Bucketlist of a Norwegian Girl

Last updated; April 22nd, 2025 / ✔️ 11/40

With slowly approaching the big 4-0, I can’t be anything but grateful.
How lucky am I to have been on this planet for 37 years?
A while back I reflected on the time aspect of life and 11 years ago I graduated from college in the U.S.. It literally feels like it was last year! I look back at a life filled with many great moments and highlights, but also some low ones and lessons learned. I have traveled to many great places, had some crazy fun experiences, and been incredibly fortunate to have met so many amazing people along the way. I’ve created a life with so many lifelong memories that I’ll cherish forever. Time is flying by sooo fast and it’s definitely a reminder to always remember to live your life to the fullest!

Here’s my “40 Before 40 Bucketlist”;

1. Study and live abroad (in the US & the Netherlands for college)
2. Move abroad again (even if it’s for a short period of time)
3. Buy my first home alone (Moved in in June, 2023!)
4. Take a sabbatical vacation from work and travel
5. Spend a night at the Well SPA & Hotel
6. Visit 30 countries before I turn 40!
7. Visit Australia
8. Spend the night in a tree-house (June, 2024)
9. Celebrate my birthday in another country
10. Celebrate new years eve in another country
11. Go backpacking in south-east Asia (January/February, 2025)
12. Fly first/business class internationally
13. Buy my dream car
14. Publish my own fill-in-Bucketlist book
15. Graduate with a Criminal Justice degree (August, 2013)
16. Graduate with a project management degree (June, 2024)
17. Adopt a rescue animal (cat ♥)
18. Earn my first million
19. Head back to the U.S. to visit friends and go on a roadtrip
20. Spend the night at a local bed & breakfast in the U.S.
21. Visit an ethical elephant sanctuary (Chiang Mai, January, 2025)
22. Eat barbeque at Brasilia
23. Be portaid in the media for something I’m proud off (Read here)
24. Travel solo
25. Take a cooking class
26. Go on an organized food tour
27. Attempt to learn a third language
28. Enjoy dinner & a show at Wallmanns
29. Spend a full day at a SPA
30. Take a mud-bath
31. Try stand-up paddle-boarding
32. Try ice bathing & sauna at Flyt Stavern
33. Climb Prekestolen (The Pulpit Rock)
34. Get a tattoo (something meaningful)
35. Try a new profession
36. Yoga travel with Silje Thorsteinsen
37. Become a certified mindfulness instructor
38. Get in the best shape (Where I’m comfortable!)
39. Spend a night at the Farris Bad SPA Hotel
40. Celebrate my big 4-0 with a fantastic trip someplace new!