Must Read Books

So being overseas and teaching is great. But the time comes when you start to ponder the question, "How long am I going to be here?", or, "Am I really going to teach English for the rest of my life?"
I recently had these thoughts, and decided that I don't want to teach English for the rest of my life, but how am I going to transition from this already awesome lifestyle of waking up late everyday, partying every weekend, making good money, having someone pay for my apartment, and the list goes on.


The 4-Hour Workweek

Then a family member recommended a book to me, it's not new, but it was new to me, and actually the author has now released a revised and updated edition. It's, "The 4-Hour Workweek" by Timothy Ferriss.

I loved this book it because it reinforced thoughts and ideas I already had in my head, and basically reassured me that I wasn't crazy, that I can continue this lifestyle without the teaching element. It has tons of great case studies, and testimonials of people who have followed the system, and are now living the Expat lifestyle in a new country every few months.

Check it out here, it's dirt cheap, and you can get it in digital format.


The 4-Hour Body

After killing that book in about 3 days, I checked out...  the blog that accompanies the book, and found out he had just released another book entitled, "The 4-Hour Body: An Uncommon Guide to Rapid Fat-loss, Incredible Sex, and Becoming Superhuman". Hell of a long title, but there really is a TON of new, unique, sometimes crazy ideas and methods about improving your body.
All the information in the book is backed up by years of personal research and experiments from the author, as well as other scientists and experts from varying fields.
You don't need to read it cover to cover, but you'll end up doing it anyways because the stuff is so interesting. Favorite sections I must say were:

• How to hold your breath longer than Houdini
• Six-Minute Abs: Two exercises that actually work
• The architecture of Babe Ruth (baseball people you WANT to read this)
• Becoming Uberman: Sleeping less with polyphasic sleep
• and oh yeah.. The 15-minute Female Orgasm

There's tons more, and the blog is also expanding with information on a weekly basis at The Four Hour Blog. You won't regret checking these out, it will seriously change the way you think about your lifestyle.

**Additional Info: The author, Timothy Ferriss is obsessed with learning new languages, and as Expats, we are always faced with language barriers, and trying to grasp the language of the country we're in. His blog has some AMAZING posts about how to tackle new languages and become conversationally fluent with 3-12 months, it's amazing.

Enjoy!