Motivation Motivation Motivation

After two weeks of blogblivion, I am back. The reason is contained in a three-part post on my teaching blog called Justification, Attitude, Motivation. And since the KoreaKast blog is not here to show that I am a perfect learner, but rather a reflective learner, I will confess.

I lost my motivation.

The reason is extremely sound: due to administrative delays with my documentation, my visa to work in Korea was in extreme jeopardy, even though I had the contract in my hands. I am not proud to say that I lost faith, but in my defense it did seem sensible. Of course, the value of learning Korean - to me - depends on my living in Korea. Hence the departure of motivation.

Well, yesterday the red tape was finally untangled and I could express the visa documentation. As the euphoria passed, I became concerned that I may have forgotten all the Korean I had learnt. But somewhere between sleep and waking, I started running over what I knew in my mind. Most was still there, and the rest just needs some refreshing.

Motivation paves the way for learning.

Now that I have my reason for learning back, I am eager to return to a routine of spending some time on Korean - and this blog - every morning after my workout. (Although my location can sometimes mean no internet connection - even wireless!)

This is where it gets interesting.