update –> #33 read 3 classic novels
33) participate in book club and read 3 classic novels and at least 10 books not mentioned here
I haven’t joined a book club yet, but I have, err, read four classic books. Ok, I didn’t really read them; I listened to the audio book version from Librivox.org. That counts doesn’t it? For [...]
update –> #32 read a book in Portuguese
32) increase Spanish, Portuguese and German vocabulary, as shown by reading a book in each
The other day I was browsing the foreign language section of the big used bookstore in the city and was thrilled to find a Portuguese translation of Agatha Christie’s The Secret Adversary. I like a good mystery, and though I [...]
My first week updates 2/21/09
My first week of the 101 in 1001 challenge is over, and what a whiz-bang of a week it has been. Here are my updates:
Under the Career category:
01 - get a mentor — I got one! I made a list of people who I thought would be good mentors, people who I trusted and [...]
#32 - increase foreign language vocabulary
Under the category of Intellectual/ Skills:
#32) increase Spanish, Portuguese and German vocabulary, as shown by reading a book in each
#33 - participate in book club, read more books
Under the category of Intellectual/ Skills:
#33) participate in book club and read 3 classic novels and at least 10 books not mentioned here