Bucket lists-- we should all have them! Bucket lists don't necessarily have to pertain to doing crazy things like jumping out of a plane. Everyone is different and has different goals for life. None the less, we should all have things we aspire to do; how great does it feel to achieve something, to do something you've always wanted to!
I'm turning 24 in the next couple of months, and have realized that I don't have a bucket list of my own. I tend to be more motivated when I have made a list for myself. It doesn't seem like a chore when it's a list of fun and awesome stuff to accomplish!
1. applying for a job that requires my actual biology degree
2. join the peace corp
3. buying the person behind me in the dunkin drive thru their coffee
4. successfully learning a new language, preferably Spanish
5. wake up early to collect trash off of the beach and watch the sunrise
6. travel South America
7. learn to scuba dive
8. travel some where solo
9. giving a subject that i'm uninterested a chance and learning about it, such as political science - mostly to become educated enough to vote
10. write a powerful article to help someone to change their perspective
11. inspire
12. zip line
13. spend a day on a catamaran
14. jump off the San Sebastian waterfall since I chicken every time I go
15. volunteer with kids - because I usually have no patience with them
16. give free lance writing or travel blogging a shot
17. learn to bartend
18. successfully master some sort of dish
19. watercolor paint
20. afford to buy my parents and grandparents something super nice
21. learn to sew
22. visit the desert
23. climb across the sugar mill in Aguadilla and jump off
24. learn to do my own taxes - thanks Dad
25. find the perfect job that won't seem like a job at all
26. & most importantly always love and make the most out of life
It's so important to have goals and work towards achieving them! Even if you start small, like attempting to get over a fear of spiders, or waking up 20 minutes earlier every morning. Life is too short to not chase your dreams!