Well, finals are over, as is
the lingering fever which bothered me throughout commencement and beyond.
Although it's a month till the 'first day of summer,' I now feel like summer
has 'officially' started. Funny how college does that to you--the seasons are
now defined by semesters and breaks. But I digress. I am not going to put forth
a trite 'what I learned freshmen year' because I have not quite figured out
what exactly I did learn. Except maybe 'Pray More.'
My
plans aren't set in stone for the next three months, and I have a lot of hopes
and dreams and expectations. To that end, I thought it would be constructive to
create two lists. One of 'things I want to do this summer, assuming I have
unlimited resources of wealth and unrestricted access to time and space.' Two,
of the 'things I want to do this summer within reason taking into account my
human limitations.'
List
One (the probably-not-happening)
1.
Visit the Mediterranean
Since
I probably won't be leaving the country, I can always dream! Venice, Malta,
Sicily...now THAT would be a summer vacation!
2.
Become a serious runner. Or biker. Or any sort of athletic thing.
Probably
not happening because I won't commit to any one thing...can I be a serious nutellaphile?
3.
Spend a year any amount of time doing mission
work in a foreign country
Someday
I will do something great in Mission work. Someday.
4.
Go to one of those big spoken Latin camps (e.g. conventiculum
lexintoniense in Kentucky)
Because
I like to speak Latin, obviously.
5.
Learn a couple new languages fluently
Italian,
German, Elvish...
6.
Learn to play a new instrument
I
have a guitar, but it ends there. Hopefully I can get at least a few finger
positions down before fall.
7.
Convert someone
Gotta
get that Spirit working through me!
8.
Write a great work that will make me famous
I'm
on my way, kindle top 25 new releases!
9.
Become independent of electronic devices
Seriously
why do half the things on my mental to-do list involve emailing someone or
printing something off? It's a very near occasion of wasting time...ok so maybe
that's my fault, but still.
10.
Go for a ride in the TARDIS.
Bowties
are cool. And Time can be rewritten.
So,
since I'm obviously not going to accomplish all of the above, here is my more
realistic list, in some places related to the above:
1.
Do something creative and productive every day.
So
each day will be infinitely worth it
2. Write More
More
productive than eating nutella, less tiring than roaming around like a maniac
in the great outdoors.
3.
Cut the screen time
Unless
I'm watching Doctor Who or writing.
4.
Read a meaningful book (or several)
Short
stories count. Flannery O'Connor, here I come!
5.
Learn to cook cool healthy summery foods.
Because
deep down inside I like food more than I like avoiding the effort of cooking.
6.
Make more music
If I
could get my ukulele tuned, this would be easier.
7.
Sow kindness and love everywhere I go
Sometimes
it only takes a smile.
8.
Start to learn more languages
They
say it's easier when you're young. Am I still young?
9.
Do one original and wonderful thing that will take great courage which will be
one of my greatest memories and for which I'll be forever grateful
10.
Instaurare omnia in Christo
Best
way to get through life.
So now you can keep me accountable to
my summer intentions :)
What
are your summer intentions?
Adios!
-Tullia
