My Bucket List

School started two weeks ago and tomorrow is the first day of September.  That means summer is officially over.  So, it is time for my last summer link-up with Miss Monica over at I Heart Grade 3.  I want to start with a big thank you to her for hosting this weekly fun.  I have been able to read and be inspired by a lot of amazing bloggers, and it has gotten my own blogging back in shape.  I am going to have to become disciplined myself without any help!
This final week's topic is "The Top 3 Items on my Bucket List."  The top two items on my list were easy, but my bucket list is so long, I had a hard time deciding what should be number three.  However, as this is a teaching blog, I think you will figure out why I picked what I did for that spot.

1) Visit every continent.
I live in North America, and have already traveled to Europe, Asia, and Africa.  I still have South America and Australia to go.  While I would also love to visit Antarctica, travel there is WAY beyond my teacher salary, so I will survive if I don't make it before I die.  However, if the opportunity arose, you bet I would take it!

2) Visit every state.
My family took family vacations very seriously, so I was well traveled growing up.  I have visited many of the US states, but not all.  Without looking at a map and counting carefully, I can't tell you exactly how many states I have left to visit, but it is not a whole lot.  (Most of them are out west.)  I have our vacation destinations planned through 2020, and we will hit a few more in that time (although Europe takes up 2 different summers).

3) Earn my doctorate in Education.
My family has always valued education.  My uncle has a Ph.D.  Another uncle has his M.Div.  My father has a Masters (plus 30 extra credit hours).  My mom has an MA, JD, and LLM (which is a post-JD degree).  I have an MS in Early Childhood Education, but I want more.  I love to learn, and I have a hard time imagining stopping there.  Plus, I like the idea of being able to teach at a collegiate level and helping to shape the future of education.  I have had to push off plans to begin my doctorate for a couple of year now due to various circumstances, but I hope to be able to start in the not too distant future (next school year, prehaps?).  I want to study reading and literacy, which are passions of mine.

What are some items on your bucket list?

Check out the link-up!