Bucket Lists
1:45 PMAs my departure date draws nearer, I have realized two main things. 1)There is a lot I want to do before I get to Malaysia and 2) There is even more I want to get done while I am there
I am a very list-y person, I love having pages full of bulleted things to do and I love even more checking those items off. So I have made these two bucket lists of things I need to accomplish, here's to getting them done!
To-Do's Before I Leave
- Write letters to people close to me that will miss me, to be opened when I am departed
- Buy a pair of memory foam slides
- Cook my family dinner without giving them food poisoning
- Learn how to introduce myself in Malay
- Say goodbye to all my junior friends (tears guaranteed)
- Learn how to do a cartwheel (cushioning required)
- Go through all my clothes and give away what I don't wear
- Baby-sit for someone
- Go to the beach
- Go to a carnival
To-Do's while in Malaysia
- Become fluent in Malay
- Learn some Chinese and Tamil
- Take Physics
- Buy a sari
- Participate in Ramadan
- Teach someone how to Cotton Eyed Joe
- Become close friends with the other YES Abroad students
- Be on some sort of sports team
- Watch the Olympics from Malaysia
- Visit Thailand
- Get henna done
- Buy a head scarf
- Worship at a mosque
- Share information with Brewster students about studying abroad
- Get homesick
- Get over it
- Eat a bizarre food
- Eat from a street vendor
- Visit the beach
- Take tons of pictures
- Make a video about host family/ life in Malaysia
- Disprove stereotypes about Americans
- Make an American for my host family
- Sisterhood of the Traveling Scarf/ Journal
- Write snail mail to people in the US
- Send postcards to school/ church/ dance
- Keep a running blog
- Get tan
- Learn about Buddhism, Islam and Hinduism
- Learn how to make a Malaysian food
That's what I have for now, I am beyond excited to check these off. I imagine I will be adding other things to the list, hopefully I'll keep it up to date.
25 days!
3 comments
You should definitely do a traveling journal while you're in Malaysia. I've had one for about two years, and it's so great to look back and see where you were at with your friends and how far you've come!
ReplyDeleteYAY SHOCK AND OUR SISTERHOOD :)
ReplyDeleteVisit various Malay, Chinese, Indian, Portugese and Baba Nyonyo restaurants.
ReplyDeleteVisit the different states and cities in West and East Malaysia (and Singapore).
Visit Redang Island, Pangkor Island, Langkawi Island, Penang.