Wait...Its not may anymore?

Wow, where has the time gone? It seems like just yesterday I was boarding the plane to London and now everytime I turn around, another day has passed. Between school work, making new friends, and being overwhelmingly in love with Prague, the month of June is almost over. This past weekend instead of going to Berlin with the rest of the group, myself, Taylor and Nicole traveled to Munich, Germany. Aside from the weather, the weekend was perfect. The culture and hospitality of Munich was very pleasant. Most people speak english and are very friendly to the tourist crowd which is a good change of pace. We spent most of the weekend seeing sights like where the Olympics were hosted in Munich, the BMW museum, and Dachau concentration camp. While we are at the Olympic park I started thinking about how I used to have an Olympic dream. My family, especially my father who was a trainer for boxers at some of the games, is very interested in the Olympics. I spent time at the Olympic training facility in Colorado Springs, Colorado in 2007 so I too am a big fan of the games. While there, I reflected on motivation. How did I have such a drive to work so hard for a goal and then suddenly that shift? From an educational psychology perspective, what makes a child motivated to learn, to gain and inquire about knowledge? As possible educators, it is important that we emphasize and teach students how to be motivated and find a drive to be successful in their endeavors. From personal experience it is sometimes hard to find motivation because we are always focused on the results and is the result worth everything that is required. When I think back on what drove me to work as an athlete, it was all about the result, and maybe that’s why my motivation dissipated when the result started to not be worth all that I had to do. After reflecting on motivation, I realized that in Prague, life has slowed down. It is so much easier to just enjoy what each day brings here. 10 more days? That’s it. I really hope someone invents something to stop time because I’m not ready to say goodbye.