Happy New Year

My New Years Resolutions (In no particular order):

1. Grow back my goatee. I gave into peer pressure last night and shaved it at midnight. The only reason I agreed is so that once it grows back I can say exactly to the minute, how long I've had it.

2. Become better at Chinese. Saffron's Chinese is getting better at an amazing rate. I'm jealous. She is able to practice a lot more than me, but I'm still not putting enough effort into it. I resolve to change this.

3. Be more proactive. I need to go out and meet more people. I want to make some Chinese friends on my own instead of just waiting for Saffron or Dane to introduce me to one of theirs. (Although this HAS worked out fine so far.)

4. Clean more. I do my share of the cleaning, but every once in a while Saffron just goes on a cleaning binge and I feel like I don't do enough to help. I'm going to clean more and make sure that I don't cause all the mess in the first place.

5. Study. I'm saving up for some online college classes so that I can finally get my degree. Buckling down and studying is something that I've always had trouble doing, so I resolve to study more. I love China, but I do intend to go to another country eventually, so I'll need a BA degree. I need to study more.

People always make resolutions that they know they'll never keep, but I think that these are both possible, and accomplishable. I hope everyone has a good new year and makes some resolutions that they can follow through with.