People always told me that some birthdays have an impact on you. And I get it.

We turn 16 - In Germany we're old enough to participate in voting for local or communal decisions, drink beer and wine and go into the first bars and clubs.
We turn 18 - finally we're overage, grown-ups, we are allowed to vote, we can drive a car, we can do everything on our own.
We turn 21 - we know that now we're also overage in the USA and there are pretty much no restrictions for us anymore whatsoever. Finally we're feeling free.

Somewhere in between 18 to twenty-something we move out of home and start feeling independent.

And then we turn 25. When I turned 16, 18 (not so much anymore when I turned 21) I thought by the age of 25 I'd have my life figured out. I'd know what I want, who I am, where I will be. I'd be in a long-term relationship looking to build a family a few years later and settle down.
But around the time I turned 25 I realized - I have barely anything figured out.
A few things I know. I have a degree in a job I love, but I don't know where I will be.
Start family-planning because you're getting "old" and settling down? Building a house, planting a tree? I'm starting to realize that's what society expects from women. But I doubt it's me.
Someone once told me I need a summer home, just a place to plan my next adventure.
And right now - That's who I am. I want to travel, I want to discover new places as long as I can.

Of course our goals and desires shift every once in a while. Five years from now we won't be the same persons, we learn and grow everyday, which is another priority of mine.
So a bucket list doesn't seem appropriate, since you'll never complete all of it, and in the end still will be fine with that because your goals are not the same as the ones when you were 20.

But it helps me to keep focused on what I want, it's an inspiration for me to keep longing for my goals.

#Countries

Europe

1. Norway
2. Sweden
3. Finland
4. Denmark
5. Austria
6. Italy
7. Switzerland
8. Netherlands
9. Belgium
10. Czech Republic
11. Ireland
12. Iceland
13. United Kingdom
14. Vatican City
15. Hungary
16. Croatia
17. Montenegro
18. Estonia
19. Lithuania
20. Latvia
21. France
22. Spain
23. Greece
24. Portugal
25. Macedonia
26. Poland

Asia

1. Vietnam
2. Thailand
3. India
4. Japan
5. Indonesia
6. Laos
7. Cambodia
8. Myanmar
9. China
10. Turkey
11. Israel
12. Malaysia
13. Nepal
14. Mongolia
15. Philippines

Africa

1. Tanzania
2. Kenia
3. Morocco 
4. Namibia
5. Mozambique
6. Swaziland 
7. South Africa
8. Botswana
9. Egypt
10. Gambia
11. Ghana
12. Madagascar
13. Uganda
14. Zimbabwe

North- & Centralamerica

1. Canada
2. Bahamas
3. United States
4. Puerto Rico
5. Belize
6. Costa Rica
7. Cuba
8. Guatemala
9. El Salvador
10. México
11. Jamaica
12. Nicaragua

South America

1. Bolivia
2. Chile
3. Ecuador
4. Brazil
5. Argentinia
6. Columbia 
7. Peru 
8. Venezuela

Oceania 

1. New Zealand
2. Australia
3. Papua Neuguinea

#CitiesWorldwide

1. Berlin
2. London
3. Dublin
4. Rome
5. Barcelona
6. Madrid
7. Paris
8. Tokio
9. Seoul
10. Istanbul
11. Naples
12. Rio de Janeiro
13. HongKong
14. Cape Town

#SpecialPlaces

1. Visit all continents
2. Hike in a rainforest
3. Take a walk on the Chinese wall 
4. See the Hobbit houses at the set of LotR in New Zealand
5. Visit Disney World in Florida
6. See a kangaroo in Australia
7. Celebrate the Dia des los muertos in México
8. View New York's skyline from a rooftop 
9. Celebrate 4th of July in America (2015) (2016)
10. Ride a gondola in Venice 
11. Full Moon Party in Thailand 
12. See an active geyser
13. Get photobombed by a llama at Machu Picchu in Peru
14. Swing at "The Edge of the World" in Ecuador
15. Hike to Havasupai Falls
16. Drive a part of the historic route 66
17. Visit the Eiffel Tower in Paris
18. Walk the Camino de Santiago in Spain
19. Victoria Falls in Zambia / Zimbabwe
20. Rocket launch at the Kennedy Space Center
21. Niagara Falls in Canada
22. See a broadway show in New York
23. Holi-Festival in India
24. Platform 9 3/4 at King's Cross  (rather disappointing!)
25. Angkor Wat in Cambodia 
26. Snorkel or dive at the Great Barrier Reef
27. Drink Guinness in Ireland
28. Mardi Gras in New Orleans
29. Akropolis in Greece
30. Ride a red bus in London
31. See the Big Five in Africa 

#Activities

1. Plan a journey and travel alone
2. Wilderness camping
3. Visit as many National Parks as possible
4. Visit a music festival
5. Ride through the desert on a camel's back
6. Holi-Festival
7. Helicopter Ride
8. Take a ride in a hot air balloon over a breathtaking place
9. Learn Spanish again
10. Learn French again
11. Learn a whole new language
12. See the northern lights 
13. A backpacking-tour
14. Shower under a waterfall
15. Swing into the water with a liana
16. Swim in an underwater cave
17. Swim with dolphins
18. Go for a swim at the crack of dawn
19. Party until the sun comes up 
20. Husky sleigh ride
21. Walk under a roof of flower petals
22. Organize a big event
23. Do a roadtrip
24. See bioluminescence 
25. Campfire at the beach 
26. A kayak tour at night
27. Spend New Year's Eve abroad
28. Play laser tag
29. Play paintball

#Art

1. Visit the Louvre
2. See Mona Lisa
3. Florence
4. See an opera 
5. Michelangelos masterpieces in the sixteenth chapel in Vatican City
6. Museum of Modern Arts in New York
7. MET in New York
8. Dalí museum in Berlin 
9. Dalí museum in St. Petersburg

#Outdoors

1. Kayaking
2. Skydiving
3. Zip Lining
4. Yoga 
5. Run a half marathon 
6. Hiking
7. Climbing
8. Paragliding
9. Jetski ride
10. Roadtrip on a motorbike 
11. Whitewater rafting

#LifeHappens

1. Graduate
2. Be happy
3. Publish a text
4. Publish a photo 
5. Find a job that I love
6. Pause for a moment and realize that everything is perfect
7. Visit the wedding of good friends
8. Teach a child something new
9. Live abroad for a while... (recap 6 months)
10. ... and experience all the feelings after coming back

#Sleepover

1. Sleep in the sky lodge in Peru 
2. Sleep in a treehouse
3. Sleep at the beach
4. Sleep in a hammock