Self-Improvement Summer

Many people have plans for the summer, whether they be internships, jobs, classes, traveling, or whatnot.  What do I have planned? Apart from a week-long vacation and a 7-credit summer session -- nothing.  I had applied to various jobs and internships, but as of this moment, they've all fallen through (India! D:)  What does that mean for me? I have a long amount of time and not much to do.  Once classes start up my life will have a lot more direction of course, but until then my schedule is pretty much clear, and that is intensely frightening.

In the past, I have sort-of wasted my summers between the Internet and attempting small projects and ultimately failing at them.  Well, failing in my own eyes at least.  For this summer, I will change that.  Following is a list of things I hope to devote some time to over this break.

1. Learning more about real estate and becoming more familiar with the market in PA
2. Improve myself artistically through photography or other media
3. Play some music, or properly learn one of the instruments I have lying around
4. Improve my body through proper diet and exercise
5. Clean
6. Stay in touch with my friends and hang out with them
7. Learn more about technology whether it be use of software or general knowledge
8. Learn or re-learn a language

Now, to be realistic, I will might not hit all of these. In fact I probably won't do half of these, but I am going to at least try.  I know that number 4 will be much easier when I go back for school in July because at home I am so lax with my habits.  I will push myself to be better though and to look at my decisions before I regret them.

Although I wish I had an amazing internship to learn from this summer, I will use this time to improve myself nonetheless.  This summer is my last real time to be free and not have to worry about the real world (too much), so I need to use it to focus on myself so that when the time comes (in 12 months) I will be ready for the world.

HEART
Zan