I’ve debated on making this bucket list for some time now. I find it a bit cliché to do so but then I started wondering about what would happen if I did… Initially my mind goes to those who may have a negative outlook or annoyance with all of those that have a bucket list. Afterwards I started pondering about the benefits from creating a list like this.
I set a very visible list of goals that I would like to accomplish and display for all to see. I am not one for being stagnant so I will, with time, be crossing them out and adding stories to my arsenal. And the best part of all, this list could connect me with so many other people who are wanting to do the same thing. If I haven’t done something on the list than maybe I will find somebody to tackle one thing with me. Likewise, if I have already crossed something off that somebody has not, than I may be able to help others out and give guidance on how to do so. Always looking at things in a positive manner and without further ado…
THE LIST
- Become fluent in five languages
(Spanish, English)
- Run a marathon
- Complete a triathlon
- Learn how to sail
- Write a book
- Ride atop an elephant
- Travel to every continent
Jam out with street musicians(I bought a bongo drum and played with a band of young kids on the Spanish Steps)Go to the Grand Canyon(Completed on March 26, 2011)Meet an artist who has inspired me(Met and sat in on an interview with Macklemore on September 10, 2011)Check out the Eiffel Tower(I want to say this was the Spring of 2004)Learn how to longboard(Picked it up Fall of 2007 and haven’t stopped)- Dunk a basketball
- Work on a ship and be at sea for months on end
- Gain a second citizenship
- Backpack around Europe for at least 3 months
- Start a successful blog and work my way to 1000 readers+
- Perform a spoken word piece in front of a large audience
Go surfing(Went surfing in San Juan Del Sur, Nicaragua the Summer 2012)Get a photograph published(Had a picture printed on Jones Soda Root Beer cans and Apple Soda Bottles around the U.S.A. and Canada early and mid 2012)- Have an article published in a major publication
- Go zip-lining
- Become scuba certified
- Get my motorcycle license
- See the northern lights
- Visit all 50 states
- Drive from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific or vice versa
- Ride a horse
- See the Pyramids of Giza
Explore Mayan temples and ruins(Traveled the Yucatán doing this in the Fall of 2009)Go snorkeling(Off the shores of Cozumel during the Fall of 2009)- Earn a tattoo
- Go white water rafting
- Go dune boarding
- Skydive
- Bungee jump over the Royal Gorge
Couchsurf(First time in Seattle the Fall of 2011)- Own my own business
- Flip a home
- Go into outer space
- Go deep-sea fishing
- Go whale watching
Get lost in a forest and find my way out(Got lost while camping with some friends sometime in 2006, was not planned)- Trek the Inca trail to Machu Picchu
- Visit the Redwoods in California
- Ride a bike 100 miles a day for a month
- Climb Mt. Kilimanjaro
- Go to Burning Man
- Hitchhike my way across the United States of America
- Hang glide over Rio de Janeiro
- Watch the World Cup
- Take part in La Tomatina in Valencia
Sleep under the stars in the desert(Backpacked in the Painted Dessert Spring of 2011)- Dive with whale sharks
Climb an active Volcano(Hiked Telica Volcan in Nicaragua the Summer of 2012 and saw some magma)Stay in hostels throughout a trip(Stayed in hostels throughout my Yucatán trip in the Fall of 2009)- Go zorbing in New Zealand
- Run with the Bulls
- Become a decent golfer
- Have a location independent income that supports my lifestyle
- Visit Iguaza Falls
- Have absolutely no debt
- On a whim, get up, go to the airport, travel somewhere random
Go to a White Castle (none in Colorado)(Stumbled across a White Castle with two great friends after the Pretty Lights New Years Eve concert in Chicago on January 1st, 2011)Watch the sunset on a beach with my family(Watched the sunset in Puerto Vallarta with my mom and brother August of 2010)
Put a piece of gum on the Seattle gum wall(Completed September 9, 2011)Complete a rigorous adventure race(Finished the Tough Mudder in Beaver Creek, Colorado on June 26, 2011)- Visit over 100 countries (Only at nine)
- Build an igloo
- Go kayaking
Explore some of the many canyons in Utah(Little Wild Horse Canyon, October of 2011)- Backpack through all the countries of Central America
Eat pizza in Italy(Spring of 2004)Enjoy some fish n chips in London(Spring of 2004)- Have a beer at Oktoberfest
- Do some grape stomping
Be able to hypnotize friends (for a fun entertainment filled night)(Learned how in 2006, have hypnotized many friends since)- Go to Niagara Falls
Visit the Colosseum(Spring of 2004)- Go wakeboarding
Toss a coin in the Trevi Fountain(Threw one in 2004, went back to Rome in 2007)- Visit Stonehenge
- Walk on the Great Wall of China
- Learn to play piano
- Walk El Camino De Santiago
- Kayak over Banana Falls in Mexico
Go Volcano Boarding(Went Volcano Boarding down Cerra Negra Volcano in Nicaragua the Summer of 2012)- Get Sponsored by Dos Equis (I love their most interesting man in the world thing they have going on)
- Hike the 2,650 mile Pacific Crest Trail
That’s my list for now, I hope to continually accomplish and add to it. If you have any suggestions please feel free to comment below!
