Hug someone, you'll never know where it might lead.....
Saturday I spent most of the day with my Swiss friend. I met her over a year ago now within 2 days of her moving to Glasgow. We were at a ceileidh with friends and she'd come along with a girl I used to share a flat with. One of my yoga mates took a bit of a shine to her so I didn't actually spend a lot of time with her until very late in the evening. One of those nice to meet you, talk to you later type meetings that you think won't go anywhere then all of a sudden its a few weeks later and you're sitting sobbing your heart out to them on the sofa and they're there to tell you that, no your not an ass, that things will just work out how they're supposed to, and yeah you'll survive.
She was also one of the first people I ever tried to teach yoga too and as she's back in town visiting her boyfriend she wanted to hook up again to go over some stuff with her yoga. Happy to oblige. Over the last year she has become somewhat of a rock in my life which is quite remarkable what with the age difference and all but for whatever reasons there are we just seem to hit it off. She's fantastic fun to be with, takes a lot of stick from me - we like to shock each other in a nice sort of way, has such a wise head on someone so young, and is a great listener. She's a great great friend.
So it was fun to hang out with her. Class went really well ... usual 1hr that ends up being nearly 2. She wanted to cover breathing, standing postures (especially those with some degree of balancing in them) and head stand (which happens to be my forte) so we did that, threw in some stuff on downward/upward dog transitions and the like for good measure. First 1-2-1 for a while so was kinda pleased that she said she got a lot out of the time.
In the afternoon we went out shopping after chatting over lunch. More of a meander around town from one coffee shop to the other than anything else. Was nice, though, just to get away from yoga and the monotony of everyday problems. One point we went into a sports shop. I was looking for a wee bag and the next thing I know we're battering each other around the arms in a toy fight. She takes these things really well and doesn't look down on me when I let the kid out of the bag. Gonna miss her when she's gone..
So if you ever come across anyone from Switzerland. Give them a huge hug. You never know.... they may just turn out to be your best friend !!!