Saturday, January 2, 2010
New Year's in Korea was quite similar to New Year´s at home, except for the fact I was in a very big city celebrating with some new friends and strangers. Champagne was involved and we spent a good part of the night in an Irish pub, and that's all I'll say about that!
What I did want to talk about was New Year's resolutions. I've never taken them seriously before, and never understood the logic. Why wait until the New Year to do something when you can start tomorrow? But this year I decided to give it a go:
Resolution #1: Get back into shape! Eating lots of white rice, sitting in chairs all day, having drinks on the weekends, all this adds up to noticeable pounds after a few months! I made up my mind to get myself a gym membership and go every weekday morning before work and to change my eating habits, eating less rice, more fruit, and incorporating healthy snacks to munch on over the course of the day.
Resolution #2: Get involved with my community. I'd like to be more than just a young person that comes to Korea to teach and play. I want to do something a bit more meaningful, that allows me to try some new things and meet some different kinds of people. In the beginning of January I started pouring through websites related to community service and clubs in the Seoul area.
Resolution #3: Continue learning as much Korean and things about Korea as I can. Its very easy to get used to where you are, and get so involved with your day-to-day living that you forget to appreciate your surroundings. My goal is to keep studying Korean continuously this year, and to try and do something culturally interesting or city-exploring every other weekend.
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