Before I Turn 30…and Bucket List

I never really thought of age as a barrier to anything, but the older we get the less able we are to do things – lots of factors, physical ability, time, life and social commitments, money…

Here’s a list I am posting publicly as a commitment to myself and to you that I will try everything within my power to make these dreams a reality. Ones I can realistically tick off before I am 30 are marked with an asterisk (*).

Thrill Seeking

• Go Sky Diving
• Go Bungee Jumping
• Go Parachute Skiing
• Go to Six Flags
• Stay overnight in a haunted place

Travel and Broadening The Horizon

• Travel through Asia in more detail
• Travel through Eastern Europe
• Travel through North Africa
• Travel through Africa
• Travel through South America
• Travel through Scandinavia
• Travel through Middle East

Outdoors and Adventure

• Climb to Base Camp Everest
• Climb Mount Kilimanjaro
• Climb the Inca Trail
• Ski from France into Italy
• Go on an African Safari

Music and Entertainment

• Go to Coachella
• Go to SXSW
• Celebrate Oktoberfest in Munich
• Go to a large European Music Festival
• Go to Glastonbury Festival
• Go to a Full Moon Party

Spiritual and Enrichment

• Get Blessed by a Buddhist Monk
• Meditate in an ancient temple that is more than 500 years old

Humanitarian

• Volunteer in impoverished communities for a period of time
• Volunteer in a soup kitchen

Food, Eating Culture and Traceability

• Visit a factory farm in the USA
• Volunteer on a French vineyard
• Learn how to make cheese (preference for French varietals)
• Volunteer on a coffee plantation

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