Happy New Year!
Bonne année !
¡Próspero año nuevo!
새해 복 많이 받아!
Gutes neues Jahr!
Felice anno nuovo!
С наступающим Новым Годом!
Gott nytt år!
新年おめでとうございます!
Szczęśliwego nowego roku!
As I write my doctoral dissertation, I feel as though I should personally take action in support of things for which I feel strongly. The environment is one of them. It takes less energy to eat lower on the food chain and thus, I'm attempting to become... semi-vegan. I love meat, dairy products, custards and other baked products that require a ton of eggs... so completely giving up these things for the rest of my life would be quite difficult. Limiting consumption, however, will be feasible since I can exercise a certain amount of willpower. Thus, combined with a few language and travel-related goals, here are my 12 New Year's Resolutions for 2012.
1. Limit red meat intake to 3 times a year.
2. Limit turkey ingestion to 3 times a year.
3. Limit non-meat, animal product consumption to 1 time per week (or less if possible).
4. Run at least 35 miles per week.
5. Complete at least 12 things on my "Things to Do Before I Die" List
6. Take the Goethe-Zertifikat C1 exam by the end of 2012.
7. Take the TORFL by the end of 2012.
8. Take the DELE by the end of 2012.
9. Take the CILS or the CELI by the end of 2012.
10. Take the TOPIK by the end of 2012.
11. Learn at least 2012 Kanji characters by the end of 2012.
11. Learn at least 2012 Kanji characters by the end of 2012.
12. Visit at least 12 new cities in 2012 (countries would be better, but that's just wishful thinking).
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