Ramil Blog

Now that 2008 is finally here, it has come time to choose a New Year's resolution. I never know what I should do for a resolution, and this year is no different. I have so many things that I think I want to do, and my indecisiveness makes it hard to pick just one. It would be really cool if I could learn a new musical instrument, or start careers in professional whistling and stand-up comedy, but there's no way all of those are getting done. And, as the YouTube philologist, hotforwords reminds us, the key to accomplishing your New Year's resolution is to pick one thing and split it up into small manageable parts.

So, that leaves me with the task of sorting through my resolutions and picking just one. However, most people who only have one resolution never make it past February. So, maybe the answer resolution success is to just pick something really easy, like cutting my toe nails more often.

But that one is ridiculous. Maybe I can make is sound more lofty by incorporating my future travel plans to Peru and Europe. I think I've got a good one.

My New Year's resolution is to travel 10 new countries. Now, this may sound like a lot, but I already have plans to visit Peru and 6 European nations. So, now I just have to snag 3 more, which will probably be easy to do during my semester abroad in Florence. Perfect! It sounds ambitious, but it's actually very attainable. And I'll easily be able to split it up into smaller, more manageable parts. And as a bonus, I'll make my Facebook Where I've Been map look flippin' sweet.