Two months
down, only 34 more to go… It’s hard to believe how fast the time has flown
since my husband and I arrived here in May. Between moving, unpacking, decorating
and puppy adopting, we’ve consumed ourselves with getting settled and transforming
our house into a home.
However, it
seems like whenever we’re out meeting new friends, the question that always
arises is, “When do you plan on starting
a family?” or “Do you want babies here in Japan?”
Valid
question, but quite frankly, none of your business ;) j/k… But I digress. Of course we want
babies (lots of them!) but honestly, not here in a foreign country, thousands
of miles from family and friends. We JUST got married last year and we still
have so much we want to see and experience together before becoming parents.
I mean, if
we were stationed in Minot, North Dakota, I may have different sentiments, but
we are in Okinawa, JAPAN, and the world is at our fingertips!
With that
said, I’ve created a Baby Bucket List—all the things I want to do before
becoming a mother (before leaving Japan).
2) Scuba dive a large shipwreck. (a
REAL one, not manmade)
3) Run a marathon in less than 4 hours.
4) Compete in a triathlon.
5) Kayak the Okinawa coastline.
6) Learn to speak Japanese.
7) Go ocean jet skiing & hang gliding.
8) Master the art of photography.
9) Go skinny dipping in the ocean after
midnight.
10)
Travel Asia:
In Okinawa:
-Watch the
sunrise on the east coast of the island.
-Tour the Nago
Pineapple Winery.
-Tour Orion
brewery.
-Visit Churaumi
Aquarium. (one of the largest aquariums
in the world)
-Scuba dive
every major site.
-Zip line
the forest canopy.
-Walk
through the Valley of Gangala.
-Explore
Gyokusendo Cave.
-Hike Mount
Katsuu & Hiji Falls.
-Visit Neo Park.
-Nakijin Castle
ruins
-Hedo Point
-Nakamura House
-Ryukyu Mura
Folk Village
-Yomitan
Pottery Village
-Ikei Island
-Forest
Adventure Park
-Japanese
Naval Underground Headquarters
-Peace
Memorial Park
-Shuri Castle
-Kinjocho
Stone Road
-Komaka Island
-Kerama Island
(diving)
On Mainland Japan:
-Hike Mt.
Fuji.
-Tour
Hiroshima.
-Disneyland
Tokyo.
-Imperial Palace.
-Sapporo. (snow festival in Hokkaido)
In Thailand:
-Visit Bangkok.
-Ride an
elephant.
-Feed the
tigers.
In Australia:
-Visit Sydney.
-Scuba dive
the Great Barrier Reef.
In China:
-Visit Shanghai.
-Visit Hong
Kong.
-Tour Beijing-
Forbidden City.
-See Xian.
-Walk The
Great Wall.
Guam
South Korea
Right now, the
plan is to tackle Okinawa first, soak up all there is to offer on this island, and then venture off to
other countries. If there’s something on my
bucket that you also want to
accomplish yourself, please let me know! The more, the merrier… After all,
experiences are always better shared with a friend. :)
“Avoiding danger is no safer in the
long run than outright exposure. Life is either a daring adventure or
nothing.”
— Helen Keller
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