I wish I had learned to…
play the guitar
dance like a professional + take photographs like an artist
(especially when I see Susan Yee‘s amazing photos of dancers like Tiffany)
build a campfire
play the fiddle
As I see it, there’s no reason I can’t start now…
(Anyone want to teach me?)
What do you wish you knew how to do?
{photos used under Creative Commons license: Music Guitar by Doug Wheller, Tocando el violín by Marcos Molina}
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What a great list. I tried learning the guitar when I was younger, but it didn’t stick. I think I can still play an A and C, which doesn’t get me very far. But I can teach you how to build a camp fire!
I think it’s never too late to start learning things you wish you could learn. I recently returned to my dancing roots and joined a flamenco dance group, and it’s been a total blast. Go for it!
Definitely no reason not to start now… a campfire on the beach sounds pretty glorious
I say you can still learn to do all of those things. The dancing like a professional one might be the hardest one, though. I wish I would have grown up dancing ballet. I started at a young age, but my father took me out of it. I’m going to start taking adult ballet classes soon :) I would love to learn guitar too, and I want to learn French.
I definitely think you can start now. One of the lines I often have to tell myself is “if not now, when?” It usually gets me moving for at least a bit.
For me, I do want to learn to play the guitar, to draw, and to sing well again (I seem to have lost my range and pitch since I started college and stopped choir…six years ago).
I wish I continued playing the piano (despite it being forced). I also wish I continued dance (was in Varsity dance in high school).
I wish I was more self-confident in myself. I’m pretty sure I would have continued a lot of things had I just believed in myself more. Right now I’m teaching myself Japanese and French. Hopefully I can keep it up!
Beautiful photos Brandi. I wish I spoke lots languages :)
xo Mary Jo
Iahve surfing on my list but think I might be getting closer to getting a big check mark on it!! Have a nice one my friend!
oh! dannon can teach you to fiddle. you’ll just have to head on back over here to the best *ahem* i mean West coast. ;)
that’s tiffany?! i just visited susan yee’s website to find all the photos of her. they’re incredible! yay friends! and i see you’ve made a big exciting move in your life to begin your own business. how’s it going? i hope life is making its way to be everything you want it to be. you deserve it!
I’m not one to brag but I make a mean fire haha, summer is all about camping. We are going this weekend. Like Kim says if you are ever back here, that should definitely happen!
I really want to learn the cello or upright bass, just have to cough up you know 10,000 for an instrument, ha!
i have a unused guitar in one my closets. i keep needing to pick it up. i took lessons once upon a time but can’t recall a thing. i wished i learned to weave and make good pie crust.
I want to learn guitar too! Someday. I want to be able to speak Spanish fluently – it’s a work in progress…but I need to keep on it. Thanks for the reminder :)