Bucket List

In the last few weeks, I have started accumulating a list of things to accomplish while in Japan.

Note: This list is subject to additions and revisions upon further educating myself on life in Japan.

JAPAN BUCKET LIST

• 1. Climb to the summit of Mount Fuji and watch the sunrise from the top.

• 2. Understand 50% of the Japanese spoken around me by the end of my year long contract. (this is ambitious... but I will do my best!)

• 3. Go to an Onsen (Hot Spring Bath)

• 4. Learn to make sushi

• 5. Learn Calligraphy

• 6. Show artwork in a gallery in Japan.

• 7. Try Kyudo (Japanese archery)

• 8. Travel to Japan's 4 major islands.

• 9. Know all 800 student's names in my high school.

• 10. Join an after school club activity.

• 11. Learn to be a boss on a snowboard and/or ski's

• 12. Visit the snow monkeys!

• 13. Start a new organization or club of some kind in my community

• 14. Wear a kimono with cowboy boots. (International exchange! Oh, that isn't what you had in mind?)

• 15. Learn to sing karaoke in Japanese.

• 16. Go to a Japanese musician's concert.

That's all I got so far. If you have any suggestions let me know.

Snow monkeys. Because I know you were wondering what the heck they were.