gelato in one hand and a bottle of wine in the other.(Or in Matt and I's case a kebab and a beer).

2. Hit up the Vatican

3. Kiss a French girl under the Eiffel Tower (Special thanks to Stella-Marie Ledoux and Katha Bergmann)

4. Gladiator fight in The Coliseum

Luke and I gladiator fighting at the ground floor of the Colosseum

Luke and I in the Colosseum

The three of us together

5. Go wine tasting in the Italian countryside
 

This is some of the USAC kids in Alba at a private castle / vineyard

Matt and Gabe at the truffle festival with their wine glasses (not pictured: me)

6. DASSS BOOTTT!! (Go to Oktoberfest!)

 

7. Look up relatives in Germany / Italy

8. Date an Italian

9. Go to a professional soccer game (Juventus)

10. Go to an amazing concert one night in Europe

Gabe and I at the My Morning Jacket Concert
(we got in for free after learning about the concert 3 hours before it started)

MMJ in Stockholm, Sweden - an amazingly unexpected surprise!
And it didn't hurt standing in the second row of a venue of 1,500 people.

11. Pay dues to "The Don" in Sicily

Fountain in Palermo, Italy

Maybe mobster territory?

12. Go to the Lamborghini factory

13. Ride in a gondola with a man that looks like Fabio

AWESOME PANTS!

Fabio-ish (Ellie) and SAGE!!!

14. Get an A to make mom and dad happy :

B+ in Cuisine... Maybe I didn't learn how to cook as well as I thought!

15. Travel to the Palace of Versailles

A monk take a photo on his Ipad

The Gardens of Palace of Versailles

16. Learn how to cook

Me cooking in cooking class

Matt cooking in the apartment

17. Hike the Cinque Terre

Matt and I after climbing a side cliff on our way to Corniglia

Matt and I enjoying Manarola

Arriving at Vernazza (my favorite of the five)

Leaving Vernazza

All of us relaxing after a long day of hiking

18. Go to Amsterdam

19. Visit Big Ben, Parliament, Buckingham Palace, and the London Eye

 

20. Learn Italian (this one is never really finished)

Also known as the "Flirt and Fail in Italian"

21. Go to a techno/rave/house music party

The Australian Party in Torino, Italy presented by Smirnoff (invite only)

2,500+ Italians, 2 Australian DJs, and 8 Americans!

 22. Be Harry Potter for a day

The Cliffs of Moher (the cave scene in Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince)

23. Eat Belgium waffles and fries

The best sandwich ever: bread, sauce, meat, Belgium fries, and more sauce!

24. Go on an epic hike(s)

This is Aosta, Italy. We spent the day hiking, relaxing, and hanging out eating lunch at this awesome lookout point.

This is Matt and I in Gran Paradiso

Some of us in Aosta

This is a panoramic view of the Gran Paradiso. It was an absolutely beautiful place with some rough trails!

25. HAVE THE TRIP OF A LIFETIME!!!


Completed: 20
Still working on: 5

As we keep working on completing this list, we are finding that some people are living vicariously through us! If you are one of those people; first off congratulations because your better half in Italy is living an amazing life! But second off, if you have something that you would want to do if you were here in Europe, then comment below and Matt and I will get right on it!