I love the idea of a bucket list and especially love reading other bloggers’ lists. I not only get ideas of things to do from their dreams, but I personally enjoy watching them cross something off their lists.

So if I love it so much, why have I never done it myself?

Because the idea actually scares me. Jotting down every thing I want to do before I die! I’ve always been the type to just go with it and grab any opportunity that is thrown my way. But I’m constantly noting things I want to see and do, so why not express it with the world.

Thanks to some inspiration from Latin Abroad and Two Travelholics, I’m finally getting around to writing my very own bucket list. Since I’m doing it so late in the game through, I’m going to take Two Travelholics’ advice and make a sort of reverse bucket list, write some of the accomplishments I’m proud of. Here are some things I want to do before I died, some may already be checked off and plenty more will be added to it.

1. Tandem Skydive check: Interlocken, Switzerland 2007 and Mission Beach, Australia 2010
2. Travel from China to Russia by train.
3. Live in an Ashram in India for three months.
4. Live in another country. check: England 2007, Australia 2010, New Zealand 2011
5. Walk across the USA, seriously!
6. Visit Uruguay.
7. Backpack South and Central America.
8. Ride an elephant to a waterfall while wearing a green dress.
9. Swim with whalesharks. check: Donsol, Philippines 2011
10. Become a dive instructor.
11. Get over my fear of sharks. check: Malapascua, Philippines 2011
12. Live and work on a vineyard in Tuscany, Italy.
13. Write a guidebook.
14. Go on safari in South Africa.
15. Climb Kiliminjara.
16. Breathe the air in Montana, USA.
17. Bungy jump. check: AJ Hackett Cairns, Australia 2011
18. Bungy jump from Macau Tower.
19. Get married in Vegas.
20. Bring my dad on a backpacking trip.
21. Live in Spain.
22. Visit Antarctica.
23. Travel India with my first travel partner and best friend, Erin.
24. Learn how to ski.
25. See the Northern Lights in person.