Bucket List: Rachel Laughlin

As a college student my initial goal in life is to graduate from college with my Bachelors of Science in Forensic Chemistry.  

After graduating college, I plan to become a Forensic Scientist and work for the FBI. When I was younger, I wanted to be a lawyer and have my own law firm. This is still kind of a dream and if my forensics plan falls through it will give me something else to look forward to.  

Travel always calls and I would love to go to Italy, Rome, and Peru as they are my dream locations to go to.  

After I gain financial and mental stability, I want to get married and start a family. I want the best for my future children and that includes the best me for them as well. I want to break the continuous generational trauma in my family and that starts with healing yourself so you do not pass it further down the family line.  

Eventually I would love to buy my dream house and get a Doberman. I want to buy and fix up my dream car which is a 1967 Chevrolet Impala or a 1969 Dodge Charger R/T.  To achieve these goals, I want to become the best version of me and first finish college and gain mental and financial stability.

Bucket List: Abegayle Drabek

 

Coming to Southern Arkansas University, I hadn’t heard about the trips the Honors College takes multiple times a year. As my first semester has progressed, I have been more intrigued by these trips. I am going to try to go on the winter ski trip to Winter Park in Colorado in hopes of connecting with my peers in an exciting way. I have only been to Colorado once, but I was too little to remember, so I have always wanted to go back. Right now, I am in the process of getting my passport because it is my dream to travel Europe. Members of my family have been, and I want to experience the different cultures that Europe has to offer, too. Some key places I would like to go is Germany, France and Italy. These countries have always sparked my interest, so it will remain on my bucket list till I go. 

After I graduate from Southern Arkansas University, I wish to be able to take an internship abroad and learn about different diets that farm animals are on in different countries. I feel this can make me more successful as a nutritionist, because these countries could have smart and more cost-effective ways to get to the same goal that the United States aims to get when producing products on a large scale.

Bucket List: Kaitlyn Hill

I have many dreams that I would like to accomplish in my lifetime. First, I want to graduate college with close to a 4.0 GPA. Academic success has always been an important goal for me. 

After graduation, I would like to build my dream home. Being able to completely plan a house sounds challenging but also exciting. 

In addition, I enjoy traveling with my family or friends to visit new places, meet new people, and observe the different cultures across the United States and around the world. I have already been to twenty-six states, so I believe that I will eventually be able to accomplish my goal of visiting all fifty. I also enjoy traveling outside the United States and have been to several different nations. I would love to see the northern lights in Canada or Iceland during my lifetime. Europe is another destination that is still on my bucket list. 

I have considered becoming a private pilot and purchasing a plane for my world travels. Flying has always fascinated me, so I would enjoy being a pilot. Another one of my random life goals is learning to ski proficiently. When my family and I went to Colorado in 2021, we learned the basics of skiing. However, I was not able to master the sport because only a small amount of snow had fallen when we went. I would like to return someday soon and finish learning to ski. 

Finally, I want to become fluent and confident in Spanish communications. I can currently read and comprehend some Spanish, but I am not fluent in speaking or understanding it. Becoming bilingual has always been one of my major life goals.

Bucket List: Kersten Webb

 

I never really thought about a bucket list for my whole 18 years of living. But before my life comes to end, I am hopeful that I get to at least complete these things that are on my bucket list.

Some things I would really like to do would be:

• Travel by airplane. I never wanted to get on an airplane, but I know some day I’m going to have to if I want to go to far places.
• Parachuting is something that I would love to try because it can be a challenge to face your fears and excitement all at once. 
• Be in a music video. This is a very random desire, but I want to be in a music video: I like the energy they bring when being recorded.
• Meet Angel Reese or Kyrie Irving. Doesn’t really matter what professional athlete I met; it would be a joy but if I had a choice, it would most definitely be one of them. 
• A place I would like to visit and stay for a good week would be either Paris or Jamaica.
• Go to Africa to spend time with the kids.
• Go on a cruise with my crew.
• Go canoeing.
• Ride in a hot air balloon with my soulmate.
• Go to Florida and swim with dolphins.
• Being able to play pro ball one day if I keep working hard.
• Also, I always wanted to do rodeo activities, like barrel racing or riding a wild bucking horse. 

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.