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My Bucket List (or things I want to do before I kick)




Adventure and Travel

  1. Visit the North Pole and the South Pole
  2. Go Scuba Diving in the Great Barrier Reef
  3. Sky Dive
  4. Raft through the Grand Canyon
  5. Rock climb on at least 1 major well known rock climb
  6. Go island hopping through the Caribbean
  7. Visit all "Wonders of the World", All Natural Wonders, Man Made, Industrial, Underwater Travel Wonders. Visit all the 111 wonders on this list: www.new7wonders.com
  8. Explore caverns in Utah / Arizona
  9. Road trip from Anchorage, along the pacific coast down through Baha, and to the southern tip of South America
  10. Explore Canada 
  11. Explore the USA on a 6 month trip in a cool RV
  12. See where Dad was born in Panama
  13. Visit Fiji 
  14. See a city from a hot air balloon
  15. Go to a Super Bowl
  16. Go to a World Series Game
  17. Go to a World Cup
  18. Go to the Summer and Winter Olympics and spend a month exploring the area and seeing as many games as possible
  19. Experience Mardi Gras
  20. Have a huge kick-ass awesome party on the roof of an amazing hotel
  21. Swim with Great White Sharks
  22. Swim with Dolphins
  23. Spend 2 weeks in each National Forest in the US
  24. Experience Oktoberfest in Germany
  25. Experience Burning Man
  26. Experience Time Square in New York for New Years
  27. Go to Rio de Janeiro for Carnivale
  28. Cruise around the world on a sailboat
  29. Have a "Captain Ron" experience (without the life threatening danger)
  30. See Aurora Borales
  31. Witness a solar eclipse
  32. Ride a gondola in Venice
  33. Go on safari.
  34. Go on a helicopter ride over the Grand Canyon
  35. Climb up the Statute of Liberty
  36. Go whale watching
  37. Go to Las Vegas
  38. Go to the Cherry Blossom Festival in Washington, DC
  39. Travel Route 66 in a convertible or motorcycle
  40. Travel the Natchez Trace Parkway on motorcycle
  41. See Mount Rushmore
  42. Go to Disney World
  43. Spend a week in silence
  44. Go bird watching in Costa Rica
  45. Go to the Kentucky Derby
  46. Go to the Stanley Cup
  47. Ride something bigger than a horse.
  48. Travel India by train
  49. Cross a glacier on foot
  50. Visit the source of the Nile.
  51. Teach English in a foreign country
  52. Attend a music festival in another country
  53. Cross a country using only public transportation
  54. Travel to Germany to experience Love Parade
  55. Go to the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
  56. Go to the Tournament of Roses Parade
  57. Go to the grave of Jim Morrison
  58. Visit Arlington National Cemetery
  59. Visit ALL the museums of the Smithsonian
  60. Watch an orchestral performance in Vienna
  61. Take a train ride on the Orient Express
  62. Visit the pyramids of Egypt
  63. Go on a cross-country motorcycle trip
  64. Visit the Galapagos Archipelago
  65. Visit the El Prado Museum in Madrid, Spain
  66. Visit the Uffizi Gallery in Florence, Italy
  67. Visit the Hermitage in St. Petersburg, Russia
  68. Visit St. Peter's Basicalla
  69. Visit Musee de l'Orangerie in Paris
  70. Visit the Metropolitan Musuem of Art in NY
  71. Visit the British Museum in London
  72. Visit the Tate Gallery in London
  73. Visit the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam
  74. Visit the Egyptian Museum in Cairo
  75. Visit the Art Institute of Chicago
  76. Visit the Louvre in Paris
  77. See the Dome of the Rock, Israel
  78. Visit Salzburg Austria
  79. Bora Bora
  80. Karnak Temple, Egypt
  81. The Terracotta Warriors
  82. Visit the Leaning Tower of Pisa
  83. Visit Dubrovnik, Croatia
  84. Vacation at Martha's Vineyard
  85. Spend a week at a 5-star spa
  86. Sleep in a castle
  87. Visit Hershey, PA
  88. Tend bar on a beach in Mexico
  89. Chase a tornado with storm chasers

Learn How To Do Something

  1. Lean to play the guitar
  2. Learn to surf like a local
  3. Learn to water ski
  4. Learn to play 2 sing-along songs on the piano
  5. Learn to cook from a world renowned chef
  6. Learn to milk a cow
  7. Learn to clean a fish
  8. Learn Spanish
  9. Learn to fire a pistol
  10. Learn to be a wine sommiler
  11. Learn how to make a national dish
  12. Learn archery
  13. Learn to say "hello" in 50 languages
  14. Learn to keep bees
  15. Learn to make a stained glass window
  16. Become a Cheese Connoisseur
  17. Learn Calligraphy
  18. Learn to Crochet
  19. Learn jewelry making
  20. Learn to do a backflip



Hobby Related

  1. Create mosiac art and sell wares at a farmers market or online
  2. Learn at least 5 ballroom dances
  3. Set a Guinness Book of World Records in "something"
  4. Train a dog in agility courses
  5. Host a cooking show on the Food Network
  6. Host a travel show on the Travel Channel
  7. Participate in a symbolism in popular culture class
  8. Learn to use a pogo stick
  9. Take up photography
  10. Learn to make pottery
  11. Learn to sculpt
  12. Take up astronomy
  13. Learn astrology
  14. Build and grow a garden
  15. Read all the books Stephen King and V. C. Andrews have written
  16. Watch the American Film Institute's 100 Funniest Movies
  17. Watch the 10 greatest American movies of all time (as ranked by the AFI)

 One Time Events

  1. Voice a character in a movie or tv show
  2. Get Sky Dive Certification
  3. Get Scuba Diving Certification
  4. Get Wedding Coordinator Certification
  5. Complete Bachelor's Degree
  6. Get Master's Degree 
  7. Discover my family tree and ancestry
  8. Be on a Food Network competition
  9. Be elected to the City Council
  10. Be in a commercial
  11. Be a guest on a TV show
  12. Be in a movie
  13. Go para-sailing
  14. Ride a mechanical bull
  15. Race a sports car
  16. Watch a space shuttle launch, live
  17. Jump from a cliff into deep water
  18. Cut the ribbon at a major opening
  19. Get an article published in The New Yorker
  20. Write an eBook
  21. Write a children's book
  22. Write a cookbook
  23. Publish a book of poetry
  24. Mush a dog sled
  25. Watch turtles hatch and run for the ocean
  26. Visit the San Diego Zoo
  27. Have an audience with the Pope
  28. Visit Tibet
  29. Have a past life regression
  30. Go on an inner awakening retreat in India
  31. Go to an opera at the Scala of Milan
  32. See Paul McCartney in concert
  33. Go to a Broadway play
  34. Go to a performance at Carnegie Hall
  35. See the Radio City Christmas Spectacular
  36. Hike Yosemite in the Spring
  37. Watch a meteor shower while laying on the beach
  38. Be a radio deejay



Wealth

  1. Have a residual income of at least $100,000 per month for the rest of my life or more
  2. Buy a tricked out Jeep Wrangler
  3. Own a Jaguar XJ8
  4. Own an old Volkswagen Beetle convertible
  5. Buy a cabin on the beach in Oregon
  6. Buy a cabin on the beach in Maine
  7. Build a large compound on Momo's land in Natitoches
  8. Own the Flat Iron building in FW and turn it into an exclusive event venue / restaurant and condo or living quarters
  9. Be location independent
  10. Pay off School  Debt
  11. Own a lake house
  12. Own a house with an inner courtyard
  13. Have a house with a whirlpool bathtub
  14. Have a house with a claw-foot tub
  15. Have a solar-powered house
  16. Have a meditation room
  17. Have a terrace / balcony
  18. Have a jacuzzi
  19. Have a pool
  20. Have a house with a "great room"
  21. Have a scented linen closet
  22. Have a library filled with leather-bound books
  23. Have a house with a fountain in the entrance
  24. Have a house with a wraparound porch.
  25. Have a grand staircase
  26. Have a fabulous view from the living room
  27. Have a Koi pond in the backyard
  28. Grow orchids
  29. Live in a high rise condo with an amazing view


Relationships


  1. Get married and have at least 2 children
  2. Adopt at least one child
  3. Have an exciting whirlwind romantic
  4. Raise a happy and healthy child
  5. Create a home with an inviting, joyous, comfortable, loving atmosphere



Big Idea – How Can I…


  1. Be on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno or the View
  2. Meet and hang out with Matt Lauer
  3. Meet the President



Contribution

  1. Train a Therapy Dog
  2. Join Big Brothers / Big Sisters and mentor a kid
  3. Teach someone how to read
  4. Write a best selling book
  5. Write a popular blog
  6. Be an expert on anything and travel around speaking to groups for free
  7. Speak at Career Day
  8. Start a scholarship fund for high school and college students who don't generally meet the "need"based scholarship requirements or requirements for other types of aid to reduce school debt
  9. Publish articles / blog about travels
  10. Volunteer abroad for a month
  11. Build a Habitat for Humanity Home
  12. Volunteer at a soup kitchen
  13. Donate a million dollars to a charity anonymously
  14. Volunteer at a Homeless Shelter
  15. Be recognized as an authority in my field
  16. Become a freelance writer
  17. Become a college professor
  18. Become highly influential on Social Media



Self-Development

  1. Have a happiness project
  2. Discover my life's purpose
  3. Learn not to take what others do or say personally
  4. Become an early riser
  5. Establish a walking / workout routine that I can do daily. Stick to it.
  6. Become a better public speaker by joining Toastmasters
  7. Learn to say "no" without feeling guilty