You may not need to follow the list verbatim, but it’s always fun to live a BIG life! Here are some suggestions to get you started.
- Set foot on all continents.
- Live in at least two different countries with different cultures.
- Solve a Rubik’s cube.
- Learn a foreign language.
- Swim with whale sharks.
- Get drunk at least once.
- Bungee jump.
- Do the Mongol rally.
- Swim with dolphins.
- Go on a safari.
- Learn how to surf.
- Go scuba diving.
- Fly an airplane.
- Give a public speech.
- Get your body in the ultimate shape at least once in your life.
- Run a marathon.
- Run a triathlon.
- Go hot air ballooning.
- Ride a motorcycle.
- Sing to an audience. (Karaoke counts!)
- Volunteer six months abroad.
- Own your own business.
- Fish and eat your catch.
- Own a pet.
- Renew your vows.
- Watch the top 10 movies of all time.
- Hit up some white water rapids.
- Try rock climbing.
- Dive into the water from a cliff.
- Learn how to make sushi.
- Go to Disney World.
- Learn how to sail.
- Paint and frame a painting.
- Help a stranger in distress.
- Ride a rollercoaster.
- Drive the Autobahn.
- Spend Christmas on the beach.
- Get your B.A. or equivalent.
- Find a job you love, or create the job you love.
- Read the top five novels of all time.
- Sleep under the stars.
- Make a fool of yourself.
- Drive across an entire country.
- See a solar eclipse.
- Spend the night in a haunted place.
- Learn how to play a musical instrument.
- Drink beer at Oktoberfest.
- Sleep in an igloo.
- Brew your own beer.
- Go to the Super Bowl.
- Go to the Olympics.
- Write a book (or at least try).
- Plant a tree.
- Learn how to dance.
- Ride a camel in the desert.
- Ride an elephant.
- Grow a beard at least once.
- Shave your hair off.
- Go skinny dipping.
- Go to your favorite band’s concert.
- Climb a mountain.
- Learn how to swim.
- Party until sunrise.
- Go wild at La Tomatina.
- Go to the opera.
- Cross a country using public transportation.
- Get to know your neighbors.
- Travel around the world.
- Backpack through another country.
- Go camping.
- Feed a homeless person.
- Take a class you’ve always wanted to take.
- Own a sports car.
- Go skiing.
- Shoot a gun.
- Trek to Machu Picchu.
- Visit Angkor Wat.
- See the Iguazu Falls.
- Go kayaking.
- Dance at the Carnival in Rio.
- See a glacier.
- Take a bath in a hot spring.
- Try to beat a world record.
- Go to a drive-in movie theatre.
- Ride a gondola in Venice.
- See the Eiffel Tower.
- Fly a kite.
- Solve a jigsaw puzzle.
- Be an extra in a movie.
- Dance the Macarena.
- Eat fried Oreos/cheesecake/Twinkies.
- Float in the Dead Sea.
- Travel at least once by train.
- Go on a cruise.
- See the Northern Lights.
- Travel by yourself.
- Ride a horse.
- Fall in love.
- Learn how to juggle.
- Feel like the happiest person on Earth.
What are you waiting for?
