Sitting
on my front porch, in the later years of my life, rocking on my old wooden
chair, reflecting on my life, I hope to look back and see my younger self successfully
undertaking the various activities I placed on my bucket list for Honors Seminar.
I hope to have accomplished my greatest of dreams: traveling America, living on
the beach and learning to surf, and getting my masters certification to dive
the world’s most famous deep holes.
To witness the multitude of
monuments and cultures spread over our beautiful country would be a life
changing experience. Traveling the country, seeing it all in person, and
interacting with the diversity of people and cultures found throughout would
greatly affect my outlook on the world around us.
The beach will forever be a
sentimental place for me because my mother loved it. She instilled in me this
love for the beach and it is because of her that I hope to one day live on the
oceanfront. Seeing the surfers glide through the Pacific was completely
fascinating as a child. I promised myself that eventually I would be there,
gracefully riding waves and enjoying the place I love most. Being able to surf right
in my “front yard” would be fulfilling a childhood dream of mine.
Combining my love for the beach and
traveling leads to the third item on my bucket list: to get my masters
certification and travel the world to dive the most famous holes. I’m already
in the beginning stages of completing this dream of mine, as I am taking scuba
diving to get my beginner’s certification this fall.
Although my list is not the most daring
or most challenging, it is significant to me. To accomplish these things would
make me feel as though I have successfully fulfilled dreams of mine by doing
the things I love. Successfully making my dreams a reality would make those
times as an old man that I reflect on my life that much more wonderful.
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