Saw other people posting their bucket lists, so I guess I’ll post mine too.
Personal life—during formal education
Become a youth group leader. Time frame: sophomore year Done as of 5/26/2012
Launch my own website with photos, blog. Time: during summer 2012
Finish a pet project, EducationTracker. Time: finish concept during summer 2012, finish coding by 2013.
High school
Serve in Student Council as a class representative. Time: during high school (no duh)
Get into National Honor Society. Time: by 6/2013
Graduate with a GPA of 3.8 or higher. Graduation: 6/2014
Get into LeTourneau University, preferably their School of Aeronautical Science, with a scholarship covering over 50% of tuition. Apply by 9/2013
University
Make a living as a freelance web designer and putting together PCs for other students. Begin: 9/2014
Get a motorcycle license. Time: by 9/2015
Graduate with a BS and A&P degree. Graduation: 5/2018
Employment
Daytime job: work as a airplane mechanic at a mid-sized suburban airport that I can ride a bicycle to. Time: by 9/2018
Night time job: freelance web designer, possibly iOS dev, and PC builder. Time: by 9/2018
Personal life—post-formal education
Get married. Time: Lord willing, by 4/2021
Adopt 4 kids. Time: by 2022
What I’ll teach my kids
- Investment/money management
- Multiple languages, including Spanish, Mandarin, and Japanese.
- Ride a bike
- Ride a bike with no handlebars
- To always be curious about things
- How things work in general
- Respect
- Proper firearm usage/safety
- “Stranger Danger!”—should be kinda standard but there are a lot of people without common sense out there today
Own my own home (no debts to a bank). Time: by 2025
Not get divorced. Time: eternity
Die in my sleep. Time: before 2080