The List

1. Go skydiving
2. Go scuba diving
3. Dive in the Great Barrier Reef
4. Fly a plane
5. Ride in a helicopter
6. Run a 5K
7. Learn to water ski
8. Learn how to Salsa
9. Swim with sharks
10. Go to Oktoberfest in Munich
11. Buy a car
12. Buy a house
13. Be a bridesmaid in someone's wedding
14. Hug a stranger
15. Go to the Louvre in Paris
16. Visit all 50 states
17. Drink wine in Napa
18. Drink wine in Tuscany
19. Become a wine connoisseur
20. Fly first class
21. Become an early riser
22. Meet a movie star
23. Be a Big Sister
24. Write a book
25. Go whale-watching
26. Ride a camel
27. Go on a safari
28. Grow a bonsai tree
29. Go to the Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade
30. Do stand up comedy
31. Ride in a gondola in Venice
32. Discover what makes me truly happy
33. Enjoy golf
34. Go deep sea fishing
35. Go hunting
36. Visit Angkor Wat
37. Play on a softball team
38. Check out the wildlife in a rain forest
39. Watch a bird hatch
40. Go to Niagra Falls (the Canadian side!)
41. Couchsurf
42. Be in a food fight
43. Own a piece of jewelry from Tiffany & Co.
44. Open a restaurant
45. Be passionate about a charity
46. Take up photography
47. See a Broadway musical (on Broadway)
48. Sit on a jury
49. Make sushi
50. Get hair extensions
51. Have a surprise party thrown in my favor (and genuinely be surprised)
52. Look inside a volcano
53. Make a difference in someone else's life
54. Reach 10,000 page views for my (first) blog
55. Play poker in Vegas
56. Name a star
57. Get married in Vegas at Kirk O' the Heather (or renew vows)
58. Celebrate New Year's Eve in New York City
59. See an opera
60. Go skinny dipping
61. Passionately kiss in the rain
62. Kiss under mistletoe
63. Be hypnotized
64. Learn how to shoot a gun (well) at a shooting range
65. Own a gun
66. Sew a quilt
67. Shower in a waterfall
68. Ride a mechanical bull
69. Catch the bouquet at a wedding
70. Go caroling
71. Ride in a hot air balloon
72. Meet my long-time sponsor child, Kabugho, in Uganda
73. Build a snowman
74. Be a mentor
75. Volunteer at a soup kitchen
76. Kiss a stranger
77. Reunite with an old friend
78. See a Great White shark (in nature or captivity... if any are even held in captivity...)

Intro

As I lay awake at night (or often for an afternoon nap) I think about the things I want to do before I leave this Earth. Some are simple; some are extreme. I think, "I need to get a notebook and just start writing these things down." And then I remember that I'm the queen of misplacing everything in my life.

Since I've also been thinking of a topic to keep blogging about once I leave Korea, I decided this might be a nice way to incorporate both. I'll make an ongoing bucket list and casually post about some items that I check off.

I've always had an invincible attitude but I know that our time here is limited. I don't want to wander around as a ghost and have regrets about what I didn't do.