As a reading teacher, my agenda is to make sure each student knows that if you can read, you can learn anything.  Interest is a huge reason why people read.  Finding hobbies to read about is great way to get a student interested even if an adult has to read some of it to them. 

Hobbies are a great way to spend leisure time.  One of my favorite hobbies is fly fishing and all the little activities related to the sport.  Fly tying is a very crafty and rewarding fly fishing activity.  Personally, I have tied literally thousands of flies.  All that I have learned about the sport has come from two sources; people who have taught me the sport and reading a large amount of fly fishing literature i.e. books, websites and blogs.  It is safe to say that most of my knowledge of the sport has come from reading about it.  The great thing is that when you read about fly fishing or any hobby, it makes you want to do it.  It provides motivation to take on new experiences and opens up ways for you to improve the quality of your life!