Very glad after years of practice that my Skype language exchange partner said I was fluent during our last call. Yay! I’m still not fluent according to my own criteria as I don’t feel I’ve got enough vocabulary and my mastery of some of the basic grammar rules leads to awkward or halting communication. I’m still a bit fuzzy about when I’ll feel I’m fluent – but my working definition right now is that I’m comfortable speaking in the language with co-workers who are native German speakers. I’m definitely not there yet!
hajush's Life List
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1. master appreciation
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2. be fluent in German
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3. Get my list of projects coherent
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4. master "Getting Things Done"
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5. start an improv troupe
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6. write a science fiction story
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7. Contribute to an open source software project
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8. create a documentary
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9. update my Java certification
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10. Get my JavaBlackBelt Orange Belt
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11. Start a company
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12. visit New Zealand
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13. Write a play
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14. Start a creative business
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15. Organize for Success
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16. become a parent
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17. learn French fluently
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18. learn Japanese fluently
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19. Create a wilderness bridge and path
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20. Start a non-profit
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21. have friends on every subcontinent
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22. be on a passionate team
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23. Run a marathon
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24. Summit Mt. Rainier
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25. Summit St. Mary again
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26. Have a productive enjoyable office
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27. go to burning man
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28. Read "The Pragmatic Programmer"
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29. get a phD
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How I did it
How I did it: Found a very inexpensive property with a good rent income potential. Most of the time spent not doing this was from learning more about the dangers of high rents and bad property management. Read how I did it…
Recent entries
Yesterday I used up my first 5 lesson punch card at http://yogaintheroot.com and today I just bought my second card so by my criteria from the last post – this is now complete. I’m looking forward to taking classes more regularly than I have been – but at least I feel I finished the goal of “take yoga classes”.
Although the book is published on Lulu.com, it’s not public. But we’re happy enough with it that my folks bought 15 copies. So at last this is complete.
