When I was 18, I watched a movie called “The Bucket List”. That movie was about two elderly men who embark on an adventure with a wish list of things to do before they make their final exit.
That movie gave me the idea of creating a bucket list and since then I actually started adding things I want to do and update it regularly for fun. On my list I have now over 100 things to do and those are quite extensive, from something related to travel to other things related to self-development.
This is anything like a solid plan but more like a casual wishes that might enrich your experience of life. I’d like to introduce some the items I have had and how it’s been going.
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☆Achieved items on my list
Here are some of the items I have achieved on my list :
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Watch Northern light
→ I was able to see Northern lights several times when I was living in Rovaniemi for 4 months for winter work. One time it was magnificent aurora with green, red and purple colour dancing in the sky and it even looked like a light shower, which I will never forget.
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Complete Master’s degree in Europe
→ I applied for business schools in Finland, got accepted, and graduated in 2019. That was one of the best decisions I’ve ever made and I decided to stay here in Finland.
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See the Himalaya Mountain in Nepal
→ I got to see the great view of Himalaya while paragliding in Pokara, a beautiful city of Nepal.
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Watch “The Magic Flute” in an opera house
→ I managed to get a standing seat of the popular program by when visiting Vienna.
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Visit Machu Picchu in Peru
→ After the long, tough journey by airplane, train, bus and walk, I made it to my dream place in 2010. That was the most magnificent, holiest and mysterious heritage I’ve ever been.
☆Items on my list
Here are some other items that are waiting to be achieved :
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Become a bridge between Japan and Finland
→This includes both business and cultural activities as an entrepreneur and investor and a marketer. I’m now 29 years old so I have time.
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Visit Salt Flat in Bolivia
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Watch a football game of FC Barcelona at Camp Nou Stadium
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Feel “Mamma Mia” vibes on an island in Greece
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Hike in Switzerland with the view of Matterhorn
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Give a gift of travel in Italy to my parents to enjoy “Roman Holiday” with authentic Italian meals
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See the great sunset next to Moai on Easter Island in Chile
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Meet another “Daiki Yoshikawa”
→ I want to know what kind of person he is and what kind of life he has had.
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Reach C1 level in Finnish
→Now B2 level but I want to reach C1 during 2021. Finnish is hard but “Harjoitus tekee mestarin.”(Practice makes perfect)
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See the famous painting by Claude Monet – “Woman with a Parasol – Madame Monet and Her Son”
I recommend you to try creating your own list or making one with your partner or family if you feel like. I have now 127 items on my bucket list as of April 20th, 2020. That also includes things I will need to work on every day without one clear attained level, such as “make a happy family with my future wife” or “Become a bridge between Japan and Finland” mentioned above.
As I wrote, however, the idea of creating this list is not anything like a set of solid plans but a set of items that might add a little spice to your life by knowing what kind of hopes or wishes you have.
So, what kind of items will you have on your bucket list?
