My first go at a bucket list. It has 27 items to reflect the challenge list I received for my 27th birthday. I'm sure I'll add and subtract as I go.
- Learn to speak fluent French
- Kiss the Blarney Stone in Ireland
- Make friends with a person who can't stand me/I can't stand
- Read and grasp Finnegan's Wake to the best of my ability
- Brew a beer that is actually really good
- Run a marathon
- Donate an entire paycheck (at once) to charity
- Sail a full-sized boat
- Tip a waiter double the bill
- Experience Oktoberfest in Munich
- Visit Machu Picchu
- Keep a journal every day for at least a year
- Make a vehicle donation to NPR
- Mentor a young journalist and see him/her succeed
- Learn to play and sing a song good enough to perform solo to a crowd
- Find a place on this planet to see a real night sky and camp there all night
- Speak to a crowd of 1,000 or more
- Find a way to memorialize my grandfathers
- Throw a block party
- Get a bespoke suit made
- Learn to play the piano
- Take a road trip across the United States
- Help a friend cross off a significant bucket list item
- Find my dream home, outgrow it (or wait till the nest is empty) and sell it. Because nothing is permanent.
- Perform a measurable action to make the world a more equal place for women, non-whites and LGBTQ people
- Write a novel-length book
- Grow a garden and reap the rewards
- Finish reading the Animorphs series