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700 things to do before you die
Opinion: I do everything NOW!
My name is BriBry (or Brian O’ Reilly to those who refuse to acknowledge my silly nickname). I'm a 22 year old Irish youtuber and musician. On my 21st birthday last year I started a series on youtube called 'Things To Do Before You Die', making a list of about 700 things I wish to do in my lifetime and filming the whole experience.
What started as a joke has since become my full time occupation.
I can safely say that it is the best job in the world. Going against the wishes of my parents and pretty much anyone with a hint of sensibility, I decided that after graduating from college I would take the happy route in life for as long as I can. Rather than going straight into a job, pursuing a masters degree just like 90 percent of my friends, I began using my bucket list as a way to live my life, making sure I'd tick at least one thing off it every week and putting up a good video documenting the event.
Episodes of the series have ranged from the challenging i.e. sky diving, bungee jumping, being on TV, giving away half of my possessions to the downright ridiculous i.e. milking a cow, booking a last minute flight to a random destination etc.
I don't wake up every day with a huge smile on my face, contrary to popular belief. There are times when I think it'd just be easier to get a job, stop travelling and settle down. But youtube has given me a new life; I have met some of my best friends on it and now get stopped on the street most days which is surreal.
In May last year, a good friend of mine died from ewing sarcoma, a rare cancer. A charity called 'The Ross Nugent Foundation' was then set up in his name by his family to fund equipment in Dublin's cancer wards. I put the money I get from youtube into this amazing charity, with a personal goal of using the youtube community to help me raise thousands and thousands for Ross's foundation.
Ross has inspired pretty much everybody he knew. It was his death that taught me life is too short to make long term plans, or to say 'I'll do it when I'm 30 and when I have more money'. I do everything NOW, with literally no idea as to what will happen in the future. This year I am travelling the world for the web series, staying with viewer’s kind enough to give me a couch for the night. It's already been the best year of my life and it's getting better every day.
By: Brian O’ Reilly AKA BriBry
(Full time youtube personality (genuinely) and musician. BriBry's Things To Do Before You Die series: www.youtube.com/bribryontour or www.bribry.com)
