Finally. Been semi-couch surfing since 2007.
MichaelOttinger's Life List
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1. get married
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2. tell someone I really love them
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3. go camping more
203 people -
4. Marry the love of my life.
970 people -
5. become a hippie
193 people -
6. lead someone to Christ
262 people -
7. Read all the books in my "must read" pile
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8. become an urban explorer
77 people -
9. streak
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10. send a postcard to Post Secret
230 people -
11. pray more
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12. finish my film
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13. adopt a child
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14. visit Hong Kong Disneyland
16 people -
15. pay off my debt
2,228 people -
16. have better posture
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17. dye my hair red.
332 people -
18. see the northern lights
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19. Drive across the USA
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20. Go to a Play in NYC
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21. Buy a House
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22. find a church
246 people -
23. Explore the USA
10 people -
24. Design and build my own house
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25. start a family
893 people -
26. have more friends
883 people -
27. Take more pictures of my life
121 people -
28. grow my hair long
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29. fall in love with the right person
409 people -
30. go on a road trip with no predetermined destination
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31. Learn American Sign Language
612 people -
32. Ride a train
160 people
How I did it: I was working at Disney when my friend Susan (Chinese) suggested that I teach English in China. So I said okay. First I finished school, though. That took a year. It's really not very difficult to do, at all. The only problem is finding a school that's actually fair. But the Chinese are pretty dirty people, and I don't really think that this experience has moved me much one way or the other. I'm a… Read how I did it…
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Though I liked my roommates, I’m afraid neither the tiny apartment nor the big city justified the other. I’d much prefer a tiny house in an adorable town.

