My Bucket List

I don't typically refer to my Bucket List as just that. Although that's what the list is, naming it so seems rather doleful considering I'm only twenty-three (now 29 as I update). Though my list is constantly changing, I thought it would be fun to share some of what I have. And if it was a secret before, it's not now: I want to travel. I've wanted to travel on my own since for as long as I can remember. So it also shouldn't be a surprise that most of my bucket list items are places to travel.

My ULTIMATE Adventure List

Travel

> Go to Universal and see Harry Potter World. (Orlando, Florida)

> Find Lover's Leap. (See me discover Lover's Leap HERE)

> Go thrift shopping for staple wardrobe items in Greenwich Village, New York. (completed 9/25/19) See video of my experience HERE!

> See Boston in the fall. (completed 9/28/19) See video of my experience HERE!

> Explore the historical St. Augustine, Florida, America's oldest city.

> Dive in Devil's Den. (North Central Florida)

> Take in the French Quarter in New Orleans.

> Walk the Brooklyn Bridge.

> Stroll through Watkins Glen State Park. (New York)

> Stand outside the Tiffany's store in Manhattan (perhaps while impersonating Audrey Hepburn's famous "Breakfast at Tiffany's" pose).

> Experience Hobbiton on The Lord of the Rings Tour in New Zealand. (below)

> Dip my hand into Rotomairewhenua aka Blue Lake, Nelson, deemed the world's clearest lake. (New Zealand National Park)

> Visit Oregon in the fall.

> Photograph Thor's Well in Cape Perpetua, south of Yachats, Oregon.

> Hike through Oneonta Gorge. (Portland, Oregon)

> Explore Alsace, France and pose at a fountain like Belle. (below)

> Meet Belle, Tiana, and Peter Pan at Disney World in California.

> Be a Madrid in Madrid, Spain.

> Visit Uyuni Salt Flats, the world's biggest mirror, in Bolivia.

> Sail through a turquoise sea (Menorca Island, Spain).

> Photoshop Edna Mode into a picture of me in Milan.

> Walk around Mead's Quarry Lake in Knoxville, Tennessee. To be honest, this was more of an uphill hike, but I did it! (completed 05/16/20)

Mead's Quarry

Mead's Quarry

Mead's Quarry

> Swim in Hamilton Pool. (Austin, Texas)

> Have coffee in Adelaide, Australia and visit Queensland.

> See the Devil's Bridge in Kromlau, Germany.

> Be an au pair in London, England for a year.

> Take a stroll across Millennium Bridge (Harry Potter location), Leadenhall Market (Parent Trap), Abbey Road (The Beatles), and take a pass by St. Bart's Hospital (Sherlock).

> Swim with the pigs at Exhuma in Big Major Cay, Bahamas. (pictured)

> Have a photoshoot on a pink sands beach. (Bahamas)

> Float in the Dead Sea in the Negev Desert, Israel.

Activities

> See The Lion King on Broadway. (completed 5/31/19 / I have no words.)

> Attend a TedTalk.

> Go snorkeling/scuba diving.

> Swim with dolphins.

> Learn to surf better.

> Join a book club and keep up with it for at least a year.

> Learn to pick a lock.

> Try a sensory deprivation tank.

> Go to a shooting range: Gun (8/15/20) and Archery

> Learn to throw knives.

> See a show at the Bluebird Cafe (Nashville, TN)

> Sleep in a haunted house/hotel.

> Have an Escape Room Birthday party. We escaped! (completed 5/19/19 for my 24th Birthday)

> Watch Forrest Gump. (completed 12/31/18-1/1/19)

> Sleep in an underwater hotel.

> Learn flair bartending and how to mix cocktails.

> Learn how to do latte art.

> Take a kickboxing class.

> Swim with sharks.

> Take ballroom dancing classes.

> Fly in a hot air balloon.

> Make own lipstick at Bite. (in New York)

> Attend a Renaissance Fair. (Florida)

> Release a falcon off of my arm.

> Make and star in a music video for an original song.

> Become 95% fluent in 3 languages. (Spanish, French or Italian, and Mandarin)

Goals

> Meet Julie Andrews.

> Be a Disney Princess for a day.

> Live in a tiny home.

> Record a full music album.

> Rescue a dog. (Australian Shepherd)

> Own chickens (for eggs) and 2 goats.

> Be a movie extra.

> Publish a book.

> Take a trip on a cruise ship.

> Tour with a theatre show.

> Maintain a healthy body. (began truly investing in my fitness journey on 10/29/19)

> Own one piece (a simple ring) of Tiffany's jewelry.

> Live with less waste.

> Read the last Harry Potter book with the movie. (completed 3/24/20, meaning I've now read the entire series!)

> Read all of Shakespeare's Sonnets.

> Buy an island (with a cave and some wildlife).

> Go apple picking. (completed 10/3/20)

That's what I've got for right now! Tell me what ideas you have of things you want to do!

*If it's in red, it's something I've done! If in orange, it's in the works.

If you need some inspiration to start on your own list, watch this video!