Looking Ahead

With just under nine months left on my contract with the Higashi Village Board of Education, I have started putting a lot of thought into what I am going to do next year come August. I have two lists, one full of things I want to do and one full of things I will probably be able to do. I want to use these next nine months to move items from the "want" list to the "be able to" list.

To give you an idea of what I've been thinking, here's a short list:

• spend some months cycling across Japan, north to south, performing something of a farewell before figuring out what comes next;
• get back into music, specifically voice;
• learn to program, because I like computers and want to be able to utilize them more so than I am now;
  
• perhaps obtain an English teaching certification in a country where I could also spend time learning that country's language; and
• most importantly, make sure that whatever I decide to do I enjoy it and look forward to it everyday.

Nine months is such a short amount of time, but it's a great time. Looking ahead to what comes next is exciting, though I do sometimes feel a little trepidation about my uncertain future. A good state of mind helps, though, realizing that no matter what I choose, as long as I work hard at doing what I love, I will enjoy it.