“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines, sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.” – Mark Twain
I started this list back in the Winter of '05 right before I packed my bags and headed off to Italy for a semester. I knew it would be an experience of a lifetime and wanted to make sure I milked it for all I could. After all, how often do you live in Italy? Some people have teased me that I have too many dreams, that it is not possible to accomplish them all. I know my list is quite long, but I am very passionate about life and making the most out of it. I think there are so many wonderful and beautiful places to go and things to do that I do not want to waste my opportunities. We are better people by the experiences we have and the cultures we encounter. I have decided to call this my Life List instead of Bucket List - I think it sounds more optimistic.
Some will be easy to accomplish, some are going to take a lot of effort, and some will seem downright impossible. But you never know until you try, and I at least want to say that I tried. I will continue to cross things off when the tasks are complete. Here it goes:
PERSONAL
Go on an African safari
Go on an African safari
Be happily married and have a family my parents (and I) would be proud of
Attend at least four major sporting events:
The Super Bowl
The U.S. Open
Nascar
Wimbledon
Kentucky Derby
Drink mint julip
Wear a big hat to the race
The World Cup
Indy 500
Stanley Cup
Baseball World Series (attended playoffs in 2009 – does that count?)
See a space shuttle launch
Learn again to properly ballroom dance
Learn to play guitar
Spend New Year’s in an exotic location
Get passionate about a cause and spend time helping it, instead of just thinking about it.
Have a song written for me
Drive across America coast to coast/ Driving Trip
Own an antique car
Sleep under the stars.
Go deep-sea fishing
Go to a film premiere
Fly a plane
Ride in a submarine
Own a puppy
Learn how to drive stick shift
Volunteer for a local cause (January 2010-present)
Own a puppy
Learn how to drive stick shift
Ride in a carriage with significant other
Learn to Knit
Volunteer regularly
Go whale watching
Hold a monkey
Milk a cow
Go to a State fair
Ride Tandem bike
Go to a drive in movie
Ride in a helicopter
Hot air balloon ride
Own a summer home/lake house
Learn to Ski and actually balance (water and snow)
Go horseback riding on the beach
Learn how to Change a tire
Show up at the airport with a suitcase in hand and take the first available flight
Get on Amtrak train and go on a trip to wherever it takes me
Learn how to Change a tire
Show up at the airport with a suitcase in hand and take the first available flight
Get on Amtrak train and go on a trip to wherever it takes me
Run a 10K
Experience weightlessness
Own a great camera and how to use it
Learn to play golf (well
Make an impact on someone's life
Get Married
Go to a movie by myself
Donate my hair to locks of love
MONUMENTS
The Pyramids of Giza, Egypt
Stonehenge, United Kingdom
The Sydney Opera House, Australia
MUSEUMS TO SEE
TRAVEL
Visit all 50 states
Clearly 50 is a lot to list so 32 remaining
Visit all 7 continents
Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe and Australia
Canada (been once, but want to go as an adult this time)
Whistler
Vancouver
Camping/hiking
In Europe:
Ride in a gondola in Venice with my love
Greece
Croatia
Russia
Sweden
Australia
Outback
Scuba or snorkel Australia's Great Barrier Reef.
Hold a Koala bear
Great Wall of China
Taj Mahal
Bali
Amazon Rainforest
Bora Bora
Acrolis in Parthenon, Greece
Serengeti Migration, Kenya
Galapagos Islands
See the Northern Lights
Yellowstone National Park
Yosemite National park
Mount Rushmore
Machu Picchu, Peru
Panama Canal
Mount Fuji
Mount Kilimanjaro
Mayan Temples
Visit Liverpool and Cavern Club
Visit Liverpool and Cavern Club
1 comments:
I LOVE this! You've totally inspired me, I am going to work on my list right now!
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