Bucket lists have always felt odd to me. I believe in them and like the idea of them, but I dislike the idea of dying and leaving the list unfinished. Plus, making a list might set me up to forget it and do other things not on the list. Still, I have always had one “fun” goal and one career-oriented goal in the back of my mind that I consider to be my bucket list.
The fun goal is to climb a mountain. I do not have a specific mountain in mind, but I do know it will not be Mt. Everest. I want to climb a mountain that is low risk for the single reason of seeing the sky from the mountaintop. I would like to see an unobstructed view of the sky from a very high point for at least a few minutes of my life. Stargazing or just looking at a clear sky calms me in some unknown way.
The second big goal I have on my bucket list is to teach abroad. I would like to be well off enough in life to where I can do this as volunteer or charity work. I chose to go into education because I want to help children and I feel that every child in every country deserves a fighting chance at a good education. So, I have always wanted to go to the low-income areas of struggling countries and help teach. It does not matter to me what I teach, or who I am teaching, I just want to help.
This list may be short, but it feels big to me.
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