I'm doing 37 things
AFS France 2008/2009
15 months ago
best thing i’ve ever decided to do. everyone should live in a foreign country.
singcauseyoucan's Life List
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1. plant a tree
1,062 people -
2. I want to write a book
215 people -
3. wake up when my alarm clock goes off
7,517 people -
4. Get a tattoo
20,291 people -
5. make someone happy
675 people -
6. Make the world a little bit better
23 people -
7. learn to write with my left hand
640 people -
8. backpack through Europe
4,971 people -
9. take a photography class
1,562 people -
10. stand on the Great Wall of China
47 people -
11. Learn to pick locks
1,480 people -
12. find out if anyone has a secret crush on me
1,159 people -
13. Buy a motorcycle
900 people -
14. get drunk
588 people -
15. Dread my hair
112 people -
16. get my nose pierced
1,111 people -
17. write prisoners letters
13 people -
18. find a pen pal
557 people -
19. learn to dance
6,607 people -
20. be honest with myself
228 people -
21. Join the Peace Corps
2,396 people -
22. identify 100 things that make me happy (besides money)
7,188 people -
23. Send a postcard to Postsecret
1 cheer2,847 people -
24. take a road trip with friends
195 people -
25. Kiss in the rain
14,583 people -
26. Put a message in a bottle and throw it out to sea
833 people -
27. volunteer internationally
15 people -
28. get into nyu
124 people -
29. Give blood
2,954 people -
30. find out what my blood type is
1,315 people -
31. have my own dog
33 people -
32. get a cartilage piercing
36 people -
33. be brave
424 people -
34. read more (widely)
7 people -
35. become better at small-talk
2,028 people -
36. visit all 50 states
7,170 people -
37. make love on a beach
226 people
How I did it
It made me
happy 
How I did it: I made a bunch of little slips of paper and wrote messages on them like, "Love your neighbor, eat your veggies, smile like you've got nothing to prove," and I left them in the money slots of vending machines, pay phones, and near the sinks in public bathrooms. The best kind of kindness is one you can't brag about. I'll never know whether or not my message was found. Read how I did it…
It made me
happy
How I did it: I was in a chorus that took us to a college campus for 2 overnights. It was stressful, with 9-hour rehearsals each day. At 10 at night, I was walking to my dorm when a girl came running out of her's crying. I went over to see what was the matter, and she was really upset because her cell phone wasn't working and she was homesick and wanted to call her mom. We went downstairs and asked an adult to use the phone, and even though after she h… Read how I did it…
It made me
grateful
How I did it: My dad travels a lot for work, and one time he was transferred to Scotland. At first he stayed there for a few months; when we found out it would be longer, we all moved. I was really little so I didn't really have any friends to miss. I grew up in Scotland, lived there from when I was 2 to when I was 9, and I am completely American. I also lived in France during my junior year of high school. It was the best thing I ever decided to do. Read how I did it…
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