Alice's Bucket List

Posted by Deb Nielsen on Oct 22, 2016

When an exchange student comes to the District, we ask them to make a 'bucket list' of the things that they would like to see or do while in Canada. This is sometimes tricky for them as they aren't completely sure what is possible. A couple of weeks ago, Alice's bucket list was shared at one of the weekly meetings but I thought it would be helpful to share it online.

Alice's family spends a great deal of time outdoors and she loves hiking, cycling, and photography. She has joined the Outdoor Rec. class at school and this is giving her some opportunities to experience Canada's natural side but I know that we have some great outdoors men and women in this club. Alice's other desire is to learn to cook specifically Canadian foods which is another area that the members of our club excel at. I also know there are some great photographers in the club and that Alice would be grateful for a local photography safari and some photography tips.

Here's the list:

Go camping

Hiking

Go to the Rockies

Go dog sledding - Dave and I will likely take her to Fort St. James for the Caledonia Cup.

Hunting

Snowshoeing

Go quading

Do the Bowron Lake full circuit - she did part of this with the Outdoor Rec class

Ice fishing

Cross country skiing

Learn to cook Canadian food

See how they make maple syrup

See aurora borealis

Go to Alaska - needs some pre-planning due to Visa requirements

See black bears, grizzly bears, lynx, cougar, moose, eagles, polar bears, buffalo, beavers, orcas and other whales

Go to Niagara Falls and Ottawa

Meet First Nations/Inuit people

If you can help out with any of these, please let me know. Send me an email at deb.nielsen@unbc.ca or let Dave know at one of the meetings.