Is it already time for the third Round of Words in 80 Days of 2015? Where did the previous two rounds go??

A new round also means a new set of goals to achieve. I actually did really well in the last round, and I already know I’ll be busy with grad school. I won’t get to do much writing, but I hope to get quite a bit of other stuff done.

For those just joining this blog and those unfamiliar with ROW80, the rules are very simple. You need to have a blog. There are weekly check-ins via the Linky on the ROW80 Website you’ll need to link an update to on Wednesdays and Sundays. You get to set your own rules – they just have to be measurable. Instead of saying “I want to read more books” you should say “I want to read [x amount] books” or “Write 2 chapters per weeks” etc.

There are no prizes, but there is a great community that checks in on the progress you’ve made, and encourages you to keep going.

My list is long, and doesn’t even include all my travelling (Manchester/Warrington, London, Cardiff, Brighton, Lewes, Cologne, Düsseldorf, Bonn/Königswinter, Luxembourg and Amsterdam), or that I’m planning interviews and attend a vegan cooking class with a Canadian friend. However, I know that I will be able to achieve a lot on this list, mainly because so many of the courses run concurrently and / or do take only a few hours to complete. Plus, I have already started a few of them.y

What I am hoping to achieve in ROW80 Round #3 / 2015:

Grad School

• Finish 9 Assignments for MA500 – Persuasion by 31/07
• Finish 6 Assignments for CCC505 – World Cultures by 31/07
• Start MA502 – Culture & Society on 01/09
• Complete at least 3 Assignments for MA502
• Start CCC501- Communication & Human Relations on 07/09
• Complete at least 2 Assignments for CCC501

Supplement Courses

• Complete Developing Your Research Project
• Complete Jewish Diaspora in China
• Complete Bilingual Brain
• Complete Language Revival
• Complete The Camera Never Lies
• Complete Literature Of The English Country House
• Complete Modern Korean History
• Complete Africa: Sustainable Development For All
• Complete Reading Macondo: Works Of Gabriel García Márquez
• Complete Cooperation In The Contemporary World
• Complete Globalisation & You
• Complete Contemporary India
• Complete Journalism For Engaged Citizens
• Complete MediaLIT
• Complete Tangible Things

Blogging & Business

• Publish weekly ROW80 Updates
• Publish weekly Top Ten Tuesday posts
• Publish weekly Friday 56 posts
• Publish weekly Weekend Coffee Shares
• Publish 10 College-themed posts
• Design 2 notebook templates per week
• Set up Etsy & DaWanda Shop
• Read & Review Eileen by Ottessa Moshfegh
• Read & Review 5 more books
• Review Hamlet at Barbican 
• Write 3 chapters of Soul & Óreida story