On October 24th Dr. Kardas attended the 2024 Hunger Summit along with three honors students. The three students gave a presentation on surveys given to fellow SAU students regarding food option preferences on campus.
When I was told to come up with a bucket list my mind went blank. Growing up I would always hear about people's bucket lists on TV and social media. I would never hear that people I know in real life have one.
The first thing on my bucket list is traveling to all seven continents. My first time traveling on a airplane was on a family trip to Florida when was in the 10th grade. Ever since then I’ve loved traveling by airplane. Also, learning about the different cultures around the world and their traditions would be pretty fascinating.
Being a business owner has always been a dream of mine. I would really like to open up a Beauty Shop because hairdressing has always been a passion of mine. I’ve been doing hair since I was little, but I didn’t start doing others hair and having clients until I was in the 10th grade. In Black culture the beauty shop is a place where we can vent, laugh, cry, and connect with other people all through hair.
Getting my doctoral degree in music has recently been something added to my bucket list. Music has been in my life since I was born. My whole family sings and plays instruments. Music has always been something that I gravitated to more than anything else. Music is healing in a way, when you don’t have the words you have music, the sounds, the lyrics, the way the music makes you feel. Being able to teach others the ins and outs of music and being able to connect with them is important to me.
Ever since I was little I’ve always had big dreams and aspirations; I have accomplished many of them. Hopefully, I can push myself to cross more things off of my bucket list in the next ten years. To many it might seem impossible and intimidating but I love a good challenge.
Right now as a college student, I can go on and on about things I hope to do one day, but all of it seems so far when my main goal at the moment is to get through these next few years and earn a diploma.
I know it may seem pretty basic, but my main item on my bucket list right now is get through college. I don't even have a specific goal then because I'm still torn between whether I am going to get a Bachelors or Masters Degree. The only thing I am certain of when it comes to my "things-to-do" is I am going to graduate with a degree in Accounting.
Obviously, I have things I want to do once I have the money for it, and that's more like what you would want to hear about, so here it is... For one, I want to go sky-diving. I have always loved rollercoasters and thrilling rides growing up. I'm not sure if its the adrenaline or the rush of everything, but I've always found it fun.
Another thing I would love to do is bungy jump off a bridge and ziplining. I love the feeling of free-falling, or "flying", and having the wind blow against me.
Traveling is also something on my list. Not exactly sure where I would go, but the idea of visiting a new country, or even state, sounds exciting. Getting to know more cultures and how things are ran, its intriguing.
So, although my bucket list may not be as exciting or detailed as other peoples, there are still some pretty cool things I'd like to do one day.
Ever since I could hold a pencil, I have made it my mission to put it to paper. Growing up, I drew and wrote practically nonstop, filling notebook after notebook with all manner of characters and creatures, dotting assignments with haphazard doodles, and scribbling barely coherent notes on the backs of printer paper.
I enjoyed learning. I enjoyed science and history and math (sometimes, anyway). I enjoyed reading, and writing, and many times I felt as if I was the only one who did (in a sea of students complaining about essays and English homework).
As I got older, I put my creativity to use: I wrote award winning poetry, had my art published in books, and won awards for acting and design. I even won first in state for my set design in UIL Theatrical Design last year. The feeling of accomplishment and pride is one that I will never forget.
I have always wanted to create. It is a passion that has shaped every decision I have ever made. Now I even get paid for it (only occasionally; I have to eat somehow), but I still create purely for fun as well. I’m currently writing a book, which I hope to eventually publish.
My goal, not only as a writer and an artist, but also as a person, is to make a mark. I want to do something valuable with my time, my talent, and with my skills that I have worked hard to hone. I would like to do at least one great thing, something that has a lasting impact on the world. My hope is that college will help me do that, which is why I’m here.
In the future I plan to be a physician's assistant but there are many goals I wish to achieve in the meantime.
I would like to hike to the top of a mountain, preferably a mountain that has little threat of death, injury, or trauma.
I want to successfully nurture a plant to adulthood. This is very big because I struggle to keep plants of any variety alive longer than a few weeks.
I want to see a shooting star and the Northern Lights occur at the same time. I can hardly imagine how beautiful that rare sight would be.
I would also like to travel as far north as legally possible. How cool would it be to walk around and explore the white vastness that is the Arctic?
I want to travel overseas to New Zealand and learn about the Māori people. This means I would also have to face my fear of large bodies of water which is also on my bucket list.
I want to become fluent in a popular language such as Spanish or Korean. Having both of these languages under my belt would not only be really cool, but it would be advantageous in my career field to be able to communicate with people outside my culture.
I want to have my own moment in pop culture and become a microcelebrity that people randomly think about from time to time. It doesn’t have to be anything super impactful, but I really want to have a little sample of fame. I would like to meet Beyoncé before she officially retires from the music industry completely. I’ve loved her since I was a small child sitting in the back seat of my mother’s car screaming along to her songs at the top of my lungs and meeting her would literally change the trajectory of my life.
I want to sing for an audience and receive a standing ovation. Singing is a big passion of mine and being shown appreciation for my voice would be so amazing.
Hopefully, I can achieve it all before I kick the bucket.
In 2024 I hope to improve on my habits that I struggled with in high school. Whether that be procrastination, lack of discipline, or just the willpower to make myself do an assignment.
I hope to finish this first semester of my college career with A’s in every class. While I do intend on focusing on school work I'd also like to develop bonds with new people and pursue new opportunities.
I want to set a strict diet and stick to it. Along with this diet I'd like to continue working with my personal trainer.
All in all I just want to have a positive, successful first year in a new environment. I want to lay the foundation for my future school years to come.
