The last part of my trip has turned into marathon training thanks to my dear friend Emily. This new bride enjoys her activity and volunteered me to do a mini tri with her on Sunday morning. After my usual cup of coffee and breakfast sandwich, I was scootered over to Ems house, arriving about 30 mins late and soaking wet… it had started raining and the scooter didn’t provide for much coverage. We made our way to pool and swam laps for about 20 mins (not bad for me, the hydrophobic) and then dried off. The bike portion of this race has been omitted from this post (I wasn’t about to risk my life on a bike on the streets of Taipei). Instead we put on our shoes and hit the streets running. The rain had ceased and the sun was shining bright, a little too bright. After about an hour run and two color shades darker our mini tri came to an end. What was more delightful than the tri was my shower and fresh crepe breakfast that followed. After about an hour break, the day of activity continued on as I had signed up for a yoga class with a visiting teacher at the local studio. Emily and I took our mats to the back corner hoping to be incognito, that thought lasted about 2 minutes before the teacher asked for all newbies to raise their hand and state their name. The remaining 90 minutes consisted of twists and turns that I had barely seen in books let alone practiced. When Yogiraj came over to adjust us we experienced bones and muscles that we never knew existed and got a new perspective of our posture (literally!). Bouts of laughter filled the room and they came from our corner. I thought to myself “Wow this is disrespectful to the teacher. Good thing he doesn’t know that I am a teacher”. My thought was definitely heard by the universe and REJECTED. At the end of class we wiped ourselves off the floor and thanked Yogiraj for an amazing class. He appreciated our attendance and asked what type of Yoga I teach…. BUSTED! Ha-ha… not really. He enjoyed our laughter and energy and I left with a beautiful calendar and an invitation to come teach in Hong Kong (heck ya I’m considering this). Another simple message from out there to be open everywhere.
So what does one do in Taipei after a full day of activity? Head over to an awesome friend’s house and chow down on an amazing fresh salad, followed by a yummy ice cream bar and then head over to the local spa for one final foot massage! It’s like Se la Vie (Anne and Collins hope you remember that line).
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