Things I want to do (whether I am rich or not)

One of the driving force for start-up employees is the dream of becoming rich some day. Every day I hear my coworkers talking about things they want to do (buy a fancy car, own real estates all over the world, get a flying license, etc) once they "make" it. (No doubt without the day dreaming it's hard to endure the start-up life.) Though I don't share much of their enthusiasm about "making it" (you can say I am older and wiser), I can't but think what I really want to do. (I took 6 months off to sort it out without much success, but my mind seems to be more clear now.) My wishes are small. I am surprised that some of them are even doable whether I am rich or not.

1. driving around the country with my camera, in the footsteps of many great photographers I admire (Robert Frank, Walker Evans, Dorothea Lange, Edward Western, you name it.) Personally I think it's a rite of passage for every would-be photographer.

2. learn to sing. My best friend had proposed this idea many times. She has a soprano voice and I am probably a mezzo. It will be fun to sing duets with her. Also, I'd love to sing the aria "Mi Lusinga il dolce affetto" (Alcina) with my full voice.

3. learn Italian. I have always wanted to read The Divine Comedy in its original, and, Gosh, being able to listen to my favorite opera without translation, that's divine.

4. visiting England, listening to Kate Royal in Covent Garden, eating oyster in Whistable. England to me is like Italy to 19th century writers (so you get the idea). I doubt if my Anglophile can survive a real visit, but at least that will be a cure for my buying countless books about the subject.

OK, enough daydreaming, back to work. Now I will be happy if I can finish everything and go home in 2 hours.