“Whatever you can do, or dream you can do, begin it. Boldness has genius, power, and magic in it. Begin it now”. – Goethe
Welcome to my bucket list!
These are just a few of the things, in no particular order, that I hope to cross off over the next few years. As I do, I’ll mention them in a post or write about them. I’ll be adding more or modifying the list as I go, stay tuned to find out how I do.
Before you read on, please see this post:
The most important thing you need to know about completing your bucket list.
Before I die…
I want to…
complete a half-marathon(completed May ’12)complete a full marathon(completed Apr ’13, Apr ’16, and Apr ’17)- participate in a duathlon
- participate in a triathlon
- get a black belt in Karate (ongoing, currently on 4th kyu)
- get a yoga qualification (ongoing)
- write a book (ongoing)
- see the Aurora Borealis
start my own business(completed Feb ’16)- walk on hot coals
- donate blood
- volunteer at Christmas
graduate university(completed Jul ’13)read 50 books in one year(completed 2016/17)go on retreat(completed Jul ’12)- skydive
- go stargazing
- go skiing
- go scuba-diving
- climb a mountain
“The journey is the reward”. – Chinese Proverb
I want to explore…
Tokyo(completed Sep ’10)Shanghai(completed Aug ’12)Beijing(completed Aug ’12)Hong Kongthe Great Wall of China(completed Aug ’12)London(completed Jun ’12)Paris(completed Apr ’13)the French countryside(completed Jun ’12)- Rome
Prague(completed Sep ’17)Vienna(completed Sep ’17)Budapest(completed Sep ’17)Amsterdam(completed Jun ’16)- San Francisco
- India
Seoul(completed May ’11)Vietnam(completed Dec ’15)- Australia
- South America
- Route 66
“Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever”. – Ghandi
I want to learn…
Japanese(graduated in Japanese & Business, University of Leeds, Jul ’13)- Chinese (ongoing)
- French (ongoing)
- how to ride a motorcycle
- sign language
- how to play the guitar (ongoing)
- how to play the piano (ongoing)
- how to water paint
- how to do calligraphy
how to solve a Rubik’s cube(completed Mar ’18, fastest time: 2m49s)
“Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow.” – Albert Einstein
Finally, before I die, it would be amazing if I could…
fall in love- discover my life’s purpose
- learn to live