Showing posts with label Polish. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Polish. Show all posts

Friday, January 07, 2011

Day 12 - Dzien dobry świat

That's "hello, world" in Polish.  I think...

That's right...  I'm on my way to learning Polish.  I know what you're thinking...

"That's kind of a random language, Carl..."

RosettaStone - Polish Lesson 1

But, Mark speaks Polish and we're planning a trip to Poland towards the end of the year.  I'm sure it will come in handy and it'd be nice to maybe speak to Mark and his family in their native tongue someday.

The first week in January has been a total frenzy of work.  I definitely have my hands in a lot of pots, but as my boss told me today, "But that's a good thing.  I always want you to be challenged."  As much as my boss can really make my work week a complete.... *thinking positive* opportunity to excel... I am pretty lucky that my boss does, to some extent, see the potential that I might have at the company.  She's always throwing me curve balls and putting me in situations where I might fail, but learn a lot at the same time.  But sometimes she does open the fire-hose and tell me to say "ah".

I'm really looking forward to some of the challenges this year.  I know... I say that now, right?  I'm sure there will be blogs where I'm totally pulling my hair out, but for now... I'm thankful.

So here we go.. Lesson 1 in Polish!

Friday, December 31, 2010

Day 5 - Happy New Year

My original plans were to try and to celebrate New Years with some friends in Pacific Beach, but with everything that's going on with the family, I thought that it would be important to bring in the New Years with my loved ones.  I am blessed with a very loving family.

There is a lot to be thankful for and I'm looking forward to what 2011 will bring.  Some things that I'm really looking forward to:
  • China trip with Dr. Gertmenian (my econ. professor at Pepperdine)
  • Ashley's Wedding
  • Comic Con 2011
  • Possible trip to Poland
  • Learning Polish
  • As challenging as it may be, attending Pepperdine University
  • And whatever surprises that come along
 And of course, my resolutions:
  • Regularly hit the gym
  • Learn to cook
  • Stay on top of my studies and homework
  • Become more of a mentor and leader at work
Happy New Year everyone!  Be safe and have a great time tonight!