With classes out of the way, I need to find a new source of motivation and or stress. Living in Thailand/Malaysia/Indonesia will probably provide a fair amount of excitement, but as those changes aren’t really completely under my control, I can’t legitimately use them as goals. So in lieu of exciting goals, I’ve come up with a few that are less exciting but a tad more actionable:
- Visit at least one new country for each country I live in during 2012. Given my itinerary, I shouldn’t have any problem crossing this off of my list. And no, a layover in an airport does not count as a visit to a country.
- Make an attempt to start learning a new language. I realize that this is a weak goal, but until I have a better idea of exactly where I’ll be living, it doesn’t make any sense to be more specific or to fully immerse myself in any single language for the time being.
- Learn how to cook a few dishes native to each country in which I reside.
Okay, so it’s not a very long list, but that’s okay. After all, I did just move to the other side of the globe, and that should count for something, right?
