Looking for Kate

Just a not-so-adventurous girl looking to find herself through her bucket list and other adventures

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Definitely on my list

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Never stop exploring **not my image**

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To live would be an awfully big adventure.

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One of my favorite quotes of all time

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Fallo per te stessa. (Non per loro).

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Exactly why I'm doing it. For myself

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That's the plan... **not my image**

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My favorite thing is to go where I have never gone.

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Mine's a little more than 25...

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A wonderful story about an old lady and her bucket list.

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This is absolutely the cutest thing

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I long to see everything and be far away

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Bucket list so far

51. Go to every Disney park

52. Get a tattoo

53. Give a homeless person a Christmas present

54. Visit a black sand beach

55. Put a piece of gum on the Gum Wall in Seattle

56. Ride in a horse-drawn carriage

57. Have a book published

58. Go to Thor’s Well in Yachats, Oregon

59. Go to Dinosaur World in Cave City, Kentucky

60. Go to Cadillac Ranch in Amarillo, Texas

61. Visit the tower at Laguna Beach

62. Road trip up Pacific Coast Highway

63. View LA from Griffith Observatory

64. See the Batcave at Griffith Park

65. Go to Lake Tahoe

66. Go to McArthur Burnet Falls Memorial State Park

67. Swim with sea otters

68. Feed a rhino

69. Do a donut tour of America

70. Swim with a mermaid tail on

71. Visit the Museum of Death

72. See the Rockefeller Christmas Tree in New York

73. Visit Niagara Falls

74. Swim with dolphins

75. Walk behind a waterfall

76. Walk on the Great Wall of China

77. Watch the sunrise at the beach

78. Cross the Golden Gate Bridge

79. Visit the biggest library in the world

80. Volunteer at a children’s hospital

81. Water tube down a river

82. Take a photo everyday for a year

83. Ride on a motorcycle

84. Visit a cat cafe

85. Go night swimming at the beach

86. Have a gourmet milkshake

87. Make a time capsule

88. Stay in a cabin in the woods

89. Take a trip with friends

90. Eat all 7 Hobbit meals in one day

91. Feed a giraffe

92. Leave a random note of kindness

93. Learn to say “I love you” in 25 languages

94. Swim in a hot springs pool

95. Go on the Palm Springs aerial tramway

96. Ride in a helicopter

97. Explore an abandoned place

98. Spend the night in a zoo

99. Jump in a pool fully clothed

100. Go to a three-day music festival

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1. TRAVEL ALONE. Have time to be away from everything. Rediscover your purpose in life by going to places you’ve never been before. Explore new things, experience different cultures, learn new languages and meet different people. Replenish your soul with excitement and exploration. It will create many opportunities for you, and room for improvement and personal growth. Traveling alone will teach you how to become independent and confident. 2. LOOK FOR YOUR TRUE SELF. This is the perfect time to make your passion your profession. Chase your dreams; follow where your heart wants to go. Do things that make you feel happy. Never settle for good enough, be the best version of yourself. Look for your purpose. Along the way, you will discover things that will clearly define you as a person. Embrace this. And let success flow; everything else will follow. 3. CUT THE CLUTTER. Choose and keep the right people in your life. Associate with people who you want to be like. You’re not going to imitate them; you will learn from them, grow from them, and discover your true voice. These kinds of people will bring cheerfulness; they will motivate you and remind you that you’re on the right track. Creating a positive environment around you attracts success and it makes your vision clearer. It also creates a healing space that fosters growth that opens a door for opportunity. Everything will become lighter because positivity brings happiness. So never waste a space in your life for a negative vibe. 4. DON’T BE AFRAID TO TAKE RISKS. If you’re tired of where you are right now, reevaluate your situation. Are you just working to live and survive another day or you want something you will never get tired of doing because you love it? Learn to weigh things around you. Pursue what makes you happy. Risk, in order to see the things on the other side of the bridge. Be brave enough to quit and start anew. Don’t be afraid to stop doing the things that don’t serve your path. Risking redefines your thought processes and it optimizes opportunities. So never be afraid to risk because some of the greatest adventures in your life will come from things you never realized were possible. 5. BALANCE YOUR PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LIFE. We only have a 24 hour time period every day, so make every second count. Never waste a moment being unproductive. Master the art of time management. Have time for yourself, to have fun and enjoy things in life. Have time for your family; spend precious moments with people you love. And have time for your professional growth. You have to spend your days wisely. 6. BE GRATEFUL. Make it a habit of saying “thank you” to people when they do something for you. You don’t know what kind of storm they are experiencing, so become their rainbow. Share your kindest smile. Appreciate them. It looks like a small effort from you, but for them, it completes their day. Never keep positivity within you, share it with everyone you meet. 7. DO SOMETHING DIFFERENT AND CRAZY. Sometimes, being normal is boring and redundant. You need to stretch out of your comfort zone. Jump, even if you don’t know what lies beyond. Put excitement in your life that you can look back on and laugh hard when you become old. 8. BECOME SOMEONE’S HAPPY PILL. Drink a shot of happiness every day because the brain works best when you are happy. 9. RENEW YOUR FAITH. Being an adult means a lot of work and stress. Sometimes, you will lose time and balance for everything, including your personal relationship with God. When things don’t go the way we want to or when all hopes are gone, everything seems to drift away. We keep on questioning and doubting God’s plans for us. Switch it over into praise. Use the situation to rebuild your relationship with Him. God wants you to communicate. The reason why He takes something away from you is because He wants you to discover greater things in store. The best way to renew your faith is to surround yourself with God. Pray a lot. 10. ACCEPT THE FACT THAT THE WORLD IS FILLED WITH HARD TIMES. Quit complaining. Do not think about things you cannot change. Focus your attention on things you can act upon. Reward yourself when you have done something great. In order to become successful, you must embrace change and motivate yourself. Remember, people won’t love you just because you love them. Think before you commit. Don’t let your thoughts run in your tongue

- E.J. Cenita, 10 Things You Must Do In Your 20’s (via youraestheticposts)

Traveling alone is on my list. I've always wanted to do it. Something about it just feels so independent and wild (the good kind of wild). I don't know when I'll go, or where I'll go, but I'm going to go.

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I want to travel.

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I mean, it's part of why I started my bucket list in the first place. I want to see everything and go everywhere

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I heard an airplane passing overhead. I wished I was on it.

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All the time

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You must go on adventures to find where you truly belong.

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That's the plan!

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Bucket list so far

1. See the northern lights

2. Sell art at a street fair

3. Go to England

4. Go to Scotland

5. Own over 1,000 books

6. Fall in love

7. Visit every national park

8. Swim with a beluga whale

9. Be fluent in American Sign Language

10. Go backstage at a concert

11. Go to Spain

12. Go to Iceland

13. Be an extra in a movie

14. Go to Japan

15. Stay in a hut over the water on an island

16. Go to a drive-in movie

17. Visit Ireland

18. Add a lock to the Love Lock Bridge in Paris

19. Travel by myself

20. Go to Disneyworld

21. Hold a baby panda

22. Hold a koala

23. Pet an elephant

24. Kiss someone at midnight on New Years Eve

25. Release a floating lantern

26. Explore a real castle

27. Take a road trip with no planned destination

28. See Stonehenge

29. Make a wish at the Trevi Fountain in Rome

30. Dye my hair a crazy color

31. Watch a meteor shower

32. Go on an African safari

33. Go whale watching

34. Send a message in a bottle

35. Drive all of Route 66

36. See a Broadway musical

37. Ride in a hot air balloon

38. Leave a note in a library book

39. Learn archery

40. Visit all 50 US states

41. Watch a total solar eclipse

42. Go to Australia

43. See the Hobbit holes in New Zealand

44. Send a letter to a random address and see if they respond

45. Volunteer at an animal shelter

46. Visit the glow work caves in New Zealand

47. Go to Time's Square

48. See the Statue of Liberty

49. Go on a shopping spree without worrying about money

50. Explore a sea cave