M.I.A. Report

So it has been a while since I posted last. I was away from my computer for about 28 days while I was traveling in Sweden and Amsterdam. More recently I've been busy adjusting to my new schedule as a full time Korean language student.

Posting is important, but I get busy like most people and priorities change. I've been dividing my time among :

1) Studying Korean

I study Korean at Yonsei University from 9am to 1pm Mon-Fri. I have been trying to spend 3 hours in the evening doing homework or going on dates with Korean girls to practice speaking. I know I will improve greatly during the next 6 months, but not without a lot of hard work.

2) Following world events and American politics online and in books.

The internet has recently become a place where I can learn more about American and world affairs.

My favorite place to go is Democracy Now! where I can watch an hour long news report streaming on my computer. DN! is a progressive and independent news organization completely funded by viewers and free from corporate control.

I also really love to watch The Bill Moyers Journal online, hosted by PBS. One of my great teachers, Dr. John King, introduced me to Moyers through a special on Joseph Cambell. Moyers has been around a long time and is a respectable voice for progressive ideas.

I'm probably spending 2.5 hours a day watching online news reports like these or reading online journals on the same topics. I have increasingly become concerned that in order to live a responsible life, you must participate in democracy. This means you must commit enough time watching, listening, and thinking about current and historical events that effect our lives and future lives.

Things I read online:

Z Magazine

The Nation

PolitiFact

FactCheck.org

3) Barely.... juggling.

I have been working on some skills for a performance I am developing, but I have not committed myself to practice daily for 2 hours like I have in the past. I think a more realistic practice schedule for me these days is 1 hour or so 3-4 times per week. I'm not so interested in pushing the envelope of my skills like I had in the past. These days I'm comfortable juggling for the fun of it and more so for developing the performance idea I have. I plan to only use *easy* tricks in my performance thereby making it more accessible to my abilities and more likely that I will follow through with it.