My goal

Well, all of us have goals. Most people have pretty challenging goals ahead of them. I have a goal too, it might not sound challenging to most, but it's pretty difficult. My goal is to learn how to type in Russian. Not just type, but speed type. Just like most goals, mine has a deadline as well. My deadline is New Years. I don't have that much time, but I am going to try to learn how to speed type in Russian by New Years.

I am not even sure how to approach this goal. I might look around the internet and see if there are any free software there, otherwise I will go to a bookstore and get CD or something to help me along. I can type in Russian, I am just super turtle slow. However, those who know me well know that I don't like slow very much. I like being fast and efficient. Typing 2 lines in Russian and spending 5 minutes to do so is not very efficient.

Again, to most it seems like an easy task, but really it's rather challenging. I know how to type in English and I need to make sure I don't mix the letters, which happens quite a bit. I am trying to remember even now where all the Russian keys are located, but when I try to type without looking at Russian keys, sometimes my fingers pick up English "M" instead of Russian, because I know where English letter is located and my fingers just go there on their own.

Plus, I need to do this at home, and I don't spend that much time at home. So, that is another struggle. The only time I will be able to learn is the weekends, but who wants to learn how to type during their weekends?

Well, I have a goal, and I know how to achieve it. I just need to stay motivated to achieve it. I have one very strong motivator: my co-worker Elena. She types in Russian as fast as I type in English, and it bothers me that she is so fast and I am so slow in Russian. Yes, my Enlgish is much faster, but still. I need to be able to type in my own language as fast as in my second language.

So, there. I will update you around New Years if my goal has been accomplished :) Till then I am going to try to find time to acquire a new skill :)