The Art of Desk Warming

If you ever wonder what I do at school, I can sum up February in two words: Desk Warming. It is a time-honored tradition that most NETs must endure. The school doesn't set any expectations for us, only that we show up and report to a near-empty school for a could weeks. I'm happy to say the time passed quite amicably. I had some highs and lows. But overall, I'm happy to say that I would never label it "unproductive".

The majority of my 9-5 was spent doing the following:

• Reading - I finished about 6 or 7 books in the past month or so (a mix of vacation and desk warming). They ranged from classics to new releases; some were great while others were lack luster.


• Watching TV - There was one day where I slipped into a coma and watched 5 hours of TV (The West Wing) only to come-to in utter disgust. I had no internet and was sick of reading. I hated it. I've weened quickly off TV shows!


• Writing Letters/Korean Origami - While pseudo-watching TV I made Korean origami figures with my idle hands and wrote letters to friends back home. It seemed like a good thing to do and helped me reconnect a little.


• Social Media/Web News - I'll admit it. Facebook, Pinterest, and Twitter made their way into each day (except the one's without internet). I couldn't help it. It was nice to chat with other folks who were doing the same thing I was...considering the only other people at school were scared to talk to me.


• Blogging/Web Design - Yes, it's true. I was concerned for the well-being of this website. It took ages, but I'm glad it's done! Woohoo!


• Online Shopping - I'm shocked at how much shopping I did this month, but I was also surprised to see how many birthdays I celebrated in February/March...


• Planning Workouts - I'm now addicted to this site called 'Fitocracy.' You log your exercise and then get points based on difficulty, time, etc. It's a lot of fun and there are 'quests' you can do... a prescribed workout worth more points (I'm not going to go rescue a princess or anything). Well, in order to maintain my lead I planned my workouts to rack points and sweat. I think it's a worthy goal!


• Job Searching/Researching - Eventually, my time in Korea will come to an end and I've been looking at the next step. I checked out information on foreign service, flight attending, public radio, grad school...just chipping away


• Lesson Planning - I did a little of that too...


• Drawing/Listening to Music - Thanks to my friend, I am now drawing everyday. It's challenging and sometimes a bit embarrassing, but I can see slight improvement each day.

TV will rot your brain,
-Bets