With half of the year passing by, it is time to look at my yearly goals 
1. Have 10 trips outside Lithuania, at least 1 country new to me
February - Paris, France FPS
March - Rozvadov & Madrid
May - Namur
June - Malaga
July - Cyprus
August - London
September - Barcelona
Right on pace with 5 countries visited and Belgium being the new one. Having tickets for another 3 festivals, I only need to plan additional two for completing the task. Next country on my list is Cyprus, the place that my wife adore the most. Good memories when we have been there 10 years ago, hopefully it didn't change much in that time 
2. Extend Trophy board or ship Major MTT online event
Still empty this year 
3. Reach Final Table in Sunday Million, GG Masters or any 1 Million Guaranteed event
There were some hopes recently in Global Millions, but my AK couldn't outrace my opponent's 77 
4. Study poker 360 hours
January - 56 hours
February - 40 hours
March - 25 hours
April - 13 hours
May - 17 hours
June 7 - hours
26 weeks, 158 hours. After productive winter, the studying hours dropped a lot. Especially summer, when there are couple of close (myself included) birthdays, holidays, Euro championship and so on. Not sure if I can leapfrog again in July though 
5. Experience of 10 educational trails in Lithuania
Silenai Hiking Trail
Ribiškių Educational Trail
Dvarčionių Healthy Trail
Anykščiai treetop walking path
There is one unique path in Lithuania which goes through the top of the trees. Not recommended for those who are afraid of heights, but in generally definitely worth visiting
6. Foster our Homestead
Fresh buttercups from our garden. The joy of my wife 
7. Reach 65k XPoints Total on French Duolingo
Another monthly challenge completed 
8. Help Top Kickers team avoid relegation and have 10 attacking returns
A decent first half of the season for the team, sitting in the middle of the pack. Personally I have 3 goals but no assists, which is very rare for me 
9. Read 12 books
Tim Marshall - Prisoners of Geography
Mark Galeotti - A Field Guide to the New Way of War
An Atlas of Extinct Countries - Gideon Defoe
100 Places You Will Never Visit by Daniel Smith
Dilogy "Peter's Empress" by Kristina Sabaliauskaitė
Onoré de Balzac „Le père Goriot“
Tesla: His Tremendous and Troubled Life by Marko Perko
2nd part of the year is started with biography of Genius - Nicola Tesla. I didn't know that he lived at the same time with Thomas Edison and even worked for him for many years. But as often the case with great talents, he had some issues with mental state and author of the book raises the question - does Hypomania help or hinder? Interesting read for sure
10. Complete 10 Bucket List activities
Take part in Formula-1 weekend
Watch Live reputable football match in a stadium
Listen to a famous Concert
Listen to Live Opera
Attend a music Festival
Watch a performance in Theatre
Witness one of the new World Wonders
Set eyes on the Nature Wonder
Experience Sauna procedures
Organize outdoors event for friends
In two weeks we are heading to Hungary to finally start the hunt of my Bucket list
So overall, happy with my life in general, but my poker results are not shining. But as usually happens, I need only one deep run to make a great year, and hopefully my victory is lurking right under the corner
