Thursday, January 18, 2007

What's your New Years resolution?

I've actually got two this year. I'm not a big believer in self-improvement (how do you improve on perfection?) but this year I decided that I wanted to change a couple of things. First I decided that, as an english teacher, it's sort of an abomination that I don't really read any more. So I resolved to read more than I did last year. So far, I've already read two books which is one more than I read last year so I can quit which is great because I like accomplishing easily achievable goals.
My second resolution was to study (and therefore learn,) more Japanese. The only problem I have with studying Japanese is that it's written in a foreign language and that tends to dissuade me a little. However I just bought two new textbooks yesterday, to go along with the two that I bought previously and the two that I inherited from other people after they've moved or gone home. This should lead you to one of two conclusions-either:
Wow, Brendan sure is serious about learning Japanese!
or
Brendan must think that if he keeps buying textbooks at the current rate, eventually the information held within will be too much for the bookshelf to bear and will diffuse across the bedroom and into his ear while he sleeps.

Either of those could be true-we'll just have to wait and see which one it is.

1 comment:

Laura said...

I think you need to include "travelling more" on your list of resolutions... see more of Japan. P.s. More pictures please.