Belmont Times August 2021 Issue

(2nd Place for Creative Writing)
My Bucket List
by Asher
Over the last couple of years, every time before summer starts I
create a bucket list. This list that I make includes everything from
finally cooking a recipe, to taking a trip to Australia (which I would
love to do). The smallest things that just take 20 minutes or lifelong
goals. Every year despite me telling myself “I’m going to have a
productive summer” or “I’m going to complete everything”, inevitably I
end up doing a couple of things and just being lazy for the rest of the
summer. But over the years I’ve grown to realize that it’s okay to be
bored over the summer and not doing anything because as you get
older school gets more difficult and your only time to rest well will be
over the summer. So I still do something constructive but also allow
myself to chill. My summer bucket lists change every year. I learn
about new destinations to visit, new restaurants to try, and new books
to read. But since last summer I wasn’t able to do much because of
the Pandemic, I’ve taken advantage of this summer and tried to make
the most of it. I’ve also accumulated a list of places I’d like to travel in
my lifetime, many of these places I’ve already visited with my family
including Yellowstone, Virgin Islands, Smokey mountains, and much
more. But besides a list of places I want to go, here is a bucket list of
things I’d like to accomplish before I die. I’d learn to speak french
fluently, meet Taylor Swift, visit every National park, go bungee
jumping, go skydiving, go cliff jumping, do a flip in the air, learn how to
write cursive, go to space (most likely won’t happen). In conclusion
this is my bucket list which seems bountiful to me.