Comments on: In Search of a Hobby: Learning to Uke /learning-uke/ travel. eat. write. Fri, 27 Mar 2015 18:17:05 +0000 hourly 1 By: Dave /learning-uke/#comment-33240 Wed, 10 Dec 2014 23:49:29 +0000 /?p=3226#comment-33240 That’s the beauty of the ukulele, it’s so portable that it becomes a really social thing too, they’re so much fun to play too!

]]> By: Amanda Slavinsky /learning-uke/#comment-6605 Thu, 13 Feb 2014 16:55:16 +0000 /?p=3226#comment-6605 Yeah, learning to play or teaching yourself to play an instrument is such a daunting task that it is easy to put off…

]]> By: Ceri /learning-uke/#comment-6594 Thu, 13 Feb 2014 09:55:06 +0000 /?p=3226#comment-6594 What a cool way to learn an instrument! :D And what a fantastic instrument to want to learn.

I’ve always wanted to learn how to play guitar but have been putting it off since the dawn of time. :P

]]> By: Amanda Slavinsky /learning-uke/#comment-6582 Tue, 11 Feb 2014 17:53:55 +0000 /?p=3226#comment-6582 haha taking photos in automatic mode. That is totally me. And I think sketching is an awesome hobby, even if you only do it occasionally!

]]> By: Katharina @ 100 Miles Highway /learning-uke/#comment-6570 Mon, 10 Feb 2014 22:02:48 +0000 /?p=3226#comment-6570 Haha I love how impulsive your decision was – I’m the same!

I feel the same whenever I’m asked that question. I think about maybe… taking pictures (in automatic mode?), working out (sometimes – when it’s not too late after work?), sketching (only when it’s sunny and I have time), watching movies and… walking? is walking a hobby? It’s like an old-people hobby! I def need to work on these…

]]> By: Amanda Slavinsky /learning-uke/#comment-6559 Sat, 08 Feb 2014 13:19:33 +0000 /?p=3226#comment-6559 I tend to make impulsive decisions about things like this. And it only cost 10 pounds so it wasn’t too big of a commitment :)

]]> By: Amanda Slavinsky /learning-uke/#comment-6558 Sat, 08 Feb 2014 13:17:17 +0000 /?p=3226#comment-6558 hahaha you don’t have to worry- I will NEVER become one of those people. I was in Jamaica once and this girl busted out her ukulele on a 2 hour bus ride. Everyone may have been under the influence of the local specialty but…still.

And I agree, hobbies in that sense are a little outdated. The last time I think I talked about them was Italian 101 my first year of uni. And with all my students in Korea who, like me, have no hobbies!

]]> By: Tom @ Waegook Tom /learning-uke/#comment-6547 Fri, 07 Feb 2014 11:38:35 +0000 /?p=3226#comment-6547 Don’t become one of those people who whips out a ukelele in a hostel common area/at parties and forces others to listen, I beg you. PLEASE.

Anyway, I feel you on the hobbies thing! I wrote a post about a bad date a few months ago, and one of the things the guy asked me about was my hobbies. I was stumped. Listening to music, watching movies, pretending to work out…my blog?…taking photos? Reading…sometimes (rarely). Eating all the food. Not playing any sports. He actually made me feel quite bad about not having any hobbies, although I don’t think that a lot of people have anything that would qualify as a ‘hobby’ now. It was always a question that would be asked in language classes where I was the student (French, German, Korean) or the teacher (English).

Anyway, good look with learning how to play the ukelele, but DON’T BECOME THE UKELELE JERK.

]]> By: Jessica Wray /learning-uke/#comment-6535 Thu, 06 Feb 2014 20:13:44 +0000 /?p=3226#comment-6535 Haha love the fact it was kind of an impulse decision after feeling insecurities among your classmates. You talk like buying a ukulele this is all very normal and nonchalant!

That class sounds fun though. I had no idea people did things like this! hehe PLEASE bring it with you and play us a song ;)

Btw….I’ve just now realized, I don’t think I have any real hobbies either…. Oh crap.

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