Road To Mysore

I have a feeling that time here will fly pretty quickly here. I'm so busy spending time with family, old friends, classmates and former co-workers. I grew up here, so I thought I could adjust pretty quickly. For the most part I have but I'm still battling the heat. It's really humid here and I hope my blood starts to thin out before I leave for India. I think that one of man's greatest inventions is the airconditioner. I sweat like crazy here. I change my shirt about 4 to 5 times a day and take a shower a minimum of 3 times a day. I guess this is a good transition for Mysore. I expect the weather to be similar to Mysore but I won't have any airconditioning ;). The good thing about the weather is I don't need to warm up before practice because I've already been naturally warmed up. I think I've been sweating a bucket every practice. I feel more flexible and I think I've lost some weight. I should stop complaining.

I'm pleasantly surprised with myself. I've been waking up at 3AM everyday and have been very discipline about my practice. I haven't missed practice yet, since I've arrived. This morning I woke up at 4AM and I think I'll maintain this schedule since that's what time I'm going to be waking up anyway. 3AM is too early because I get so sleepy by 8PM. I'm so focused with practicing everyday because I'm going to be in Mysore in less than a month. I think the fear of not being ready is driving me to practice consistently. I do miss the adjustment of Noah & Kimberly.

Nobody here practices ashtanga but those that I know are interested. A few of my friends have practiced with me and they said they like it but I don't see anyone of them practicing with me consistently. I have no intentions of being a yoga teacher but if friends ask me to teach them I will. It was actually nice to have someone practice with me.

Today I had my first horseback riding class. I've always wanted to learn how to ride a horse. I have this dream about riding a horse in an open field and just letting it go. I don't know why but I really like horses. I think it because in the Chinese horoscope, I was born in the year of the horse. Anyway, the first class was very basic. We were just going in circles, doing figure eights and a little trotting. I will be riding everyday until I leave. I love the fact that 5 one hour classes only cost a little less than $20. I wanted to also take a scuba diving refresher course but I may not have the time. I would rather focus on one thing and not spread myself too thin. I hope I can squeeze scuba diving though but if I can't I won't lose sleep.