Self-improvement

When I graduated college, I thought that surely that would be the end of my educational career. I was sorely mistaken.

For the past three months I have devoted about an hour a day to learning Korean. Sometimes I study a book, sometimes I just sit and try to chat with people. It's coming along ok. I'm not as far as I'd like to be, but it's all about a little bit at a time. Lately I've been studying how to say if I like something or not. It's coming along ok. Today I learned how to say "Get out!" and "Let's go."

I've recently started an online program to become TEFL certified. It cost $260, but it will make me more marketable and should pay for itself in time. I should be done with it in a few months if I put in a couple hours every week. This week, so far, so good.

I was really excited when I found that essays would be a major part of my grade. You see, when I first entered college, I hated writing essays. It was tedious and always took longer than I wanted. However, by my senior year, I was an essay-writing machine. I could finish a 500 word essay in 20 minutes flat and guarantee myself at least a B.

I just wrote my first essay for the program last night, and it felt great, just like I was sitting down in the driver's seat of my old car.

Speaking of which, sometimes I really miss driving. Taking the bus and subway all the time is cool, and it makes me feel environmentally friendly, but I miss the feel of the open road.

I guess I can always take comfort in the fact that at least I'm speeding down the highway of self-improvement. Super rad!