Brannam, Jeffrey: Bucket List

            Kicking the bucket, that empty bucket of life dreams that never got filled, is a horrifying and miserable thought. I also find such a prospect daunting and full of dread. To avoid such a thing happening, I will fill my life with wonderful experiences and fulfilled dreams.

            Life is an adventure, and I shall adventure all over the world, learning new things and seeing new sights. I shall visit the Amazon rainforest at least once, climb Mt. Everest to say that I could and did, and see the greatest capitals of the world. I shall skydive, white water raft, and even mine for diamonds. I shall fill my life with adventures so grand that one would believe any autobiography I made would be fiction.

            I desire to make major advancements in my field of interest, chemistry. I want to become famous through exceptional work, research, and discovery. It is every scientist's dream to do what they love, to discover something that's entirely new, something that will change the field; I am no exception.

            Several of the items on my list, I have already done, and will continue to do so. I shall spend hours at shorelines, fishing pole in hand, whiling the day away relaxed. I shall camp underneath the stars, breathing nature's unpolluted fresh air, listening to the sounds surrounding me. Nature, what I've done, where I've been, and the small things that many take for granted shall always occupy my mind, granting me a lasting sense of contentment.

            Perhaps I seem too ambitious, but that ambition shall drive me to accomplish or fail at these tasks. Success is not guaranteed, but my effort and willingness to go the extra mile to make them happen the best I possibly can in my all too short life.

Loftin, Seth: Bucket List

            Every person in the world has a list of things they wish to accomplish before they get put six feet under the ground, their bucket list.  Each bucket list is individualized as each person has a different list.  Those looking at my bucket list would conclude that I was an adrenaline junkie.

            My bucket list consists of activities that involve speed.  I currently am a drag race car driver.  I wish to drive in most of the automotive sports and try to reset the land speed record.

            I wish to get my pilot license.  I would love to be able to fly my own plane daily.  I also would like to be able to jump out of it and go skydiving.  I would also like to go for a ride in a fighter jet, more specifically the F-22 raptor. 

            I have always loved fishing and hunting with my family, so hunting and fishing has to be on my bucket list.  I want to go deep-sea fishing in Alaska and pull in a 100 pound fish.  I would also like to go big game hunting in Alaska or Africa.  

            One of the higher activities on my bucket list is traveling the world.  I want to travel the world with my significant other and live other lifestyles for a few years and get a real feel for what the world is like.  Then I can settle down and start a family, which is at the top of my list.  Starting a family is the most important thing on my list and I cannot wait for it to happen.

Fofana, Ceesay: Bucket List

I was under the impression that I didn’t have anything serious enough to put on my bucket list because my main interests nowadays seem to revolve around eating and sleeping. But after a lot of head-scratching, I’ve come up with a somehow clichéd list.

First (but not foremost), is travelling around Europe. Having met a lot of pleasant Europeans over a long summer break, I’ve decided that I must one day travel around Europe and get exposed to more pleasant personalities. Who knows, their niceness might rub off on me. 

My next item also involves travelling as I plan to someday live, work and study in Canada for a few years (if I can somehow survive the cold). I think it would be thrilling to live in a country filled with so many opportunities.

I imagine that in the not-so-distant future, I’ll be interning at a technology-based company. Google, Microsoft, and Facebook all come to mind but I am too realistic and know when I’m taking things too far. I’m sure that I will be perfectly content working at a less well-known organization. It should be a fulfilling experience to actually write code for an application that someone might find useful.

Self-fulfillment is on my agenda. I hope to get through life without getting too caught up in its nitty-gritty details. It’s all too easy to concentrate on only the negatives of life, maybe I can actually become someone who always sees something positive to smile about. 

Finally, because I have this weird conviction that anything I put on a to-do list becomes something I will never do, I hope that I can look back at this one day and laugh at myself for once thinking that by writing these items down, I would never get to do them.

George, Jasmine: Bucket List

My bucket list consists of many fears that I would like to face before the end of my life's journey.  Not only will I be confronting my fears, but I will be having a great time while doing these activities.  

  

An adventure to Disneyworld tops my bucket list due to my extreme fear of long-distance travel.  It will be exciting to observe the scenes when traveling through areas of Louisiana, Mississippi, and Georgia. I would dine at fancy restaurants, rest at fabulous hotels, and explore sites.

Sky diving brings out my fear of heights which is why I would like to conquer this task. A very close friend of mine recently went skydiving.  It seemed very simple and he assures me that there was not anything fearful about it.  Hopefully, this adventure will calm my fear of heights; it will also be my first time to ride in an airplane.

Typically, I become nervous when driving across a bridge towards oncoming traffic.  I would like to cross the Golden Gate Bridge.  Given that it is one of the longest bridges in the United States, I am certain that my phobia for bridge crossings will cease. 

Lastly, I find it interesting to swim with dolphins. Because I do not know how to swim, I would be challenged to learn. It would be exciting to swim in an ocean with other animals and analyze their communication methods. I would really enjoy being a part of a dolphin pod.

  This list is only a small portion of my hopes before I kick the “bucket.” However, it is these key elements that will help me to begin my everlasting list of things-to-do.

Burdick, Taylor: Bucket List

My bucket list seems to grow as I continuously discover what this world has to offer. This realization made narrowing it down very difficult; however the items listed are at the top of my list.

First on my bucket list is to graduate college with a mechanical engineering degree and move forward to get a master’s degree in architecture. Accomplishing these two tasks are very important to me because it will provide other opportunities; some of which will help me to accomplish other items on my bucket list. One of which includes being able to support my parents and ensure they retire at a reasonable age. 

Second on my bucket list is to raise a family. I hope to provide my children with the opportunities I was blessed to have while growing up. 

As an architect, one item on my bucket list is to design a clubhouse for a famous golf course. Being able to combine my passion for golf with my career is a big dream of mine. Other items on my bucket list include sponsoring a child, bungee jumping, watching a Yankees and Blue Jays game in Yankees Stadium, and going to the Masters. Of course I would also love to travel. First on my list of places to see is Paris. I fell in love with the city in the fourth grade and have dreamed of visiting ever since. Along with Paris I hope to visit every continent at least once and experience the unique culture each sector of the world has to offer.

I would love to be able to tell my children and grandchildren that I accomplished everything on my bucket list. However, if I do not, as long as I live a life filled with laughter and love I will have lived a fulfilling life.

Robinson, Miranda: Bucket List

When most people make a “Bucket List,” they include a bunch of wild once-in-a-lifetime adventures they’d like to experience someday. Thus, my own bucket list pales in comparison. Before I die, I’d like to have my artwork used by a well-known company, visit Universal Studios, find a job I love doing, and start a family of my own. It may seem a tad boring, but these are the things that would make my life feel complete.

            As an aspiring graphic designer, it’s no surprise that having my work used by a well-known company is important on my list. Whether I create a logo for the company, design a web page, or have something I made appear in a magazine, I would be overjoyed if a company liked my work enough to use it. Because my art is a big part of my life, such acceptance would, at least, vastly improve my self-esteem and my opinion of my own work.

            Another thing that has always been a huge part of my life is the Harry Potter series. That is why I’ve always dreamed of visiting The Wizarding World Of Harry Potter at Universal Orlando. I’ve always been a huge fan, and I’m dying to see my favorite series come to life.

            The other two things on my list seem to go hand in hand. While they are not crazy adventures, finding a job and starting a family are important to me. Coincidentally, they are also the only things on my list that I am not in any hurry to accomplish. One day I will settle down and have children, but not now. My bucket list may seem boring to some, but if I can accomplish all this, I can die happy.

Mandhar, Shiraj: Bucket List

A “Bucket List” is a list of wishes that one seeks to, complete before one dies. When it comes to my bucket list, I have lots of things on my mind that I want to do before I die, things I want to do and things I wish to do  for the betterment of others. Here are a few of my wishes, which if I filtered out to be the most important would make it on top of the list.

First I want to excel in my field of study, computer science, to be a senior programmer and to own a software company. The world today is very competitive and is ever changing, especially when it comes to science and technology. Technological breakthroughs are occurring every day and the challenge to keep up with the world, the never ending learning process is what excites me the most. I would love to someday contribute to the technological breakthroughs to make people’s lives easier and to represent my country, Nepal, through my work.

The next thing on my bucket list is to set out on a world tour. I would like to randomly select a destination on the world map and travel there or simply set destinations and travel to all the popular tourist attractions around the world. I would travel from place to place in turn experiencing and learning about the differences in lifestyle among people living in different places. While I am traveling to different parts of the world, I also wish to experience the elements of nature through outdoor sports like, river rafting, paragliding, rock climbing, and many more to make my trip memorable and exciting.

Besides the items mentioned above there are still many things I want to do before I die such as to obtain and maintain a muscular physique, hone my drawing skills, learn boxing, and many more. I may never get to do these things. Nevertheless, I believe in making the best out of life and enjoying it every day so even if my bucket list is never completed, it doesn’t matter to me because all that matters in the end is happiness and contentment.