THE BUCKET LIST. I love the movie. And I love thinking of things I’d like to do or experience or achieve one day. I recently turned 21 and realised that I am actually mid-way to my mid-life. Slightly depressing, but true nonetheless. Eek. Therefore, cue The Bucket List. Cheesy and possibly overdone? Yes. But also necessary I feel. It sort of makes my crazy travel ideas and ambitions feel more like goals than dreams. Which makes them feel (slightly) more possible.
I’m trying to build it up to a “40 before 40” list eventually. I also pretty much end up adding to it every time I watch a programme on Discovery or the Travel Channel. Oh well. Can’t blame myself for wanting to get as many experiences out of my life as possible.
I’m crossing them off as I go, and will most likely write about the best ones and include pictures. After all, a picture speaks a thousand words. So without further delay, I bring you Megan’s Bucket List, in no particular order:
1. Watch a live musical in London’s West End
2. Watch a live musical on Broadway
3. New Years Eve in New York City
4. See the Northern Lights
5. Get lost and find something incredible along the way
6. Do something kind for a stranger
7. Read the Diary of Anne Frank
8. Visit a concentration camp
9. Sing karaoke in front of a crowd
10. Run a 5km race
11. Run a 10km race
12. Learn to speak a new language
13. Go on a road trip around South Africa
14. Learn to surf
15. Go to Wilderness Park in Wisconsin
16. Eat Creme Brulee in France
17. Make a difference in someone’s life
18. Get my PhD in Psychology
19. Visit every continent in the world (Africa, Europe, Asia, North America, South America, Australia, Antarctica)
20. Eat Spaghetti Carbonara in Rome
21. Start a blog
22. Watch a sunrise on the beach
23. Swim with dolphins
24. Go to the La Tomatina Festival
25. Go to Walt Disney World
26. Write a book
27. Make a snow man
28. Go skydiving
29. Go bungee jumping
30. See Paris from the top of the Eiffel Tower
31. Stand in a rainbow
32. Go to OppiKoppi