{"id":4862,"date":"2013-05-13T08:57:06","date_gmt":"2013-05-13T12:57:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.theprofessionalhobo.com\/?p=4862"},"modified":"2024-06-19T07:24:43","modified_gmt":"2024-06-19T11:24:43","slug":"the-professional-hobos-bucket-list-past-present-and-ongoing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theprofessionalhobo.com\/the-professional-hobos-bucket-list-past-present-and-ongoing\/","title":{"rendered":"The Professional Hobo&#8217;s Bucket List \u2013 Past, Present, and Ongoing"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>&nbsp;<span style=\"font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;\">&nbsp;<\/span>Yep, that&#8217;s me &#8211; doing the world&#8217;s highest (commercial) skydive in New Zealand. Skydiving wasn&#8217;t exactly on my bucket list (with 300 under my belt), but filming a tv show in New Zealand certainly was!<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In reflecting on some of my life and travel experiences in the aftermath of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theprofessionalhobo.com\/crash-bam-how-my-life-changed-in-a-second\/\">my accident<\/a> and wondering what&#8217;s next, I&#8217;ve realized I have quite an arsenal of experiences already.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I&#8217;ve written about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wisebread.com\/reverse-bucket-list-look-back-before-looking-forward\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">reverse bucket lists<\/a>&nbsp;yet shamefully, never committed to such an exercise myself \u2013 especially given my revelations in doing other <a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/www.wisebread.com\/vision-boards-dream-big-play-with-pictures-and-watch-your-life-change\" target=\"_blank\">similar<\/a>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wisebread.com\/feeling-stuck-100-ways-to-change-your-life\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">exercises<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The other night while lying in bed, I found myself constructing a different kind of bucket list \u2013 one that reflects back on what I&#8217;ve done, reaches to the future, and includes ongoing items I haven&#8217;t yet ticked off to my satisfaction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I lay there flooded with images and memories; reflecting on what I&#8217;ve done in turn fuelled my list of unchecked bucket list items, and even experiences I&#8217;ve touched on but want to explore more thoroughly. <b>It was a no-holds-barred journey into anything and everything that excites me, with no rules and a very rewarding recap.<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I encourage you to try it for yourself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here&#8217;s what I came up with (if you&#8217;re interested).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>This post was originally published in 2013. It has since been updated for accuracy of links and content.<\/em><br \/><br \/><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Done<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Here are some random achievements from bucket lists gone by \u2013 \u201cthe arsenal\u201d as it were:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Skydiving<\/strong><i> (I did it 300 or so times just to make sure it got done)<\/i><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Bungee jumping<\/strong> <i>(I did it in 5 locations spanning 3 countries, including the world&#8217;s highest in South Africa)<\/i><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Ride a motorcycle<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Conquer a cave<\/strong> <i>(I managed two \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theprofessionalhobo.com\/abseiling-caving-and-spotting-glow-worms-in-waitomo-new-zealand\/\">one in NZ<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theprofessionalhobo.com\/disaster-point-an-ominous-caving-experience\/\">one in Canada<\/a>)<\/i><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theprofessionalhobo.com\/getting-my-feet-wet-on-a-sailboat-in-st-martin\/\"><strong>Live on a boat<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Climb the Great Wall of China<\/strong> <i>(I managed that one <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theprofessionalhobo.com\/beijing-then-and-now\/\">twice<\/a>)<\/i><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Live on a tropical island<\/strong> <i>(<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theprofessionalhobo.com\/where-we-live\/\">done<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theprofessionalhobo.com\/kona-where-we-live\/\">done<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theprofessionalhobo.com\/getting-my-feet-wet-on-a-sailboat-in-st-martin\/\">done<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theprofessionalhobo.com\/category\/grenada\/\">done<\/a>)<\/i><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>White Water Rafting<\/strong> (<em>I managed the world&#8217;s highest commercially rafted waterfall &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theprofessionalhobo.com\/a-week-in-the-life-of-the-professional-hobo-shooting-a-tv-show\/\">in New Zealand, of course<\/a><\/em>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theprofessionalhobo.com\/helicopters-sledges-and-jet-boats-oh-my\/\">Sledging<\/a><\/strong> <em>(like white water rafting, but on a boogie board. Sort of.)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Have a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theprofessionalhobo.com\/the-affectionate-kangaroo\/\">\u201cpet\u201d kangaroo<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Go on a multi-day <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theprofessionalhobo.com\/the-very-fast-train-is-1-hour-late-and-other-ukrainian-paradoxical-experiences\/\">backcountry camping trip<\/a>&nbsp;<\/strong><em>(In Ukraine no less)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theprofessionalhobo.com\/sister-shalom-and-the-art-of-meditation\/\">Meditate with Buddhist Lamas<\/a> and receive their blessing<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Hang Gliding<\/strong> <em>(and fixed wing gliding, and I even skydived out of an ultralight powered parachute. I&#8217;m bragging, now, aren&#8217;t I? I&#8217;ll stop.)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Climb a mountain<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Live in an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theprofessionalhobo.com\/where-we-live\/\">environmentally sustainable way<\/a><\/strong> <em>This experience ultimately inspired my <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theprofessionalhobo.com\/my-zero-waste-kit-for-travel-and-home\/\">Zero Waste Kit<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Race cars<\/strong> (<i>auto-cross with a 1964 Corvette)<\/i><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Ride in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theprofessionalhobo.com\/white-island-new-zealands-most-active-volcanic-site\/\">helicopter<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Walk on a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theprofessionalhobo.com\/white-island-new-zealands-most-active-volcanic-site\/\">volcano<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theprofessionalhobo.com\/a-week-in-the-life-of-the-professional-hobo-shooting-a-tv-show\/\"><strong>Shoot a travel tv show<\/strong><\/a><i>&nbsp;(I have a former career in tv, but in recent years I joined a couple of shows on the road)<\/i><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Ride <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theprofessionalhobo.com\/train-travel-the-ghan-from-darwin-to-adelaide-day-one\/\">The Ghan<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theprofessionalhobo.com\/taking-the-indian-pacific-train-across-australia-part-one\/\">Indian Pacific<\/a>&nbsp;trains across the Australian Outback&nbsp;<\/strong><em>(I even <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theprofessionalhobo.com\/travel-tips-resources\/tales-of-trains-journey-destination\/\">wrote a book about it<\/a>)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Travel across Canada by train<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theprofessionalhobo.com\/the-ultimate-train-challenge-landing-page\/\">Travel across Europe by train<\/a>&nbsp;<\/strong><em>(That&#8217;s in the book I wrote too)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theprofessionalhobo.com\/13-random-experiences-on-asian-trains\/\">Travel across Asia by train<\/a>&nbsp;<\/strong><em>(The book I wrote about my evangelical love of trains? Yep &#8211; Asia&#8217;s in there too)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Play an instrument<\/strong> <i>(I tackled four)<\/i><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Conquer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theprofessionalhobo.com\/northern-swedish-delicacies-including-surstromming\/\">local delicacies<\/a><\/strong> (<em>even if they&#8217;re the smelliest in the world)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Go on safari<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Take a cruise<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Visit Machu Picchu and\/or other ancient <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theprofessionalhobo.com\/visiting-pisac-ruins-in-peru\/\">ruins in Peru<\/a> and Bolivia<\/strong> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theprofessionalhobo.com\/trekking-andes-part-3-machu-picchu\/\">Machu Picchu<\/a>: check! <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theprofessionalhobo.com\/category\/peru\/\">Peru<\/a>: check! <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theprofessionalhobo.com\/visiting-isla-del-sol-on-lake-titicaca-in-bolivia\/\">Bolivia<\/a>: check!)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Become <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theprofessionalhobo.com\/how-to-become-fluent-in-spanish-and-other-languages\/\">fluent in another language<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Stay and live in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theprofessionalhobo.com\/sister-shalom-and-the-art-of-meditation\/\">meditation retreat<\/a> or ashram<\/strong> (Update October 2017: I did it again in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theprofessionalhobo.com\/learning-ayahuasca-and-san-pedro-shaman\/\">Peru for a couple of years, and Ecuador for about eight months<\/a>)<br \/><br \/><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Coming Soon<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Random bucket list items I&#8217;ve yet to achieve:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Host a travel tv show<\/strong> <i>(<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theprofessionalhobo.com\/climbing-mount-rothorn-in-switzerland-plus-video\/\">are you amused<\/a>?)<\/i><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Ride the \u201cToy Train\u201d to Darjeeling<\/strong> (<em>Still haven&#8217;t done this, but I did ride the Deccan Odyssey, which is the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theprofessionalhobo.com\/touring-indias-deccan-odyssey-most-luxurious-train-in-the-world\/\">most luxurious train in the world<\/a>, in India)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Climb Mount Kilimanjaro<\/strong> <i>(since <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theprofessionalhobo.com\/crash-bam-how-my-life-changed-in-a-second\/\">the accident<\/a> this item has fallen waaaay down on my list of priorities. It&#8217;s hanging on to this list by its fingernails)<\/i><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Trek in Patagonia<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Find a friend of mine in Iceland purely through word of mouth<\/strong> (<i>it&#8217;s a very small place&#8230;how many Canadian gay male nurses live in Iceland? Wait! Don&#8217;t tell me \u2013 I want to find out for myself<\/i>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Attend a Burning Man festival<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Explore northern Canada<\/strong> (<i>too bad it&#8217;s so cold there<\/i>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theprofessionalhobo.com\/udaipur-india-deccan-odyssey-luxury-train\/\">Travel across India by train<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Hack my way into a Bollywood dance scene in India<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Go to circus school<\/strong> <i>(what for? The flying trapeze of course! Also reduced to a pipe dream at this point, but I&#8217;m hanging on to the dream)<\/i><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Swim with a whale shark<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>See the northern lights<\/strong> <i>(without freezing to death; feasibility is debatable)<\/i><br \/><br \/><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Ongoing<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>This is a list of things I&#8217;ve done to some extent, but want to explore further or deepen:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Give back through volunteering, fundraising, and however I can<\/strong> <i>(I&#8217;ve had a few stabs at this (in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theprofessionalhobo.com\/cbc-national-coverage\/\">Thailand<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theprofessionalhobo.com\/victorian-bush-fire-diary-february-7th-day-one\/\">Australia<\/a>), but there remains an ongoing desire to help whenever\/wherever I can)<\/i><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Fire Spinning<\/strong> (<i>I learned to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theprofessionalhobo.com\/fire-spinning\/\">spin in Australia<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theprofessionalhobo.com\/maori-culture-in-new-zealand\/\">New Zealand<\/a>, and I still practice \u2013 without fire)<\/i><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Perform in musical theatre<\/strong> <i>(I&#8217;ve grown up on stage and done a few shows; it&#8217;s very rewarding)<\/i><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Climb more mountains<\/strong> <i>(despite <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theprofessionalhobo.com\/climbing-mount-rothorn-in-switzerland-plus-video\/\">going crazy enroute<\/a>, I have an ongoing pull to the mountains)&nbsp;<\/i><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Act in a Hollywood film<\/strong> <i>(although I&#8217;ve technically ticked this item off, I wouldn&#8217;t say no to another chance&#8230;)<\/i><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theprofessionalhobo.com\/singing-performing-traveling-and-chasing-passion\/\">Sing<\/a> with a jazz band<\/strong> <i>(I had a few teases at this&#8230;but I&#8217;d like a repertoire)<\/i><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Live as a local in foreign places<\/strong> <i>(a thriving and ongoing desire, and I can say I&#8217;ve done it in a few places)<\/i><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><i>&#8230;and last but certainly not least&#8230;<\/i><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><b>Make friends with people all over the world<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><i>What&#8217;s tops on your bucket list&#8230;past, present, and ongoing? <\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The time has come: I&#8217;ve drawn up a bucket list &#8211; 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