Re-posted from June 17, 2010
so we've been doing yoga at the ymca down the street. it's literally like 2 minutes away which is nice.
jens and i got memberships at the ymca during our first week back i think. that in itself was a bit of culture shock because the girl that helped us talked SO FAST i could barely keep up! lol it was such a strange feeling. i was so used to talking really slowly to people in korea and having them talk really slowly to me...sometimes incredibly slowly...sometimes so slowly i would finish people's sentences for them just to get on with it lol but this girl at the ymca was talking 90 miles a minute and i just stood there in a daze trying to take it all in. we successfully signed up and paid for 6 months though.
jens started working out there right away but i don't think i tried yoga until our 3rd or 4th week back. i went by myself the first time but i liked it so much i convinced jens to try it with me the next time and surprisingly he went and liked it! jens has always told me that would never do a yoga class with me because he doesn't like the class atmosphere. it makes him uncomfortable. but the yoga class is done with the lights off and nice music and it's not about competition at all so you can kinda be in your own little world and not worry about what anyone else is doing. that's part of why i like it so much. you go at your own pace. you do what your body can do.
the instructor is great! she's very aware of everyone in the room and is always helping people, giving tips and reminding everyone to go at their own pace and not push themselves to injury. she's serious most of the time but you an tell she has a goofy/silly side too. she makes jokes, etc.
the class is mostly women. other than jens there's only one other man that comes to every class. he might be in his 70s. then there are a couple other guys that show up randomly. i don't think jens cares though.
overall it's a great class and i'm really liking it! i'm to the point now where i don't wanna miss it which i didn't think i'd get to this soon lol i may try a zumba class in the future and i might just workout up there sometimes but for now i'm focusing on yoga. one step at a time!
last month jens and i went to scarborough faire with joel and katie and it was awesome! i hadn't been in years since i hadn't been in texas in the summer in years! it was sooo hot and sunny but it was great! it was much bigger and more built-up than i remember it. like a virtual medieval town! and i LOVED all costumes i saw people wearing. i would love to have a few of them lol some of them are a little out there and not really my taste but i like the traditional dresses and the fairy costumes!
we watched various shows- singers, musicians, fire whippers, fire eaters, acrobat types, christof the insulter (the best! lol). we looked in a bunch of shops that had handmade costumes, artwork, jewelry, ceramics, puppets, and tons of other stuff. and we OF COURSE got a big, wonderful, delicious turkey leg! omg! best i've ever had! we also got a fruit ice, some king's nuts (a must!), a reuben sandwich, german potato salad and beer! yumyumyum! it was a great day! i took lots of pics which i will post eventually :o)
i was so happy to be able to go there because i went every once in a while growing up and always loved it so it really made me feel like i was home! :o) i didn't have a whole lot of culture shock while i was there aside from certain people wearing things they really should not wear in public lol i dunno what some people are thinking when they get dressed to go somewhere! and i thought the fake accents were a little silly but other than that nothing really stuck out.
anyway, i must be going. until next time!
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