EPTWhat would you do with 4 months spare time? - Page 10
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MasterFischer
Denmark836 Posts
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Whitewing
United States7483 Posts
On October 18 2011 00:28 Grumpy wrote: Imagine you have 4 months spare time, enough money saved up to do whatever you want, a car, decent english knowledge and a strong desire to do things you always wanted to do or will never be able to do again. In these 4 months there is nothing to do, nothing to worry about except doing and following whatever you want. After years of studying I finished my exams a few weeks ago and will start at my job in April 2012. Until then I can basically do whatever I want. Off course I have something planned, e.g. visiting friends, writing a little, doing crazy stuff, travelling. But I'm still wondering if there isn't something big missing, which I should do. So: What would you do under these circumstances? Obv you can expect a lot of people to answer "SC2 all the time!" or "travel as much as you can". I appreciate all of your ideas, but I'm looking forward especially to those which are specific and describe a little what you'd like to do. Edit: The main goal isn't asking for advice. First of all it's a question for everyone who wants to think about it. 4 months with the money I need to do what I want? Probably sit down and finish writing my game >_<. | ||
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Letmelose
Korea (South)3227 Posts
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NotSorry
United States6722 Posts
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Silidons
United States2813 Posts
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Swede
New Zealand853 Posts
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CloudCat
Singapore159 Posts
already planned to travel in China, experience more of the rural life there (went for 2 weeks once before). brush up on my photography skills and blog about the trip. help out for a bit at a friend's company. and then blow the money on visiting my dad working overseas. maybe, just maybe learn to speak Japanese how to play the guitar in between all of that. oh. and must learn how to cook before doing any of the above. i'll most probably not complete all of that though. haha. | ||
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Frozenhelfire
United States420 Posts
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Kava
Canada65 Posts
I'd take a month off and go learn kite surfing with my old man. I'd track down one of my exes, not just any.. a specific one. Get down on both knees, and beg for her forgiveness for what I couldn't have been for her then, then whisk her away somewhere with a beach and archeological digs and try to make up for lost time. That'd probably leave me with three weeks left. I'd buy a triumph or something and motorbike down the west coast to mexico or LA. | ||
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mister.bubbles
Canada171 Posts
Practice my music full time. I'd wan't to almost train like I was an athlete preparing for a big competition so I'd be playing Bass, Guitar, Banjo, Piano, Drums and Singing hopefully about 40 hours a week on an alternating schedule so i don't burn out too hard. Work out within reason and get lots of sleep so my mind stays sharp for learning music and my body gets stronger. I wouldn't train as hard as I can since I prefer to do that when I am being brought down by work since it feels more rewarding that way. General good health would be key. Lastly, I would save a couple of days for creativity where I could work on my records and keep making new songs and keep rehearsing and making up a live set to perform. | ||
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c0ldfusion
United States8293 Posts
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LAN-f34r
New Zealand2099 Posts
Traveled once (twice, but one time I was 3yo, so that doesn't count), didn't like it. Why learn about the history of *misc place* when there is calculus to do :o | ||
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obesechicken13
United States10467 Posts
I'd try to get someone to hypnotise me to be more efficient with my time. The rest of the four months could be spent setting myself up with money. | ||
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pedduck
Thailand468 Posts
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Grumpy
60 Posts
Now that you shared your ideas, I want to share mine as well. I still do not know, which of these I will follow and which I won't be able to do (due to time/money). My goals: - If I HAD TO PICK ONE it'd definately be to come together with the one girl I've been into for a long time now. We're pretty close already and some friends keep telling me, that this beyond a usual friendship. Though it's a complicated situation - she has a bf :-// - Become a candidate at "Who wants to be a millionaire" (german version). Was in the last round before TV years ago but wasn't picked in the end. If I get the chance to go there (gonna apply 3 times/week from now on) I'd make a tight "learning-plan" and prepare the shit out of myself. - Travel. Either one big trip (Seoul & Australia or US westcoast & rocky mountains) or plenty of small trips to places in europe I always wanted to see (Krakow/Auschwitz; the place my grandfather grew up at in Poland; Rome/Vatican; Barcelona; Amsterdam). - Learn guitar. Got the guitar and a book already plus I have a flatmate who plays guitar in a band. - Workout. Going to the gym 3times a week plus do teamsports (squash, soccer). - Write a novel. Made notes for 2 novels/short stories but acutally never wrote any of these. - Do something good. Already applied as a social worker to work with kids. Might be the only time I'm doing something like that with my degree in psychology. | ||
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PromQueen
United States26 Posts
- If I HAD TO PICK ONE it'd definately be to come together with the one girl I've been into for a long time now. We're pretty close already and some friends keep telling me, that this beyond a usual friendship. Though it's a complicated situation - she has a bf :-// Coming together is rarer than you think, Usually someone is first. Cherish the moment if you can make it happen. | ||
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Hynda
Sweden2226 Posts
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Lumpybd
United Kingdom118 Posts
 Just kidding, but in all seriousness, forget the friends and the family and the gym and the writing etc.. you will find time for all of that no matter what you are doing if its important to you. This is your one and only opportunity to do something that you will never be able to do again once your working career starts. For what its worth, my opinion... go see the world. Backpack, hostels, bumming around... see as many countries and places as you can, while you can. You will never have another opportunity like this again until you retire. | ||
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FlaminGinjaNinja
United Kingdom879 Posts
1. Learn Korean 2. Go to Korea for a month (w or w/o gf) 3. Get a bike license and travel around europe until money runs out (w gf) 4. Go back home with no money (w/o gf  )5. Play SC2 and go out with mates as much as possible between travelling to see my gf at uni | ||
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KickiN
Canada4 Posts
if I had 4 months off I'd go back to playing hockey (stereotypical Canadian ftw) | ||
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