My Lifetime Bucket List
"We travel not to escape life, but for life to not escape us."
Backpack through the Sierras to Mount Whitney
Snorkeling the Great Barrier Reef, Australia
Jumping from my window into clear waters in the French Polynesian Islands
Volunteer for a medical mission in a foreign country
Hike to Machu Picchu
Build a home in a van
Own a home with a window bed, a garden, and a chicken coop
Ride in a hot air balloon
Eat a deep dish pizza in Chicago, Illinois, USA
Backpack Havasupai Falls, Grand Canyon, Arizona, USA
Snorkeling Hanauma Bay, Oahu, Hawaii, USA ✓
Run the LA Marathon
Visit the Sistine Chapel and Colosseum in Rome, Italy
Ride the ferry to Niagara Falls with my parents
Volunteer as a nurse to provide disaster relief
Watch a Summer Olympic swimming or water polo event LIVE
Eat street food in Thailand
Hike Half Dome, Yosemite, CA, USA
Swim in the Infinity Pool at Hotel Marina Bay Sands, Singapore ✓
Visit Gardens by the Bay in Singapore ✓
Have a semi-traditional Vietnamese Wedding with the man I'm going to marry
Raise a family
Learn to surf
Learn to make pasta from scratch
Learn to code
Learn to speak Vietnamese fluently
Learn to rock climb ✓
Visit Tokyo, Japan ✓
See McWay Falls in Big Sur, CA, USA ✓
Camping in Redwood National Park, CA, USA ✓
Visit Joshua Tree National Park, CA, USA ✓
Backpack the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador
Take my nephews, Titan and Orion, on a backpacking trip
Camping in Yosemite National Park, CA, USA ✓
Camping in Sequoia National Park, CA, USA ✓
Camping in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA
Camping in Glacier National Park, Montana, USA
Camping in Zion National Park, Utah, USA
Visit Antelope Canyon, Utah, USA
Visit Bryce Canyon, Utah, USA
Swim in a mineral hot spring
Watch the ball drop in Times Square on New Year's Eve, New York, USA
World Trade Center Memorial, New York, USA ✓
See the Statue of Liberty, New York, USA ✓
Dog sledding in Alaska, USA
Sail through the Panama Canals, Panama
Backpack through Europe
Perform a Live Improv Comedy Bit
Snowboarding in Alberta, Canada
Visiting Santorini Island, Greece
Backpack the John Muir Trail
Visit all 50 states in the U.S. before turning 30 years old