Bucket list..

I've started to compile a list of things that I want to accomplish in my lifetime. Some will happen sooner than later and vice versa (mainly due to financial constraints).

Short-term Bucket List

• Hike as many 14ers as possible during my time in Colorado
• Learn how to ski moguls 
• Ski a double black diamond without fear
• Get scuba diving certified
• Run a 10K (a 5K has been accomplished already)
• Participate in a Warrior Dash-like race
• Make my PhD my bitch and show it who is boss :)
• Re-learn German and become fluent again
• Learn how to Salsa and Flamenco dance 
• Skydive (doing this summer)
• Whitewater raft down the Arkansas

Long-term Bucket List

• Fall ridiculously head over heels in love with my soulmate
• Do a triathalon
• Run a marathon
• Eat the best meal of my life
• Always be surrounded by friends and family that I love
• Visit as many National Parks in the United States as possible
• Travel to all 50 states (I haven't been to a lot of the East Coast)
• Hike Mount Kilamanjaro to the summit
• Go on a South African safari
• Go ziplining in a tropical rain forest
• Attend Carneval in Rio de Jainero one year
• Ride an elephant in Chiang Mei, Thailand
• Go scuba diving in the Great Barrier Reef in Australia
• Find a profession where I use my degree and absolutely love going to work everyday
• Become a homeowner and have the most fabulous flower and vegetable garden
•  Hike the Inca trail and see Machu Picchu
• Go to Petra, Jordan
• Ride a donkey up the island of San Torini, Greece
• Re-visit Roma
• Escape to Europe without a definite plan and travel for a month
• Re-visit the JungFrau region of Switzerland and hike the glaciers 
• Open up a bakery

As time goes on, I am sure that more and more will be added to the list. As I cross off things on the list, I will make sure to share my memories with my friends and family. :)