project summer
As of today I'm done teaching regular classes at my school. The next three weeks will be full of speaking tests and contests, special study classes and final exams, and then six weeks of summer vacation will begin. Though I'll still be working quite a bit, I'm going to have more free time than usual, and I'm feeling the need to make good use of it. Thus, project summer. Here are a few things I hope to spend time on in the next two months:
1) Blogging: This blog has been severely neglected in the last year or so. I haven't stopped thinking about things I want to write during that time, but I haven't found the motivation to actually write them. I still need to write about the rest of our January trip (Laos and Thailand) for petes sake! Also, I'm about 90% sure I'll be leaving Korea at the end of August, so I'm feeling the urge to document my life here. I'm hoping to write a post every week or so.
2) Photographing: I always seem to be taking a lot of pictures, but I feel like I haven't sufficiently documented some of my favourite things about Korea, so I want to spend a couple of hours just walking around our town taking pictures. This place is full of good photo ops.
3) Studying Spanish: I bought a "Teach Yourself: Spanish" book months ago and have yet to get past page 5. While I realize I won't be fluent with just this book and two months, I figure it's a good start to learning the language I most want to learn. I should really just move to a Spanish speaking country, as I've picked up quite a lot of Korean without even trying.
4) Reading: I spend too much time in front of my work and home computers. In fact, almost all of my time at home is either spent cleaning, cooking, or watching a computer screen, but when I snuggle up in bed with a book and my boys, I am most content. So, I'm going to read more. Book suggestions are welcome.
5) Working out: We've been going to a local gym for a few months, but my efforts have been sporadic and inconsistent, so I'm attempting to up those efforts to gym visits (or playing tennis) 5 times a week. Weekends are not meant for working out.
