New Years Resolutions - 2010 Edition

I'm enjoying my time with my family, and I am very thankful to have made it through 2009!  2010 will surely be better than 2009, so I'm excited to see what this year holds for me.

Tonight we created a delicious chocolate fondue feast, dressed up, and cheered to 2010 with A&W cream soda.  Wonderful.

To ring in the New Year, here are a few of my New Years resolutions:

1. Keep in close contact with my younger sisters, mom, and dad.  My sisters and I are finally at the age where we understand each other more or less, so I want to keep the magic flowing.
2. Stay in contact with my old friends.  Living abroad makes it difficult to keep in touch, especially when I happen to be friends with the most active people on the planet.  But while everyone's busy working to save the world, I figure we'd all appreciate to get updates.  Deep discussions might have to be put on hold for a while
3. Kick butt in my medical school interviews.  I know I got in last year (twice), but I'd rather not do that whole wait-list thing all over again.  I know Patience is a virtue, but it's one I'd rather not have to exercise.
4. Be creative in my lessons plans.  I want to incorporate more game and activities into my lesson plans for Virtues classes so that my students really cherish the lessons.
5. Do exercises three times a week in my apartment.  I decided against renewing my gym membership since that is 300USD I could be using for something else, and I can exercise easily in my own apartment!
6. Eat a well-balanced diet.  It's kind of hard to do so without putting more effort than I would like to, but I should actually make the effort so I don't get sick.
7. Read more books!  This is my only "leisure" year for a while, so I need to make the most of it.
8. To be a responsible and active Institute Coordinator in my neighborhood in Addis.  I want to help my community strengthen and grow, and this is how I have been called upon to serve.

That's all I could think of for now.  It's time for Apples to Apples with the family.

Happy New Year, everyone!