- get rid of my anxiety issues for good
- learn better coping mechanisms for stress
- graduate from Cornell with honors (at least magna cum laude, ideally) by December 2012 at the latest
- get at least a master's degree in journalism, preferably from Columbia
- become fluent in at least three foreign languages—one nearly down (French), two to go (looking at Russian and Chinese, perhaps Spanish as well)
- get a job either as a translator or a journalist at a high-profile newspaper
- keep a healthy relationship with Aleksey as long as possible, and when the time's right, marry and have kids with him
- get a nice but not-too-large house in either Boston or Chicago
- remain in close contact with my best friends (particularly the SHS folks) and visit them often
- meet all the GFRers
- travel the world in my free time
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