Goals and Dreams
Life in May
Life at the University… There are 3 more weeks left to this semester. It’s been an interesting time at the University. Changes to program entrance requirements have seen a flood of students leave the foundation program. My class of 20 is now at 8. Teaching small numbers like this is great because it allows more personalized ...
2016 Goals
Here are the goals I set out to accomplish last summer: Be debt free by summer 2016. This isn’t happening due to the car. Get back into shape (~170 pounds!). I can’t say ‘DONE’ here- I’m not just in shape right now, I’m actually in the best shape of my life thanks to the triathlon lifestyle. But getting down around ...
4 Months Later…
It’s been four months to the day since my last post and plenty has happened. Part of the reason for my absence has been a technical difficulty I had with the blog that kept from logging in for almost 2 months. By the time I got it fixed I was out of the habit of ...
Falling Off the Wagon
It’s been an interesting six weeks. The job continues to go well, did a triathlon, teaching observation and oh yeah, I bought a BRAND NEW CAR! Finished a Triathlon / Fell off the Fitness Wagon Nov. 14 – I successfully finished a ‘sprint triathlon’ Swam 500 m Biked 20 km Ran 5 km I haven’t been too active since. Work got ...
Reflections on Two Months of Fitness
It’s been two months of going to the gym and getting into shape now. Lessons learned thus far…. I’m still a sugar fiend. I don’t eat chocolate bars and chips so much anymore but gummy candies and sour candies have been very much on the menu. I’d say I’ve averaged a pack a day. Still drinking lots ...
Seoul Man – Resolutions Update
I’m back in South Korea for a brief trip to visit this years KOTESOL conference. It’s been a great trip. There are a lot of memories for me here. Besides my conference responsibilities this has mostly been a culinary trip down memory lane. I’ll be leaving Seoul in about 18 hours and headed back to ...