My bucket list: 101 things I want to do before I die...

"Life is what happens to you while you are busy making other plans"

                                                      -John Lennon

This week I decided to prepare a bucket list of 101 things I want to do...before I kick the bucket! As morbid as that sounds, I thought I'd better make this list when I'm still in my 20's so I'd still have plenty of time to go about completing it. It's actually kinda fun. I don't think anything on my list is too "out there" and even if it does seem that way, I'm hoping that it would motivate me even more to complete it 😊   

I do see this list evolving as I grow older. Considering I stick to blogging long-term, the stuff that currently appeals to me in my 20's might seem lame in my 30's and downright stupid a few more years down the line.       

My Bucket List

So, this is how my list goes (in no particular order of preference):

1. Learn a new language
2. Get to the top of the Swiss alps
3. Crush all my fitness goals
4. Publish at least ten research papers in International journals
5. Go white water rafting
6. Attempt skiing
7. See Mount Everest from a close distance
8. Make a difference in someone's life
9. Donate blood
10. See a Broadway Musical in NYC
11. Visit Holland during the tulip season
12. Attend a food photography/food styling workshop
13. Go on a road-trip through British Columbia
14. Fly a hot air balloon 
15. Learn the art of wine appreciation
16. View the cherry blossoms/sakura in Japan
17. Pursue another Master's degree or a higher degree
18. Sponsor an all-expense paid trip for a loved one
19. Learn salsa and ballroom dancing
20. Become a mother
21. Win a lucky draw
22. Make perfect macarons
23. Go on vacation to Maldives
24. Gain a better understanding of the Bhagavad Gita
25. Author a book
26. Teach at an educational institution
27. Volunteer in a humanitarian cause
28. Knit a cardigan
29. Fly a kite
30. Visit a volcano
31. Go on an African safari
32. Surprise someone with a puppy
33. Learn sign language
34. Attend a costume party
35. Take a trip to New Zealand
36. Throw a surprise party 
37. Learn to play a musical instrument
38. Offer prayers at the Tirupati temple
39. Stay at a palace in Rajasthan
40. Climb a mountain
41. Learn techniques in self-defense
42. Take professional photography lessons
43. Learn how to paint
44. Ride a gondola in Venice
45. Attend an opera
46. Try ice-skating
47. Run a marathon
48. Volunteer at an orphanage
49. Design and stitch an item of clothing for myself
50. Ride a stretch limo
51. Adopt a rescue animal
52. Learn an Indian classical dance form
53. Backpack through Europe
54. Watch a World Cup cricket match in the stadium
55. Pose with a camel in a sandy desert
56. Read at least 1000 books in my lifetime 
57. See the great wall of China
58. Visit Disney World
59. Design and decorate my own home
60. Ride in a helicopter
61. Become an expert at making fresh pasta
62. Learn how to play chess
63. Take a trip to Egypt
64. Swim with dolphins
65. Travel in a caravan
66. Take a month-long vacation (outside of country of origin)
67. Explore Kashmir
68. Monetize my blog
69. Conquer my fear of watching horror movies
70. Practice yoga and meditation
71. Go camping 
72. Fly first-class
73. Watch every movie that has won an Academy Award for Best Picture
74. Make a book out of all the treasured recipes on my blog
75. Go to a discotheque and party all night
76. Attend a cake decorating workshop
77. Build a life-size snowman
78. Vacation in Hawaii
79. Do something completely crazy and out of character
80. Attend a rock concert
81. Try deep-sea diving
82. Go stargazing 
83. Celebrate a life milestone in Santorini, Greece
84. Take pottery lessons
85. Grown my own organic herbs and greens 
86. Make a scrapbook of all the special memories in my life
87. Read the complete works of Shakespeare
88. Be a good role model 
89. Cut the ribbon at a major opening
90. Do something major for the betterment of the environment
91. Visit every continent
92. Try an extreme sport
93. Experience the Northern Lights
94. Go on a girls-only getaway
95. Dine at a Michelin-starred restaurant
96. Invest in real estate and the stock market
97. Watch a grand slam match live at the venue
98. Own a farm and live in a farmhouse during my retirement
99. Bury the hatchet with people I don't get along with
100. Find inner peace
101. Complete my bucket list!

I am going to update my bucket list every decade or so in the hope that I can accomplish at least 50% of what's on it, if not all. I would consider myself to have lived a very rich and fulfilling life 😊 

Wish me luck you guys!

Cheers,

Megha