My unburied life

In two months I will turn 31. It's not the number that scares me, it's the number of years left to do things dreamed of. And after watching an episode of a reality TV series called The Buried Life — in which four friends from Victoria, B.C. write out their quasi bucket list and, in their travels, discover human potential and the joy of helping others — I'm starting my list. It will be a running list to be added to, changed and, hopefully, completed.

Completed:

1. Get a university degree
2. Go to Canada's capital, Ottawa
3. Experience the joy (pain/love/frustration) of having a child
4. Volunteer in my community
5. Do what I love for a living
6. Sky dive from 10,000 feet
7. Zip line through trees
8. Visit my dad in Australia

To do (in no particular order):

1. Visit at least one place on every continent (I'll start big. So far, two. Five to go)
2. See the wonders of the world
3. Swim in all five oceans (got two under my belt)
4. Work for a large daily newspaper
5. Work overseas
6. Go to a movie by myself
7. Write a novel — or two or three
8. Travel across Canada in a van
9. Help a community in a developing country
10. Stop thinking about my teeth when I smile
11. Golf in the middle of the night in Alaska during the 24-hours of daylight
12. See my son graduate from a post-secondary school
13. Complete my own "Motorcycle Diaries"
14. Get a tattoo by Chris Garver at Miami Ink
15. Speak a second language fluently
16. Tour Vancouver Island
17. Buy a house
18. Grow (some of) my own food
19. Visit my mother's grave
20. Learn to surf
21. Get out of debt
22. Buy a new couch — a real one
23. See my grandparents in Ontario before they die
24. Become a better cook
25. Read a book to a group of children
26. Finish my life-guarding requirements
27. Be spontaneous

OK, I think that's a good start. I'll post more as they come...

So, here's the question: What do you want to do before you die?