Michael Swenson:  

After HS, I went to Europe. I moved to LA, then NJ, back to Long Beach, CA and now I live in Suzhou, China where I have been for the last 4 years. In between all these places, I managed to travel to all but 1 state (Alaska) and more than 40 countires (I count the former Yugoslavia as 4..and yeah, it was pretty, but boring). I was (as in past-tense) married twice. Good learning experiences - sort of like an MBA - it took a long time, aged me a bit and cost a lot of money - but I'm all the better for it. No kids - I taught pre-school for 3 years and that cured me. I adopted one of those kids on TV, but he was ugly and his English sucked, so I cut him loose. But I am currently at 9 nieces and nephews and 6 great nieces and nephews with 2 more on the way...beacuse, you know, we're Catholic. I went through my fitness phase (running, hockey, basketball), career phase (MBA, 80 hour weeks), philanthropic phase (Junior Chamber of Commerce, Habitat, etc) and am now in my music phase. I play drums and sing for 3 different bands. Please don't compar...Expand for more