sarahsoy29




I'm doing 18 things
  

sarahsoy29's Life List

  2. 1. go to grad school
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  3. 2. visit Turkey
    		105 people
  4. 3. visit Israel
    		274 people
  5. 4. visit Africa
    		729 people
  6. 5. learn how to cook Japanese food
    1 entry . 1 cheer     		3 people
  7. 6. learn Spanish
    		15,456 people
  8. 7. learn Chinese
    		2,369 people
  9. 8. play ultimate frisbee
    		24 people
  10. 9. learn ballet
    		344 people
  11. 10. learn to belly dance
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  12. 11. become a translator
    		74 people
  13. 12. become a psychologist
    		398 people
  14. 13. play the flute again
    1 entry     		70 people
  15. 14. take up hiking
    		9 people
  16. 15. learn Hebrew
    1 entry     		909 people
  17. 16. convert to Judaism
    1 entry     		208 people
  18. 17. lose 50 pounds
    		2,487 people
  19. 18. learn capoeira
    1 entry     		620 people

How I did it
How to learn Japanese
It took me
10 years
It made me
Accomplished

How I did it: I studied Japanese in high school and University, and have lived in Japan for almost 5 years. I now work at a Japanese company where business is conducted entirely in Japanese. I do feel that there's always more to learn, though, and I certainly don't feel like I'm "done" with learning Japanese, just that I've reached a point of functional fluency that allows me to be a contributing member of society. I have passed the first level of the … Read how I did it…

Jan 11, 2009, 04:03PM PST | 1 comment | 6 cheers


Recent entries
play the flute again
Untitled 10 months ago

I played the flute from age 9 to age 16 or so, and then on and off since then. I still have my flute, and can still make a nice sound on it, but I hardly ever practice. i want to get back into regular practice, and I would really like to play with some sort of ensemble again.

Jan 11, 2009, 04:56PM PST | 0 comments


learn hebrew
Untitled 10 months ago

I started learning Hebrew about 4 years ago, and took classes for almost a year at a local synagogue. After that I moved and have forgotten most of the Hebrew I had learned. I want to get back into it again, regain the knowledge I lost, and learn more.

Jan 11, 2009, 04:44PM PST | 1 cheer | 0 comments


learn capoeira
Untitled 10 months ago

I started practicing capoeira for a few months about a year ago, but I hurt my knee and had to have surgery, so I quit. Now my knee is much better and I really want to get back to capoeira.

Jan 11, 2009, 04:32PM PST | 0 comments


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