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...Or maybe I'll just work on these things instead. I've made many bucket lists and to-do lists before, but I want this one to be detailed, with a range of activities and goals. Even the wild and crazy ones I don't think I could ever do, with projected end dates from next week to the end of my life. I'm sure I'll add more to this as time goes on. If there's anyone out there who can help me with this list or has similar goals, let's do it together! Travel -Europe -Finland (explore ancestry in Kalvia and Kokkola, see Lapland, Northern Lights) -Italy (flex my Italian language muscles, explore ancient monuments, Renaissance culture) -England (visit Shakespeare's tomb, ride the Tube, work on my British accent, go to 221b Baker Street, admire British people, Hadrian's Wall) -Ireland (kiss the Blarney stone, explore ancestry) -Scotland (get inspired, buy a kilt... can girls wear kilts?) -Spain (because why not? figure out what to see) -France (see the Louvre, Eiffel Tower, Normandy) -Germany (learn German, figure out what to see) -Greece (see the ancient ruins, Mediterranean Sea) -Asia -Japan (Fox Island and the Pokemon Center) -China (Great Wall of China) -Nepal (Himalayas) -Africa -Kenya (Safari, wildlife) -Malawi (Lake Malawi) -Tanzania (Mount Kilimanjaro) -Zimbabwe (Victoria Falls) -Egypt (Pyramids, Sphinx, Nile River) -Australia -Swim in the Great Barrier Reef -Uluru -See a kangaroo -New Zealand -North America -Canada (Timmins, Ontario, Niagara Falls, Quebec, Nova Scotia,Newfoundland, Alberta) -United States (Yellowstone, Glacier National Park, Yosemite, Grand Canyon, Rocky Mountains, Washington D.C., Alaska, Hawaii, amusement parks) -South America -Chile (Easter Island, Torres del Paine) -Peru (Machu Picchu) -Ecuador (Galapagos Islands) -Venezuela (Angel Falls) -Argentina (Igguasu Falls, Buenos Aires) -Antarctica Health -Complete a Tough Mudder, and then 2, 5, 10... as many as I can! -Complete a Spartan Race -Get down to 145lbs. -Waist 30 in. -Grow to not hate cooking -Run for 30 minutes straight Skills/Things to Learn -Train in traditional archery -Compete in an archery competition (field, 3D, and target) -Learn basic survival skills -Fire starting -Self-reliance -Shelter construction -Primitive tool skills -Create a WTSHTF pack and emergency plan -Geocaching (and how to read a map with only a compass) -How to pick locks -How to whistle with two fingers -How to ride a motorcycle (get my motorcycle license) -How to drive manual -Basic firearm safety -How to change a tire (I know in theory... but I've never tried) -A martial art (no idea which one or how to choose) -Basic woodworking, carving, and whittling -Blacksmithing Giving Back -Volunteer at an animal shelter -Give to the homeless -Become a living organ donor -Donate blood -Donate unused possessions -Join AmeriCorps Living Simply and Honoring Myself -Live in a tiny house -Own 100 items or less -Follow my "Should I Buy It?" Flowchart -Make meditation a habit -Follow the Rede in daily life -Be true to my spiritual path Miscellaneous -Keep up with my blog, "The Giving Project" and amass a following -Become internet famous -Go skydiving -Publish a book -Rescue and foster as many shelter animals as possible -Build a chicken coop, get some chickens, fly with them off buildings like Link, receive eggs -Build a bird feeder (already have the plans drafted) -Go cliff diving -Pay off all debt -Conquer my fear of horses and go horseback riding again -Continue healing from my previous relationship and find new love -Kick social anxiety's ass -Curb stomp depression