Denisse Dimatatac
" Everything happens for a reason, everything works out and everything falls into place"
Nickname- Denisse
D.O.B- 21st August, 1982
Nationality- Australian/Filipino
Why did you decide to become a campaigner? I turn 30 in 2012 and in celebration of the awesomeness that is life, I’ve come up with a personal project called Wandering to 30. Wandering to 30 is my commitment to knock everything off a list of 30 things that I want to do before I turn 30. Coming across 100 things, I was touched by how Seb and the rest of the campaigners have extended their personal bucket lists to make an impact on other people’s lives. As I believe in the power of paying forward, I’ve decided to share my own adventures with the aim to to connect and get connected... to touch and be touched... to inspire and be inspired.
What's on your list?
30 Things To Do Before I Turn 30
Places Close to My Heart
1. See New York in Autumn.
2. Watch FC Barcelona play in Nou Camp.
3. Fall in love in Tulum, fall in love with Tulum... all over again.
4. Go somewhere in the Philippines that I’ve never been to before.
2. Watch FC Barcelona play in Nou Camp.
3. Fall in love in Tulum, fall in love with Tulum... all over again.
4. Go somewhere in the Philippines that I’ve never been to before.
Long Overdue
5. Learn how to drive.
6. Leave my job.
7. Become a better swimmer.
8. Speak better Spanish.
6. Leave my job.
7. Become a better swimmer.
8. Speak better Spanish.
Conquering fears
9. Get a navel piercing.
10. Go sailing and overcome the threat of seasickness.
10. Go sailing and overcome the threat of seasickness.
When I was 21...
11. See a match at the Australian Open.
12. Join the City2Surf marathon.
13. Ride a camel into the sunset in Broome.
14. Go on a no-frills camping trip.
12. Join the City2Surf marathon.
13. Ride a camel into the sunset in Broome.
14. Go on a no-frills camping trip.
Drawing Dreamscapes
15. Hike a volcano in Latin America.
16. Fly. (Paraglide)
17. Explore Mayan ruins in the Yucatan and cool down in a cenote afterwards.
18. Set foot in South America.
19. Turn up at the airport, choose a random destination and fly out on the same day.
16. Fly. (Paraglide)
17. Explore Mayan ruins in the Yucatan and cool down in a cenote afterwards.
18. Set foot in South America.
19. Turn up at the airport, choose a random destination and fly out on the same day.
My Favourite Things
20. Document my last two years as a twenty-something with a photo each day and turn some into postcards at the end of the project.
21. Learn to cook LOCAL from the locals!
22. Dance bachata with a local in the Dominican Republic.
21. Learn to cook LOCAL from the locals!
22. Dance bachata with a local in the Dominican Republic.
The Learning Space
23. Learn a new style of dance.
24. Take more photos with an analog camera and learn how to process film.
25. Go on a meditation retreat.
24. Take more photos with an analog camera and learn how to process film.
25. Go on a meditation retreat.
Love Love Love
26. Send Mommy on a holiday.
27. Dye my hair.
28. Go vegetarian for 30 days.
29. Spend a full day in the children's section of a bookshop and pick my favourites to donate to a literacy program.
30. Live. Love. Laugh. Learn. And be grateful for every opportunity to do so.
27. Dye my hair.
28. Go vegetarian for 30 days.
29. Spend a full day in the children's section of a bookshop and pick my favourites to donate to a literacy program.
30. Live. Love. Laugh. Learn. And be grateful for every opportunity to do so.
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