become a polymath

I am no longer at University right now. Took a 6-12 (my choice) month deferral to work and pay down some debts instead. Plus it is nice to have a break from institutionalised learning; after 12 years of school plus 18 months of university I am at the end of my tether in that kind of learning environment.

Went to a DIY show in Brisbane which turned out to be rather interesting. I want to try my hand at woodworking. Specifically, I would like to make some furniture in the long run. Just one of the many things to add to the list.

Finally, a really interesting and rather inspiring person is the American adventurer John Goddard. He made a list of 127 things he wanted to achieve and so far has achieved over 100 of them. His website is here: http://www.johngoddard.info/
And his list is on this side-link: http://www.johngoddard.info/life_list.htm

I recommend it to everyone here. I started my own list as well and am linking it to a Bucket List.

I can sew, cross stitch, Knit, crochet.

Paint,draw,work in plastics and acrylics.

Do makeup, brows, cut hair, put together a pretty slammin’ outfit.

Design a addition to my home, pick out all of the fixtures, design the Juliette balcony, garage door,

Design & build a built in niche using a compound miter saw and nail gun. Also installing trim and baseboards.

Learn Photography.

My role models
Thomas Jefferson is my idol
Issac Newton
Leonardo Da Vinci
Benjamin Franklin

Mastered playing cello, piano, guitar, voice, drums, violin, bass, etc.
Runner, Cyclist, Swimmer, Bodybuilder.
Exercise Physiology and Nutrition Health Nut.
Played basketball, tennis, track, volleyball, lacrosse, did gymnastics.
Thespian. (Triple Threat: Sing, Dance, Act)
Adrenaline Junkie: Snowboarding, Skateboarding, Parkour, Aggressive Skating, Skiing.
Last FM Music Addict: Listen broad range of music from classical, electronic, hip-hop, alternative/indie, rock, world (French, Arabic, German, etc)
Polyglot Language Learner: French (somewhat fluent), Chinese, Italian, Spanish, Latin.
Outdoor Enthusiast (Barefoot Running, Road Running, Birdwatching, Photography, Animals)
Avid reader: Reads everything. Borrow 5 books from library and average (but only 2/3 of each 600 page completed)
University Obsessed: Obsessed with Ivy League Cornell.
Cooks all type of world cuisine: Mediterranean, Chinese, Vegetarian/Vegan.
Befriends/Strikes up conversations: with all type of people all ages.
Did almost every extracurricular in public school.
Volunteers everywhere.
Wikipedias everything.
Google addict.
Restoring Old Junk Bicycles.
Animal Rights (Anti-Peta)
Try to work with Greenpeace, Whaleman Foundation, Sea Shepard, Siera Club, Earth Club.
Libertarian Activism.
Students For A Free Tibet.
Yoga, Pilates, Budokon.
Inspired by everything people online, friends, etc.
Religion: Agnostic, Christian, But Dabbler In Buddhism, Wiccan, Scientology, Hinduism, Judaism, Unitarian.
Ex-Vegetarian of Half-Decade Turned Hunter.
Sets a lot of habits, goals, and life lists.
Keeps Science Experiment Journal.
Script-Acting (Film).
Knows how to sew, knit, and crochet.
Semi-Expert In Running and Exercise Physiology and Nutrition.
Semi-Fluent In Visual Basic, Java, Photoshop, PeachTree.

Graduated from a university, even if “just barely”.
was a naval officer at sea, able to steer big ships and such.
Steam Engineer on a steamship
Computer programmer in languages no longer used: COBOL and PL/1 and FORTAN
Cook well enough to get kitchen privileges in a kitchen or two
Parent, at least part time, two sons.
Led a boy scout troop in the inner city for a decade
led a cub scout pack in the suburbs for five years
well traveled and enjoyed traveling
climbed a mountain over 10,000 feet tall
did some of my own car repairs
able to express complex ideas in simple pen and ink artwork
worked in a hospital emergency room
construction worker with hard hat and jack hammer
traffic cop
.... wait I’m now “The Village People” ... oh crap.
studied mammalogy and not just for why you think I did
can tell rye from bourbon whiskey
can tell Merlot from Cabernet Sauvignon
can tell Guinness from Harp
have read several Shakespeare plays, and can explain parts of them
can fly a plane, though not legally.
have hunted and eaten the animals I shot (not as tasty as I was led to believe it would be… trust me.)
can sail a boat
can ski
have cowboy boots and will use them if I have to
can skateboard
can skateboard with my cowboy boots on
can kiss, and as I recall, was good at it… that is my story and I’m sticking to it.
can tell a story
have a project I personally worked on still in low earth orbit
have been inside a space ship after it returned to earth
I know what love is, and what it is not.
have a sense of humor, though it is a bit quirky.
have my own spelling for many words, including qwerky.
and most of all, I’m modest to a fault.

I had to look it up. Polymath may mean the same as Renaissance Man, a goal I have had for some time.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polymath

When will I know I’m there? I guess I’ll just know.

Fnish a hip hop and rock album.Learn how to read and write Telugu(mi mothertongue).Learn how to speak Patois.Go to Jamaica n India(as a temporary resident).Write a book about myself , say in a 50 years’ time.Modify my van in2 a beauty.Plant vegetables 4 my consumption.Better my cooking skills.Design my room.Get a PHD , Hax:P.
And there r sox2 many more things i wanna do.

As soon as I added this to my goals list a perfect opportunity to help me complete this goal arose for me. They are now offering Chinese lessons for free in my building and I am going to take them.

Race is merely a term of skin colour. There are no biological differences between races it is merely cultral. I learned that in my anthropology class.

I also learned what polymath means.

What have I accomplised so far?

Not a lot…

I have a high school diploma, and one semester of university under my belt. I know how to ride a bike and swim fairly well. I learned about choirs and singing. I know how to read some music. I know how to sew but I suck at it. I know a lot about tea. I know a lot about wine but I can always use more knowledge on that. I know a bit about anatomy but I can always improve on that. I speak raed and write 3 languages and I can always learn more. I know about farming but I can always improve my knowledge on that as well. I know how to drive. I know how to cook, and clean. Although I’m always up for learning new ways to cook. I know how to bake and broil etc. I know how to handle money although I’m always up for advice on that one. I know how to do laundry. I know a little about environmental science, physics, psychology, biology, math (I know the basics) anthropology, art history, economics, english litterature and developing countries. But I can ALWAYS increase my knowledge in those as well.

Not bad for a 19 year old eh?