I have been maintaining one in my head for sometime now, a list. A list of things I want to experience. I have been constantly updating the list over the years, ticking off items, adding new ones, and even deleting some. Whenever I have had the chance to discuss the same with my friends, I discovered that every individual had his/her own wish list. Some of the recurring themes are traveling to exotic lands, extreme adventure sports, spiritual quest, learning languages and/or cooking, and pursuing fine arts.
Never occurred to me that I have to put mine in writing (or Pin it as most people prefer to in our age of social networking) so that I don't forget it. Hope this serves as a constant reminder to myself to act on at least one every year, starting now. So here goes my list (in no particular order).
Create a list of things to do- Learn to swim
- Go karting
- Ski
- Sky dive
- Fly an airplane (the small 2 or 4 seater of course)
- Travel by ship (at least a week long trip...might settle for a cruise)
- Snorkel in Hawaii or the Caribbean
- Bike along the Pacific coast in California (driving is NOT nearly good enough)
- Run a marathon
- Go to the foothills of an active volcano (already been inside the crater of a dormant one :-) )
- Attend the F1 Monaco Grand Prix
- Participate in and win a quiz show again with my team mate from school days
- Teach history and science to kids
- Go on a South African safari (MUST ride on elephant back)
- Visit the Pyramids of Giza
- Visit the holocaust memorial in Auschwitz
- Walk the beaches of Normandy
- Trek to Machu Picchu
- Camp and trek in the Himalayas
- Go to Alaska
- A romantic holiday in the beaches of a secluded island in the Pacific or in the Indian ocean
- A romantic holiday in Spain, France, Italy, and the Mediterranean
Create a list and mention "romantic" twice in a row- Visit Jerusalem
- Visit the Angkor Wat temple complex
- Go to Sikkim, India
- Visit the far East (China/Japan/Korea anything works)
Okie. That's it for now. The list shall evolve. I dare everyone to make one!
Peace out.
