My Bucket List

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Over the years some life changing things have happened that have really caused me to start thinking about how much I am really “living” life.  As a result, it’s made my dreams get bigger, and my list of aspirations to do everything I possibly can throughout my life grow long! Each day that goes by, my bucket list gets longer and longer and I’ve always intended to write it down.

Of course, it’s taken me some time, but now I’m going to attempt to track down and develop a plan towards seeing it completed! (Although, completeness is probably never attainable, not because I will give up, but because I’ll constantly be dreaming of new things to add!)

A lot of these may sound silly, but are things that I really hope to accomplish.  And of course, it goes without saying, these dreams are only worth being fulfilled if I have the opportunity to do them with the people who mean the most to me, my friends and family.

Here’s my Bucket List:

Traveling

1. Visit Every Continent
2. Visit All the World Wonders
3. …..Great Wall of China (China)
4. …..Taj Mahal (India)
5. …..Petra (Jordan)
6. …..Christ the Redeeemer (Brazil)
7. …..Machu Picchu (Peru)
8. …..Chichen Itza (Mexico)
9. …..Colosseum (Italy)
10. …..Great Pyramid of Giza (Egypt)
11. …..Stonehenge (UK)
12. See the Northern Lights
13. See the Great Barrier Reef
14. Iguassu Falls – Brazil and Argentina
15. Fjords of Norway
16. The Eiffel Tower – France
17. The Terracotta Warriors
18. Bora Bora
19. Karnak Temple – Egypt
20. The Leaning Tower of Pisa
21. Dubrovnik – Croatia
22. Visit the Parthenon – Greece
23. Go to the Louvre – France
24. Swim in every Ocean
25. Kiss the Blarney Stone
26. Throw Dart at a Map and Just Go
27. Attend a Small Town Festival Outside the US
28. Walk Across Abbey Road
29. Attend St. Patties Day in Dublin – Ireland
30. Hang Glide over Rio de Janeiro
31. Take an International Trip with my Father
32. Take an International Trip with my Mother
33. Visit a Nude Beach…in my birthday suit
34. Legally Smoke with My Father in Amsterdam

World Festivals

1. Oktoberfest – Munich, Germany
2. Carnival – Venice, Italy
3. Mardi Gras – New Orleans, US
4. Brazilian Carnival – Rio De Janiero
5. Loy Krathong – Thailand
6. Holi Day, India
7. Burning Man in the Black Rock Desert of Nevada
8. La Tomatina – Valencia, Spain

Athletics/Health

1. Run 3 More Marathons
2. …..Philadelphia Marathon (Katy and Matt)
3. …..Great Wall Marathon
4. ….Athens Classic Marathon
5. Run a Half Marathon in Under 2 hrs. (10/26/2012)
6. Take Part in a Triathlon
7. Run a Warrior Dash
8. Do the Color Run (7/8/2012 – Philadelphia, PA & 9/15/2012 – Richmond, VA)
9. Become an Olympic Athlete (800m)
10. Tough Mudder
11. Run a 5k around 15’35
12. Place in my Age Group at a Race (11/24/2012)
13. Witness an Olympic Event
14. Run a Race in a Foreign Country
15. Master a Flip Turn in a Pool
16. Watch a Competitive Game at Anfield (Liverpool Stadium)
17. Go to a World Cup
18. Sit on the Sideline of a Major Game
19. Storm a Field after a Game
20. Become Avid Rock Climber
21. Climb a Mountain
22. Hike the PA Appalachian Trail
23. Bike the http://ebent.wordpress.com/2010/06/02/national-geographic-names-best-bike-trails-in-the-world/
24. Participate in the Tour de France
25. Do 60 Pull-Ups in a Row

Learning

1. Learn Sign Language
2. Learn Spanish
3. Learn Mandarin Chinese
4. Learn to Fly a Plane
5. Learn to Whitewater Kayak
6. Learn to Juggle (August 10, 2012)
7. Learn How to Ride a Horse
8. Learn to Hula Hoop (1 Full Minute)
9. Learn Astronomy
10. Learn to Dance
11. …..Samba
12. …..Salsa
13. …..Waltz
14. …..Swing
15. …..Tango
16. …..Rhumba
17. Really LEARN Photography
18. Learn Coding
19. Learn to Cook and Appreciate Food
20. Learn to Ride a Unicycle
21. Learn to Snowboard
22. Learn to Throw Knives
23. Learn to ACTUALLY parkour
24. Learn to Drive Stick
25. Learn to Moonwalk

Adventures

1. Swim with Sharks
2. Go on a Safari (Australia/New Zealand)
3. Go Snorkeling in Great Barrier Reef
4. Go Firewalking
5. Go Bunjee Jumping
6. Fly in a Blimp
7. Race a Sports Car (110mph)
8. Go Zorbing
9. Go on a Caribbean Cruise
10. Visit the Titanic Wreckage
11. Experience Weightlessness
12. Watch a Live Rocket Launch
13. Break a Guinness World Record
14. Join a Flash Dance
15. Take a Canopy Tour (Ziplines)
16. Jump from a Cliff into Deep Water
17. Make it On Survivor
18. Go Paragliding
19. Go Whitewater Rafting – WV
20. Go Skydiving
21. Become a Frequent Volunteer
22. Swim with Dolphins
23. Mush a Dog Sled
24. Ride a Camel in the Sahara
25. Do a Polar Bear Plunge
26. Go Caving
27. Ride ATVs in the Caribbean
28. Hug a Redwood – CA
29. Spontaneous Road Trip
30. Swim at Sunrise
31. Camp One Night on a Beach
32. Tour someplace Haunted at Night (Gettysburg)
33. Go Skinny Dipping

Places to Visit in the USA

1. See Mount Rushmore
2. See the Golden Gate Bridge
3. Go to Waikiki Oahu, Hawaii
4. Visit Yosemite – California
5. Visit Yellowstone Park
6. See the Grand Canyon
7. Go to Las Vegas with Friends
8. Visit the Four Corners
9. Take a Picture with the Bull at Wall Street
10. Get Drunk from Bourbon, on Bourbon St – New Orleans

Random Things

1. Build a Guitar/Banjo
2. Grow a Garden – My Own Vegetables
3. Own a Classic Car (12/9/2012)
4. Finish ALL of the Agatha Christie Novels
5. Quit Biting My Nails
6. Join the Peace Corps?
7. Donate Blood
8. Limit my number of Material Things
9. Get an Article Published in the Huffington Post
10. Be an Extra in a Film
11. Drive a Luxury Sports Car
12. Become an Established Photographer
13. Soccer Blog to the Top 100 Technorati
14. Coach soccer
15. Finally Establish my Investing Strategy
16. Get a Tattoo
17. Milk A Cow
18. Do a Flip into a Pool Again
19. SEGWAY TOUR!
20. Go to a Masquerade
21. Murder Mystery Dinner
22. Do a Flip on a Trampoline
23. Witness a Solar Eclipse
24. Complete research for my Family Tree
25. Try Absinthe
26. See Paul Simon in Concert
27. Record an Album (10 songs)
28. Do a Wall Flip
29. Get my Motorcycle License
30. Be the Best Man for Someone Important to Me (July 13, 2012 – Bear Creek Resort)
31. Get a Psychic Reading Done
32. Help my Father Rebuild His Porsche
33. Watch the Sunrise at the Beach (August 11, 2012 – Sunset Beach, NC)
34. Make 2 Remixes with Ableton Live
35. Play at an Open Mic
36. Make my Apartment a Blanket Fort
37. Help People in Another Country (Mission?)
38. Drink from a Coconut
39. Shower in a Waterfall
40. Kiss under Mistletoe (Can’t believe I’ve never done it!)
41. Throw a Cocktail invention party
42. Do Something with my Mother that SHE wants to do
43. Do Something with my Father that HE wants to do
44. Do Something with my Sister that SHE wants to do
45. Win EKD back as a friend.
46. Do something special with Joel
47. Work through a Cookbook with John
48. Volunteer at a Zoo
49. Overexaggerate Wardrobe at Country Club and OWN LIKE A BOSS! (Liz & Cyndee)
50. Drive through With Cardboard Cars and Suspenders! (Liz & Cyndee)

Career

1. Find a Job Where I’m Completely Happy
2. Find a Job where I can interact with people daily
3. Write an article for The Huffington Post
4. Write an article for The NY Times
5. Write an article for Entrepreneur
6. Make $10 on my blog daily
7. Find Affiliation for LSN
8. Earn 600 a month on extra work
9. Get links on Wired, AP, Smashing and Goal.com
10. Get a Photograph Published
11. Reach 100 RSS Subscribers to any blog
12. Have lunch with the CEO of a Fortune 500 company
13. Become a Figurehead for my Industry
14. Meet 10 of my online connections in Person
15. Read 3 Books on Being a Manager
16. Make it on a TED Talk
17. Get my MBA

Showing Kindness

1. Participate in a Walk for a Good Cause
2. Participate in a Run for a Good Cause
3. Pay for Someone Behind me in a Drive Thru
4. Pay for the person in line behind me.
5. Volunteer at a Soup Kitchen
6. Leave flowers on someone’s doorstep
7. Leave $5 where a kid will find it
8. Make a Shutterfly Photo Album for Grandma
9. Frame a meaningful picture I’ve taken for my family members.
10. Write a short poem for each family member.
11. Compliment 20 Strangers in One Day.
12. Donate Clothing this Winter.
13. Work with 5 people to cross something off their bucket lists.
14. Clean up the Creek or some environmental program.
15. Buy a homeless person a meal.
16. Make my parents breakfast in bed.
17. Write a letter to all of my team at work telling them exactly why they are so important.
18. Bake something for someone. Just because.

 

Finally I just want to return the favor and link out to a ton of people who inspired some of the things on this list! THANK YOU!

Amanda Williams | Nicole Antoinette | Cody McKibben | Jon Perry  | Kelly

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