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List 100

Before I kick the bucket, there’s a whole bucket list of adventures I’m striving to experience! If you have any stellar suggestions, I’m all ears and ready to dive headfirst into the fun!

In progress…

  1. Go on a solo trip
  2. Ride a horse
  3. Trek atleast one of 5k meters peak
  4. Ski in the Himalayan foothills
  5. Scuba Dive with dolphins (PS: I’m scared of sharks!)
  6. Paraglide
  7. Publish an academic paper/s in a top-tier conference/journal
  8. Publish a good academic paper
  9. Learn German (~30%)
  10. Learn Japanese (~25%)
  11. Build a product that people love
  12. Start a company
  13. Send my parents on a world tour
  14. Learn to play a musical instrument (~picked up a piano in 2022, but still a long way to go!)
  15. Volunteer for an NGO (~Kartavya, 2020-2022, but want to do more!)
  16. Sell a painting/sketched art (selling one to my sister counts, right?)
  17. Pick up badminton again and play at a competitive level
  18. Win a hackathon
  19. Speak at global platforms about my work (~ stil baby steps)
  20. Bagpack across north-eastern India
  21. Skydive in Dubai’s Palm Jumeirah
  22. Capture the clearest picture of the Milky Way
  23. Experience firsthand Aurora Borealis
  24. See winterline
  25. visit one of NewZealand’s glowworm caves
  26. see bio-luminescent waves
  27. Japan Solo during sakura season
  28. Talk to a stranger in a foreign language
  29. Selfie with a emperor penguin in Antarctica
  30. learn to ride a motorcycle
  31. [~] take care of my health and fitness
  32. have a pet (got two!)
  33. take a train through Chenab Bridge (India’s highest rail bridge, taller than Eiffel Tower!)
  34. learn cinematography
  35. try cosplay at a comic-con
  36. learn investing
  37. camp with friends
  38. roadtrip with friends
  39. theme parks (Universal Studios, Disneyland, etc.)
  40. swim under caves in Halong Bay
  41. feed a stray in Istanbul
  42. Get a master’s degree
  43. Recieve a globally recognized award for my work
  44. Teach a course
  45. read 1000 books (~136 down, 864 to go!)
  46. flip a coin in a waterfall
  47. get good at cold emailing (I’m terrible at it!)
  48. first generation engineer in my family
  49. experience live snowfall
  50. get a tattoo (still deciding on the design of a permanent one, but had a temporary one!)

Inspired from Chip Hyuen