This world is full of wonders alongside the mundane and the downright bizarre. It’s far more than any one person can really ever witness in the short time we have. My bucket list of things I want to see, do, and experience is seemingly never-ending since the more items that I cross off, the more new ones I add to the list.
My Bucket List - A Life in Progress
Visit all 50 states of the USA
See the Aurora Borealis (Northern Lights)
Experience the Seven Wonders of the World
See the Colosseum in Rome (with snow on it!)
Pilgrimage to Christ the Redeemer Statue in Rio de Janeiro
Walk on the Great Wall of China
Walking on the Great Wall of China
Explore the ruins of Chichen Itza
Pretend to be Indiana Jones in Petra
Admire the beauty of the Taj Mahal
Hike the Inca Trail to Machu Pichu
Visit the Library of Congress
Study abroad with Semester at Sea
Spring 2010 voyage of Semester at Sea
Frolic in the tulip fields of Holland
See all 50 USA state capitol buildings
Go white water rafting on the Pacuare River in Costa Rica
Swim with pigs in Exuma, Bahamas
Visit the Grand Canyon
Stay in an ice hotel
Hold a stingray at Stingray City in the Cayman Islands
Wander the French Quarter of New Orleans
Climb to the crown of the Statue of Liberty
Eat gelato in Rome
Puenting (bridge swinging) in Baños, Ecuador
Puenting in Baños, Ecuador
Go on an African Safari
Cruise on the Mississippi on a riverboat
Trek through Patagonia
Get my kicks on Route 66
Visit the glowworm caves in New Zealand
Experience Christmastime in NYC
Attend the Olympic Games
Take in the fragrance of the lavender fields of Provence
Tour the White House
See the Great Pyramid of Giza
Be in two places at once
In two places at once standing on the US-Canadian border.
Go cage diving with Great White sharks in Gansbaai, South Africa
Take silly pictures with the Leaning Tower of Pisa
Climb to Mount Everest’s base camp
Survive cycling La Ruta de las Cascadas in Baños, Ecuador
Ride in a hot air balloon
Swim in all 5 oceans: Arctic, Atlantic, Indian, Pacific, Southern
Lounge on the beaches of Bali
Dive the Great Barrier Reef
Swing at the End of the World
Swing at the End of the World
Balance an egg on a nail while standing on the equator in Ecuador
Soak in the Blue Lagoon in Iceland
Island hop in Greece
Climb Table Mountain in Cape Town, South Africa
See a volcano erupt
Go dog sledding
Scuba dive in Jellyfish Lake in Palau
Drink a margarita in Mexico
Survive crossing the street in Vietnam
Experience the midnight sun above the Arctic Circle
Warm up with glühwein at a German Christmas Market
Oh the joy glühwein brings!
Watch the Super Bowl in a unique location (the middle of the Pacific Ocean)
Admire the architecture of the Sydney Opera House
Cheer on the jousting knights at a Renaissance Fair
Watch the sunrise over the temples of Bagan
Dance a jig in a pub in Ireland
Ride in a gondola in Venice
View the cherry blossoms in Japan
Participate in a Polar Plunge
Cruise in style at the Woodward Dream Cruise in Detroit
Tour Hobbiton New Zealand
Get messy at La Tomatina in Buñol, Spain
Live in another country
Scuba dive in the Galápagos Islands
Scuba diving in the Galápagos Islands.
Climb on a glacier in Alaska
Go parasailing
Ride a Camel in the desert
Explore the backwaters of Kerala, India
Float in the Dead Sea
Admire the colored earth of Chamarel on Mauritius
See the completed Sagrada Familia in Barcelona, Spain
Visit the Giant’s Causeway in Ireland
Explore the temples of Angkor Wat
Step foot on all 7 continents: Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Europe, North America, Oceania, and South America
