Bucket List: Elizabeth Attebery

 After I get my degree in English-Writing I want to go to graduate school to pursue a Master’s Degree. I want to meet several people who are fluent in foreign languages so that I can better develop my skills in Arabic. I would like to one day write novels and articles and be able to translate them into Arabic myself. I really enjoy submitting my short stories to writing competitions and I hope to continue to do so. 

Once I am done with my Bachelor’s Degree, I want to make sure to set aside time to travel to the Oklahoma Writers Federation conference in Oklahoma so that I can meet more established writers. 

If possible, I would also like to become a mentor to a robotics team to instruct younger writers on how to produce technical writing for engineering notebooks. BEST Robotics is one of the competitions that I know best. 

I would like to visit Italy and the United Kingdom at some point to experience the historical landmarks and food cuisine that they have available, especially Italy’s pasta. Rollercoasters are something that I enjoy, so I want to travel around the United States and try to find the best roller coaster locations. I would like to participate in a volleyball team or teach young children the basics of playing volleyball as an assistant coach.

I would also like to marry someone and have one or two children. If I become bored during retirement, I would like to work part-time at a library and help younger children find fun books to read. Overall, I want to perfect my own writing and foreign language skills throughout my career and travel to adventurous places with my family. 

Bucket List: Harrison Vann

 

A “Bucket List”, in simple terms, is a list of things someone wants to accomplish before they die. It is supposed to encourage people to pursue goals that may give them happiness or peace before they die. To be blunt, however, my bucket list does not involve anything that may be typically exciting, but rather achievements that are meaningful to me. Accomplishments that give me fulfillment. It doesn’t matter if my list is boring or dull, it matters that I pursue these goals for my sake and not anyone else’s.  

My first goal is to learn how to play an instrument. I love music and I want to learn to play music for myself. Instruments I have thought of picking up would be the violin, guitar, and piano. I love listening to the music these instruments make, and I want to be able to make music like that too.  

My second goal is to earn a career that I want to pursue. All my life I have been listening to what everyone else wants me to be, but I never asked myself what I truly wanted to be. So, I want to find a career that I want to do because it’s my choice and that I enjoy it. 

My last goal is to start a family. I’m not sure why, but I’ve always wanted to have a family of my own. I always wanted to have a wife and kids I could support and care for. I pray that God chooses to bless me with this dream of mine.   

Although my list isn’t very extravagant, it is still important to me. If I could accomplish, at the very least, my last goal, I know I could die a happy man. 

Bucket List: Haylee Smith

Thinking so far into the future usually makes me sad because I just constantly think of all the responsibilities that come along with getting older. However, I need to realize sooner or later that not all things are bad about growing up. For example, I can cross things off of my bucket list as I get older. 

My first bucket list item would be to graduate college and get a degree in Marine Biology. I’ve wanted to be a marine biologist since I was in 8th grade, so it would be really rewarding to prove to my younger self that I did it. 

My second bucket list item is to move to a different state. I want to buy a house somewhere near the ocean, because it would be convenient for my job as a marine biologist. I’m leaning towards Florida at the moment. 

For my third bucket list item, I want to buy/adopt an Australian Shepherd, a dog breed I’ve always wanted but have never been able to have. 

Another bucket list item would be to start scuba diving in my free time when I get my house near the ocean. I’m sure I’ll be out in the water a decent amount as a marine biologist, but I’d also like to go out and dive on my own time and just look at the cool scenery. 

Lastly, I want to travel. A lot. I want to visit every continent, besides Antarctica because I’m sure it’ll be hard to get there. In addition to visiting every continent, I want to go to Hawaii and Alaska. In Hawaii I want to go to the beautiful beaches that I’ve seen online. In Alaska, I want to see the Northern lights. 

Bucket List: Aidan Thacker

I was raised on games be those card games, board games, or video games and now that I am in college, I can pursue my dream career as a game developer. I still have some goals for college before I graduate from Southern Arkansas University (SAU) that I would put on my bucket list. I applying at Obsidian Studios for an internship this summer, I would also love to study aboard, and finally get my degree. I may be a junior, but I believe I can accomplish these goals and cross off three things on my bucket list.

Once I graduate from SAU, I want to work at Bethesda Studios on their franchise the Elder Scrolls. The next Elder Scrolls game will get released around 2028, so I want to try my best to get accepted and be able to work on that project. After playing Skyrim in 2013, I knew I wanted to make video games for people to enjoy. That is why I am here at SAU, and as Dr. Parks said about gaining an advantage over others by joining the Honors College should make me stand out when I apply to Bethesda.

Also, after my graduation I am going to explore Europe and Asia. My high school friends and I plan to take a graduation trip somewhere. We are currently looking at Japan. I also plan to leave my home state of Arkansas. I know others love Arkansas, but I want to see the world and do not want to stay in this state forever.

Bucket List: Logan Barnett

 As someone who is working towards one day being an engineer, my most important goals right now are to stay on top of my classes during my time at SAU and search for internship or assistant research opportunities when I am ready to take them on. I want to learn as much as I can about the world of engineering and hit the ground running after I get a degree in Bachelor of Science in engineering. I hope to continue growing my ideas through my independent reading as well because I have a few interests in other subjects such as philosophy. 

Taking a step away from my scholastic goals, I really want to pursue my hobby in training and fitness because it keeps my mind clear; I feel mentally my best when I'm physically at my best. Some friends and I recently have been more exposed to fishing and hunting. So, I plan on dipping my toes into that hobby with them as well. That would be a new way for me to spend time with my friends. 

Another thing that I’ve always wanted to do is visit Hawaii because it is a place my father has always talked about visiting ever since I was little. 

Overall, I just want to experience life and discover new hobbies while pursuing the ones I currently have.  I hope one day to settle down and start a family while living a life free of regrets.

Bucket List: Garrett Hughes

I’d like to travel outside the country, preferably to Norway or Finland.

I want to become a track & field Olympian. I would like to compete at the highest level of competition, pushing myself to new heights, and running against the best of the best while having fun!

I’d like to get married, have a life-changing wedding, and have 5 kids after marriage. I’d love to be a father and teach my kids the things my dad has taught me and watch them grow every day.

I want to graduate college with a bachelor’s degree, then go to graduate school and get my master’s degree.

I’d like to find a way to intertwine my engineering major into architecture. Before engineering, I really wanted to be an architect. That is still a goal so I would like to combine the things I am being taught in engineering and use them for architecture.

I want to give back to the community in any way I can. I love to serve, and I want to make a positive impact on the community I’m around and be able to help people around the world. I want to help change lives for the better, doing the little things that will lead to great change!

I’d like to have a house of my own and move in together with my wife.

I want me and my wife to have good stable jobs that would not have me nor my family moving a lot to where me and my family can grow up around the same community of people instead of moving around 24/7.

I’d like to remain the happy, content person I am and not let what others say or do dictate my attitude or the things I desire to do! 

Bucket List: Gibson Dyess

 I intend to eventually graduate Southern Arkansas University with a four-year degree in my major, which is Biology (Pre-Med). However, while I am here, I want to increase my experience and strengthen my resume through shadowing hours, the SAU Pre-Health Club, and through my professors. This would give me a higher probability of getting accepted into graduate school. I do not know exactly what I want my career to be. I am currently contemplating whether to be a P.A. (Physician’s Assistant) or to go further, enter med school, and become a pediatric doctor. 

Over the summer, I plan to work at a Christian summer camp called “Camp Deer Run.” I have gone there as a camper every summer since I was around 5 years old; now my turn to share about Jesus to a new generation of kids and teens who want to learn about Christ. It would not only allow me to do the work of God and spread the Good News, but it would also allow me to meet people with a similar major to me at a different school, allowing me to expand my horizons in my field. However, it would also give me experience in taking care of kids. 

Although a summer camp southeast of Winnsboro, Texas is nowhere close to the same environment as a pediatric clinic, I believe it is still a great way to get experience in taking care of kids. I hope I can stay healthy and hungry for knowledge during my tenure at SAU, so that I can achieve all of the goals listed above.