Journeys in Life

Sunday, August 09, 2009

Bucket List of Things I've already done

This is half of my bucket list - the half that says the things I have already done:
1. Touched a shark
2. Went skydiving
3. Climbed the Mayan pyramids
4. Lived in the Bolivian jungle
5. Canoed down an Amazonian tributory
6. Traveled in the Andes
7. Climbed inside the Great Pyramid in Egypt
8. Saw the treasures of Tutankhamun (in Cairo and in Chicago)
9. Visited the Valley of the Kings and the Temple of Queen Hatshepsut
10. Visited the Temple of Karnak
11. Traveled down the Nile
12. Snorkeled in the Red Sea
13. Snorkeled in the Caribbean
14. Learned to surf (in the English Atlantic)
15. Tried to surf in the Pacific
16. Lived in England for a year
17. Rescued and raised a dog
18. Rode an elephant
19. Skipped 2 grades in school, graduated at age 16
20. Organized my 10-year class reunion
21. Rode a camel in the Sahara
22. Went white-water rafting
23. Starred in a play or two
24. Got a Bachelor's degree
25. Got a Master's degree
26. Rode in a limo
27. Learned to play piano
28. Tried to SCUBA
29. Tried to snowboard
30. Learned to speak another language fluently
31. Learned to water ski
32. Learned to snow ski
33. Taught a college class
34. Backpacked around Europe with my sister
35. Sang with a band in public
36. Got a tattoo
37. Watched football games in the Big House
38. Went to the University of Michigan
39. Saw the Grand Canyon, hiked down in
40. Hiked in the Rockies
41. Lived in a big city
42. Worked in an archaeology museum
43. Worked in a paleontology museum
44. Worked for a nonprofit
45. Ran a major research study or two
46. Visited my exchange sister in the Netherlands
47. Am a Godmother
48. Walked through the lost city of Pompeii
49. Gambled in Las Vegas
50. Took a gondola ride in Venice
51. Threw coins over my shoulder into the Trevi Fountain in Rome
52. Yodeled in the Alps
53. Drank schnapps in Austria
54. Saw Stonehenge at sunset
55. Got lost in Venice
56. Witnessed the Northern lights
57. Visited the Louvre and see the Mona Lisa, the Winged Victory, and the Venus de Milo
58. Admired the Statue of David in Florence
59. Drank beers inside the 10 Bells pub, where Jack the Ripper hunted for victims
60. Attended mass in the Vatican
61. Saw the Pope and the Sistine Chapel
62. Walked the Mackinac Bridge
63. Rocked in the front row of a Pearl Jam concert with my sister, my best friend
64. Stood at the top of the Eiffel Tower
65. Tried wine-tasting at a vineyard in the Napa Valley
66. Rode a horse
67. Chopped off my hair and dyed it blue
68. Saw a World Cup soccer game
69. Saw a professional basketball game
70. Saw a professional baseball game
71. Saw a professional football game
72. Saw a professional hockey game
73. Had a long-distance relationship
74. Dated someone 3 years younger than me
75. Dated someone 11 years older than me
76. Ate gelato in Italy
77. Saw Loch Ness and Urqhart Castle at dusk and early nightfall
78. Won a fistfight
79. Sang pub songs in a British pub
80. Drank Scotch in Scotland
81. Saw the cherry blossoms around the tidal basin in Washington D.C.
82. Did a rubbing at the Vietnam Memorial Wall
83. Drank beer out of a 1 Liter stein in a beer hall in Munich.
84. Danced and sang "The Hills Are Alive With the Sound of Music" in Switzerland
85. Walked through the Red Light District of Amsterdam
86. Toured Anne Frank's house in Amsterdam
87. Rode the trains in England
88. Taught PE classes in English schools
89. Acted and danced in three theatrical or dance productions in England
90. Joined the Young Farmers Club
91. Started the school's first girls soccer (football) team at the school there (in England)
92. Started the first all-girls travel soccer team in Cheboygan
93. Brewed beer with Steve
94. Nearly tripped over the wavy floor of Basilica di San Marco, Venice
95. Went to mass inside St. Peter's Basilica, Rome
96. Imitated Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure at the Acropolis, Greece
97. Photographed Big Ben and the Houses of Parliament
98. Did rubbings inside Westminster Abbey
99. Saw the changing of the guard at Buckingham Palace
100. Went inside Windsor Castle
101. Stood at Land's End, Cornwall
102. Was diagnosed with a chronic degenerative non-curable autoimmune disease
103. Ate baklava in Athens
104. Drank ouzo in Greece
105. Ate gyros and loved tzatziki in Greece and Corfu
106. Admired art in the Tate Modern in London
107. Wandered the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam
108. Walk inside the Coliseum in Rome
109. Visited Chichen Itza (see above - Mayan pyramids)
110. Did a duck tour of Seattle
111. Stood in Kurt Cobain's park in Seattle, carved my name into his bench
112. Saw Pearl Jam play at the Gorge Ampitheater in George, Washington
113. Visited Disney World
114. Made a difference in at least one person's life
115. Donated goods and books and clothes and money to organizations that need them
116. Started a blog
117. Joined twitter and facebook
118. Created a YouTube video
119. Milked a cow (many, actually)
120. Attended "Jesus Christ Superstar" in London's West End Theatre Royal
121. Went to the best St. Patrick's Day parade in Chicago
122. Attended the Highland Games
123. Bicycled 100 km in one day
124. Studied the major world religions
125. Worked on a political campaign
126. Experienced the beauty of the Highlands of Scotland
127. Kissed many pigs on their snouts
128. Drank Fullers beer at the Fullers Brewery on the Thames River in London
129. Be the boss
130. Fell deeply in love
131. Testified against 5 different defendants as the key witness to a double homicide
132. Bathed in a tributary to the Amazon while being bitten by baby piranhas
133. Asked for a raise
134. Attended many really big rock festivals and concerts
135. Saw Crosby, Stills, Nash, AND Young with my sister and parents
136. Published scientific papers
137. Kissed someone you've just met on a blind date
138. Given to a charity anonymously
139. Created my own website
140. Skiied a double black diamond run
141. Bowled 3 strikes in a row
142. Held a baby alligator
143. Caught several snakes
144. Kissed a pug on her snout
145. Been a Mistress of Ceremonies once, a bridesmaid 4 times, and a Maid of Honor once, and counting...
146. Kept a houseplant alive for 4 years and counting...
147. Published poems
148. Written a play (unpublished)
149. Gotten a degree in History (specializing in Vietnam-era American history)
150. Gotten a degree in Anthropology (specializing in archaeology and biological anthropology)
151. Gotten a masters in biological anthropology

1 Comments:

  • At 11:27 AM , Anonymous Anonymous said...

    I loved reading your "bucket list". I too have one. Mine's not near as long as yours. I connected with 37 of your 141. Wow, were you really a witness to a double homicide? Don't think that one will ever be on my list nor do I want it there. I love reading your blogs. In spite of all that you and Sumi have been through and are going through you seem to always bring a smile to everyone who reads your blog. You are truly amazing and an inspiration. Lots of love from your Mississippi cousin Renee

     

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