“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…

1. complete a half-marathon (completed May ’12)
2. complete a full marathon (completed Apr ’13, Apr ’16, and Apr ’17)
3. participate in a duathlon
4. participate in a triathlon
5. get a black belt in Karate (ongoing, currently on 4th kyu)
6. get a yoga qualification (ongoing)
7. write a book (ongoing)
8. see the Aurora Borealis
9. start my own business (completed Feb ’16)
10. walk on hot coals
11. donate blood
12. volunteer at Christmas
13. graduate university (completed Jul ’13)
14. read 50 books in one year (48/50 ongoing)
15. go on retreat  (completed Jul ’12)
16. skydive
17. go stargazing
18. go skiing
19. go scuba-diving
20. climb a mountain

“The journey is the reward”. – Chinese Proverb

I want to explore…

1. Tokyo (completed Sep ’10)
2. Shanghai (completed Aug ’12)
3. Beijing (completed Aug ’12)
4. Hong Kong
5. the Great Wall of China (completed Aug ’12)
6. London (completed Jun ’12)
7. Paris  (completed Apr ’13)
8. the French countryside  (completed Jun ’12)
9. Rome
10. Prague
11. Vienna
12. Budapest
13. Amsterdam (completed Jun ’16)
14. San Francisco
15. India
16. Seoul (completed May ’11)
17. Vietnam (completed Dec ’15)
18. Australia
19. South America
20. Route 66

“Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever”. – Ghandi

I want to learn…

“Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow.” – Albert Einstein

Finally, before I die, it would be amazing if I could…

1. fall in love
2. discover my life’s purpose
3. learn to live