Bucket List

1. Swim with dolphins
2. Ride in a hot air balloon
3. Parasail/Hang glide
4. Skydive
5. Travel to:
  • all U.S. states
  • London, UK
  • Santorini, Greece
  • Paris, France
  • Madrid, Spain
  • Germany
  • Ireland
  • Scotland
  • Istanbul, Turkey
  • Australia
  • Mexico
  • Venice & Rome, Italy
  • China (to climb the Great Wall)
  • Morocco
  • Egypt
  • Thailand
  • India
  • Machu Picchu (Peru)
  • Panama
6. Raise a child (be it my own or adopted)
7. Sit on the dock of a bay at sunset
8. Climb a tree
9. Apply to the Ivy Leagues
10. Run a marathon
11. Ice skate at Rockefeller Plaza (NYC) at Christmastime
12. Learn to:
  • Swing dance
  • Salsa dance
  • Ballroom dance
13. Volunteer
14. Be baptised
15. Go fruit-picking
16. Make a quilt
17. Publish as an adult
18. Road trip:
  • Route 66
  • The River Run 
19. Jet ski
20. Catch a fish larger than 10 pounds
21. Get a professional camera
22. Use professional camera
23. Get more henna tattoos
24. Read:
  • The Bible
  • all Shakespeare
  • Anna Karenina
  • War & Peace
  • The Fountainhead
  • Atlas Shrugged
  • finish Milton's Paradise Lost
25. Canoe
26. Ride a motorcycle
27. Go on a sleigh ride (preferably with snow)
28. Add a few color streaks to my hair (Rory did it!)
29. Go to Derby
30. Kiss atop a ferris wheel with someone I love
31. On keyboard, learn to play:
  • "Linus & Lucy"
  • "Us"
32. Learn to play guitar
33. Sing in front of an audience at a coffee shop or club
34. Adopt a beagle, golden retriever, lab, etc.
35. Ride an elephant
36. Obtain an undergraduate degree
37. Obtain a Master's
38. Obtain a Ph.D
39. Teach
40. Bungee jump