Bucketlist: My list of 160 Things to Do Before I Die from 2014
I was cleaning up my hard drive and I found my old bucket list from 2014. It was a little nostalgic to find it. I made this list the year right after the last car accident when the girl ran a stop sign and ran straight into my door and the fire fighters had to cut me out and very lucky to only deal with bruises, body pains, and a concussion. The police and doctor told me it’s a miracle I’m alive. I made this list with a new look at life and forgot about it as life got back to normal. As I went back through to see what I actually did, I am pretty proud that I’ve checked off 30 items from my list of 160.
PS. I am really questioning why some of the items are on this list like getting in a shark cage, kissing underwater, and apparently a lot of twirling?
| Activity # | Description | Date | Where | With Who |
| 1 | Do a Turkish Coffee Reading | 9/29/2013 | DC Turkish Festival | Beth Cavaliere |
| 2 | Whale Watching | 5/28/2015 | Rejkivik Iceland | Lisa Zhang |
| 3 | Swim With a Whale Shark | 7/4/2015 | Isla Mujeres, Cancun | Lisa Zhang |
| 4 | Be Photobombed By a Sting Ray In The Cayman Islands | 5/23/2016 | Caymans | Lisa Zhang |
| 5 | Pet a Tiger | 1/12/2017 | Chaing Mai, Thailand | Lisa Zhang |
| 6 | Ride an Elephant | 1/12/2017 | Chaing Mai, Thailand | Lisa Zhang |
| 7 | Hold a Boa Constrictor like Britany Spears | 1/12/2017 | Flower Market, Thailand | Lisa Zhang |
| 8 | Float In The Dead Sea | 1/22/2017 | Jordan | Lisa Zhang |
| 9 | Ride a Paddle Boat | 6/4/2017 | Washington DC | Sanam Irani |
| 10 | Go To Comic Con | 8/17/2017 | Washington DC | Amitai Sela |
| 11 | Safari | 8/20/2017 | South Africa | Brandy Carullo |
| 12 | Zip Lining | 10/15/2017 | Costa Rica | Lisa Zhang |
| 13 | Walk a suspension bridge | 10/15/2017 | Costa Rica | Lisa Zhang |
| 14 | Ride a Camel | 1/13/2018 | Giza, Egypt | Lisa Zhang |
| 15 | Hot air Balloon | 2/26/2018 | Cappadocia, Turkey | Lisa Zhang |
| 16 | Visit Pompei | 9/21/2018 | Pompei, Italy | Lisa Zhang |
| 17 | Professional Ballroom Dance Lessons. I am So Imbalanced, For Once I Just Want To Be Graceful | 10/21/2018 | Fred Asaire, Reston | Shikhar Dodwani |
| 18 | Send a Message In a Bottle | 1/18/2014 | Negril, Jamaica | Lisa Zhang |
| 19 | Swim In The Glowing Waters | 1/19/2014 | Jamaica | Lisa Zhang |
| 20 | Go To The Sears Tower (Now Willis Tower) | 10/14/2013 | Chicago | Lisa Zhang |
| 21 | Ride a Segway | 10/14/2013 | Chicago (Bike and Roll) | Lisa Zhang |
| 22 | Ride a Horse | 10/20/2013 | Middleburg Polo | Taban and Najilia |
| 23 | Sky Dive | 11/09/2013 | Chatanooga Skydiving | Manish Pandey |
| 24 | Tandem Biking | 4/19/2014 | NYC- Central Park | Sheng |
| 25 | alligator Tour | 6/10/2014 | New Orleans | Lisa Zhang |
| 26 | Go To a Pageant | 6/9/2014 | Baton Rouge, LA | Lisa Zhang |
| 27 | Swim With The Dolphins | 8/29/2014 | Sea Life Discovery, Isla Mujeres | Lisa Zhang |
| 28 | Get My Fortune Read (Cards and Palm) | Cards-10/26/2013 | Rita in Maryland | Myself |
| 29 | Tour The White House | 10/24/2017, 8/16/2018 | Washington DC | Mom and dad |
| 30 | Be In a Flash Mob | 8/24/2022 | Washington DC | DCBX |
| 31 | Cover Someone’s Car In Post It Notes | |||
| 32 | Celebrate Dia de Muertos in Mexico City | 11/2/2025 | Mexico City | Jenny Hart |
| 33 | Hug a Koala | |||
| 34 | Watch a World Record Get Set | |||
| 35 | Drive an Ashton Martin | |||
| 36 | Fire Walking | |||
| 37 | Flyboard | |||
| 38 | Make my own purse | |||
| 39 | Glass Blowing Class | |||
| 40 | Grape Stomping in Italy | |||
| 41 | Go on the Underwater Roller Coaster In Japan | |||
| 42 | Go to Antarctica | |||
| 43 | Go to a Pumpkin Patch | 10/23/2023 | Alexandria, VA | Sarah Ahmed |
| 44 | Go To an Ice Hotel | |||
| 45 | Go To an Olympic Game | |||
| 46 | Go To Carnival In Brazil | |||
| 47 | Go To Fashion Week | 9/7/2024 | NYC | Paaie |
| 48 | Get my real estate license | |||
| 49 | Go to Mall of America | |||
| 50 | Go to Oktoberfest | |||
| 51 | Go to The World Cup | |||
| 52 | Hang Glide Over Rio De Janeiro | |||
| 53 | Helicopter Ride | |||
| 54 | Jump Into a Pool Fully Clothed | August 2023 | Nickolas with GlassBottle Photography | |
| 55 | Kayak in the Ocean | |||
| 56 | See the Northern Lights | |||
| 57 | Kiss Underwater | |||
| 58 | Make 100 Fleece Blankets To Donate To Children | |||
| 59 | Fire Baton Twirling | |||
| 60 | Ribbon Dancing | |||
| 61 | Leave a Note In a Library Book | |||
| 62 | Make a Wish On a Shooting Star | |||
| 63 | Make Out In a Glass Elevator | |||
| 64 | Milk a Cow | |||
| 65 | Parasail In Acapulco | |||
| 66 | Pay For a Child’s Cleft Lip Surgery | |||
| 67 | Poi Twirling | |||
| 68 | Post a Letter On Juliet’s House’s Wall | |||
| 69 | Fly in a Seaplane | |||
| 70 | Go on a private jet | |||
| 71 | Go to the White House at Christmas | 12/8/2024, 12/2/2025 | Washington DC | Family |
| 72 | Ride a Blimp | |||
| 73 | Ride a Mechanical Bull | |||
| 74 | Ride on a Motorcycle | |||
| 75 | Ride a Trolley In San Fran | |||
| 76 | Ride The World’s Largest Ferris Wheel | |||
| 77 | See Firefly Squids Glow In Japan | |||
| 78 | Shower in a Waterfall | |||
| 79 | Swim In The Largest Swimming Pool…Off The Coast Of Chile | |||
| 80 | Swim With Sea Turtles | |||
| 81 | Take a Mud Bath | |||
| 82 | Take a Pottery Class | |||
| 83 | Walk The CN Tower Edge walk | |||
| 84 | Throw a Coin In The Trevi Fountain | |||
| 85 | Visit Iguazu Falls | |||
| 86 | See an active volcano | |||
| 87 | Learn to ski | |||
| 88 | Watch a Meteor Shower | |||
| 89 | Watch a Space Shuttle Launch | April 2023 | Orlando, FL | Mom and Dad |
| 90 | Watch a Trebuchet Competition | |||
| 91 | Windsurfing | |||
| 92 | Go sand boarding | |||
| 93 | Swim With Manta Rays | |||
| 94 | Choreograph Dance Video-Bollywood | |||
| 95 | Choreograph Dance Video-Ballroom | |||
| 96 | Choreograph Dance Video-Salsa | |||
| 97 | Do a sexy routine on the pole | |||
| 98 | Do a fast pace belly dance routine | |||
| 99 | Be able To Do The Splits | |||
| 100 | Do a Back Walk-Over | |||
| 101 | Trapeze School | |||
| 102 | Do a mermaid shoot | |||
| 103 | Scuba dive into an underwater cellar in Croatia | |||
| 104 | Walk in a fashion show | 9/7/2024 | NYC | Paaie |
| 105 | Sky dive in Hawaii | |||
| 106 | Dj at an Event | |||
| 107 | Take a Bartending Class | |||
| 108 | Sky Dive In Dubai | |||
| 109 | Go to La Tomatina | |||
| 110 | Learn to juggle | |||
| 111 | Go to the Lantern Festival | |||
| 112 | Celebrate Diwali in India | |||
| 113 | Eat a live octopus | |||
| 114 | Go to Holi in India | |||
| 115 | Do a chocolate making class | |||
| 116 | See the polar bears in the North Pole | |||
| 117 | Do a cake making class | |||
| 118 | Learn to crochet again. | |||
| 119 | Play the drums | |||
| 120 | See the Redwood tree | April 2022 | Redwoods, CA | Emma Frost |
| 121 | See a salmon run | |||
| 122 | Go to the White House at Easter | |||
| 123 | Do latte art | |||
| 124 | Do food art | |||
| 125 | Go dog-sledding | |||
| 126 | Play in a mariachi band | |||
| 127 | Learn to tango in Argentina | |||
| 128 | Celestial Tea Factory Tour | Boulder, CO | ||
| 129 | Harley Davidson Factory | August 2019 | York PA | Mom and Dad |
| 130 | Jelly Bean Factory | 7/27/24 | Fairfield, CA | Mel |
| 131 | Cape Cod Chip Factory | Hyannis, MA | ||
| 132 | The Ethel Chocolate | Dec 26, 2021 | Henderson, Nevada | Erika Lehman |
| 133 | Tabasco Factory | Avery Island, Louisiana | ||
| 134 | Intel | 8/8/24 | Santa Clara, CA | Me! |
| 135 | Steinway & Sons Piano Factory | NY | ||
| 136 | Mast Chocolate Tour | NY | ||
| 137 | See Grand Canyon | |||
| 138 | Try swing dance | |||
| 139 | Grant a wish from Make a Wish Foundation | |||
| 140 | Dig for fossils | |||
| 141 | extract honey from a hive | |||
| 142 | Try century egg | |||
| 143 | Try bird nest soup | |||
| 144 | Try cactus | |||
| 145 | Hula | |||
| 146 | Feed swimming pigs in Exuma Bahamas | |||
| 147 | See a Symphony in Sydney, Australia | |||
| 148 | Drive a nascar car | |||
| 149 | Pick up piano again | |||
| 150 | Sing a song in front of an audience | |||
| 151 | Hold a Panda | |||
| 152 | Volunteer for the Special Olympics | |||
| 153 | Publish a book | |||
| 154 | Compete in a chess tournament | |||
| 155 | See Mount Everest | |||
| 156 | Sheer a sheep | |||
| 157 | Visit an orphanage | |||
| 158 | Model for magazine | |||
| 159 | Swim in Jellyfish Lake | |||
| 160 | Fly in a military plane |