Inspired by Chip Huyen’s List 100, I decided to make my own list of 100 things that I want to do before I die.

1. Climb the Himalayas
2. Hot Air Balloon in Cappadocia
3. Broadway show in New York
4. African Safari in Masai Mara
5. Visit the Pyramids of Giza
6. Learn scuba diving
7. Learn skiing
8. Get a pilot’s license
9. Visit Eiffel Tower (Thanks to ICCV’23)
10. Sakura season in Japan
11. Fall in Vermont / Maine
12. North Pole
13. South Pole
14. Live in a Tree House
15. Watch Aurora with someone I love
16. Experience zero gravity
17. Attend a football game in Europe
18. Solo backpacking in another country (Paris in France, Heidelberg in Germany)
19. Foreign Internship (Singapore in third year of undergrad)
20. Attend a Coldplay concert
21. Hike Amazon Rainforest
22. Skii in Switzerland
23. Hike Grand Canyon
24. Sky Diving
25. Bungee Jumping (Pokhara, Nepal)
26. Write a biography
27. Publish in a top-tier conference (ECCV’20)
28. Sushi in Japan
29. Pizza in Italy
30. Oktoberfest in Munich
31. Show in Sydney Opera House
32. Play an instrument
33. Read 1000 books
34. Visit all continents (3 / 10)
35. Week-long cruise
36. Route 66 West to East Coast
37. Visit all US states
38. Visit all Indian states
39. Dine in the Sky on Burj Khalifa
40. Cave Kayaking
41. Hike Machu Picchu
42. Climb Mount Fuji
43. Paragliding
44. Walk the Great Wall of China
45. Sunset at Taj Mahal
46. Attend a Traditional Tea Ceremony
47. Stay in an Overwater Bungalow
48. Go Dog Sledding in Lapland
49. Whale Watching
50. Party at Rio Carnival
51. Float in the Dead Sea
52. Swim in the Great Barrier Reef
53. Attend a Rave (Hocus Pocus, Miami)
54. Give a TED talk
55. Desert Safari in Dubai
56. Caves in Vietnam
57. Go to Banff National Park
58. Guest Lecture in a University
59. Visit 20 National Parks in the US (4 / 20)
60. Solo Hike
61. Shark Cage Diving
62. Wine at Napa Valley
63. Visit 10+ Ski Resorts (2 / 10)
64. Stargazing in Hawaii
65. Tour the Colosseum
66. Tour the Louvre Museum
67. Michelin Star Date
68. Swimming with Whale Sharks
69. Swimming with Dolphins
70. Sleep on the Beach, under the sky
71. Author a Patent
72. Camp in a Desert
73. See a Comet
74. Watch a Meteor Shower (Geminids near Pittsburgh)
75. Run a Half Marathon
76. Learn a Foreigh Language
77. Watch a Bull Fight in Spain
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