Diet: PASS (reasonably healthy food, relatively little added sugar)
Exercise: PASS (walking)
Sleep: PASS (need to start winding down a little earlier)
Mindfulness: PASS (using mindfulness casually but no specific practice)
Love and Gratitude: PASS (French class, Toastmasters)
Learning: WIN! (French class, Toastmasters)
Since my last check-in, I have mainly been involved with learning, as may be intuited by glancing at the scores. I had my first French lesson last night. The group is small, which is nice, and they seem to favour an approach of cultural relevance. They encourage attendance (though optional) to cultural events they hold like cafés and movie nights. The teacher is also attempting to speak French as much as possible, even though we are still learning.
I've been studying by listening to French pop music and using Google Translate to write short, awkward essays. It's slow going, because I want to understand the words I'm writing and not merely copy what Google is giving me, but it's allowing me to learn vocabulary for words I'm interested in, like "l'intelligence artificielle" and "robotique".
I also went to the Downtowners Toastmasters again at lunch. I won at table topics (again) and offered to do a speech next week--if I'm going to spend my time going to Toastmasters, I figure I may as well dive into the process.
A few minutes ago, I submitted my first ever work proposal to Upwork. My lack of experience will be a handicap for a while, but you never know--someone may take a chance on me, which will let me start building a portfolio. My goal is to apply to at least one job per day. We'll see.
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