My Bucket List

I guess this assignment is a little weird for me to think about. I mean, I've always set goals for myself and I have never failed to meet them. I have always thought of my life up to this point in terms of things I needed to do, not always things I wanted to do. Being in college means I can start to think of what I want my life to mean and the things that are most important to me for the future. Now is as good a time as any to look down the road and decide where I want my life to end up.

My number one short term goal here at Iowa State is adjusting well to college and doing well in my classes. Obviously, those two things really go hand in hand. I know that this first semester is really important and it will have a big impact on how the rest of my college career goes. Four years from now, I want to graduate with a degree in a field that will be my passion. I want to know that the work I will be doing to the rest of my life will make me happy and be fulfilling.

After college I really want to be able to find a place to settle down and start my career. I hope that I will be able to find someone that I want to spend the rest of my life and raise a family with. I know it might sound corny to some of you (literally), but I really want to raise a family here in Iowa. I don't think there's anything better for a kid than small town values.

Even though I want to settle down in Iowa, I still want to have a chance to travel and see parts of the world. I want to travel to Europe, especially in Great Britain and France. I would love to travel somewhere exotic although I really have to idea where. Something about trekking through the jungle or climbing to a remote mountain top is really appealing to me. I also want to visit each of the fifty states in my lifetime. I want to go bungee jumping or sky diving, too!

Most of all, I want to be able to look back on my life, not only at the end, but also throughout, and be able to say that I have lived without regrets. I know that I will experience plenty of tough times in my life, but those times only make the good times more sweet. I want to feel like my life impacted someone else and that my existence in this world was worth something. I hope that I will be able to look at my accomplishments and find satisfaction in the path my life has taken. Considering I am already looking forward to my future, I think there's a pretty good chance that will happen!