100 things to do before I die

1. Drive away. No maps. No destination
2. Fall in love
3. Write a book
4.  Have at least three tattoos
5. Believe
6. Go to some faraway country
7. Learn how to swim
8. Build my own house
9. Have a pet, take care of it
10. Get a crazy haircut
11. Wear a super weird outfit
12. Live alone
13. Have a roommate
14. Shave my head
15. Get married
16. Get a Masters degree 
17. Become the editor of a newspaper
18. Dance in public
19. Sing in public
20. Be friends with someone on the People of the Past List
21. Forgive
22. Be truly thankful for being alive
23. Figure out the way out of the labyrinth of life
24. Write my will
25. Save enough money to buy a house
26. Spend all the money on things for myself
27. Do a really selfless act
28. Try a meat I've never had before
29. Get wasted
30. Give a bear hug to a complete stranger
31. Start my own magazine
32. Go a day without speaking
33. Be completely cut off from the world
34. Have my own library
35. Read a thousand books
36. Vlog
37. Eat a meal from every country
38. Make a lifelong friend
39. Start a charity
40. Make a meal for my closest friends
41. Cook every dish from a cook book
42. Spend an outrageous amount to watch a favorite band play at a concert
43. Buy a caravan and live in it
44. Watch all the LOTR movies
45. Have a movie marathon with a friend
46. Stay for all shows at the cinema
47. Love someone
48. Pierce my ears at least once more
49. Color my hair a crazy color
50. Get a full medical checkup
51. Wear a pretty, long dress
52. Give a gift to a stranger on the train
55. Go around Sri Lanka
56. Learn to play an instrument
57. Donate blood
58. Dive
59. Go bungee jumping
60. Have a yard sale
61. Go away with a group of friends
62. Work at a fast food joint
63. Work as a cashier
64. Leave my comfort zone
65. Stop being afraid
66. Make someone feel better about themselves
67. Blog daily for a year
68. Give a speech
69. Take part in a protest
70. Stand up for a cause
71. Build a treehouse
72. Go on a camping trip and build a campfire
73. Smoke a pipe
74. Learn another language
75. Figure out how the stock market works
76. Buy shares of a company
77. Cycle around the island
78. Buy soft toys for kids at an orphanage
79. Adopt a kid
80. Have the patience to listen to someone I don't like
81. Go the extra mile for someone
82. Bake the perfect cake
83. Learn how to make coconut rock and milk toffees
84. Spend the entire day at a beach
85. Go to an unknown town/village by bus
86. Say goodbye to someone
87. Save a life
88. Write a story I'm truly proud of
89. Climb a tree and read a book up there
90. Live in a small island
91. Buy crazy sunglasses
92. Jog from Panadura to Colombo
93. Get rid of all my clothes and start fresh
94. Live in an aramaya for a month
95. Adopt a pig
96. Put up a small, cozy coffee shop
97. Contest at elections
98. Climb a mountain
99. Learn why people depend on religion
100. Live

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