Day 49: The only thing holding you back is your own imagination

WEEK 7: best week ever!

What a turn around from Week 6. Everything was sunshine and rainbows this week. I cruised through all of my dialogue like a champ and I actually starting to have some fun up there. Crazy right? Who would have thought that teaching yoga would be fun?! We've had amazing weather all week and Orsi was around so we got to hang out a few times by the pool and at night during the week which was really nice. She flew out yesterday afternoon, and on up to Santa Cruz for a week to teach @ a Bikram Studio there.

DRAMA DRAMA DRAMA: Bikram was saying some pretty controversial words in Friday mornings class. I was trying to ignore him and not allow him to steal my peace or my focus but of the few things that stood out to me were "man cannot replace the woman, this is why we have AIDS. It is unnatural. Woman's job is to be a babysitter, mans job is to be in the garage protecting the family" Intense right! Well a lot of people got up and left quietly... but not everyone was as accepting of the separate views. Case-in-point: Pandora from New York. After class as Bikram was walking to the nurses tent to get changed and go back to his room, Pandora approached him and said to his face "You're a fucking ass hole!" with which Bikram replied "Get the fuck out of here. You are the cancer of this training. Go home". She was asked to go to her room and not leave or talk to anyone until the staff had some time to convince Bikram to let her stay. Bikram hasn't forgiven her and still wants her to leave, but Pandora refuses to go... I'll keep you posted on how this suspenseful drama ends.

I really can't believe that there are only two weeks life. 22 more classes. 14 days. 2 more posture clinics. WHOAH. Where has the time gone? This is crunch time now to do all of the things that I've been meaning to do the whole time I've been here but haven't because I figured there was so much time left. Isn't that always how it is? ugh, I hate that.

To Do:

- San Diego Zoo

- Pacific Beach one more time to go surfing and stand up (min. 1 time) on a surf board

- La Jolla beach

- Down Town San Diego to see the St.Diego statue where all North, South, East, West roads meet at in the center of the city

- Original Christmas gifts for the fam

- Take an epic and unoriginal backbend picture on the beach @ sunset for my FB display pic

Last night I went to this amazing concert with Dan, Somona, and Ritz in Del Mar called Dr.Dog. It sounds like a rapper but he's not. The band is out of Philly and I would call the genre Rock. IT WAS SO FUN. This was the first concert i've been to that wasn't mass produced. The venue was awesome and intimate. I'd guess that there was probably 200 people there. We were 10 feet away from the band. Standing room only. My legs were so swollen this morning and my neck hurt a little from the head banging but it was so worth it. I'm so excited to go home and download all of their music!

I woke up this morning with the intention of getting my tan-on by the pool and studying the last 2 postures of the dialogue but then, while waiting for Rena to get off the phone, ran into Dan and decided to go to the farmers market in Hill Crest. WOW is all I can say. This market is so amazing. Everything is organic and all of the farmers are so proud and happy with their products. Everything is local. It's nothing like the St.Jacobs market. Way smaller, but with so much more to offer. Tons of cool scarf and hat stalls, and everything made by hand. None of this overseas cheap 'dumping' of consumer goods like in St.Jacobs.

I discovered persimmons! They are so delicious and only in season for about a month. They grow on trees and when the tree begins to bare fruit, all of the leaves fall off the branches and all that's left is the fruit. Cool eh!

Rena showing Dan and I how to pick a good Persimmon

Dan trying a sample and Rena with her bounty

(Note: if you don't shower for 2 days and take a Bikram class and go to a concert within that time, you can braid your hair without having to use a hair tie) Awesome!

This is a picture for my lovely Scott. I've never seen so many giant artichokes in one place. 3 for $3!!!

You're jealous. Admit it.

MMMMmmmmmm! I got hard ones and soft ones. Both very different tastes. The soft ones are a lot sweeter, but both equally delicious

Dan and Rena eating our purchases on the steps of a church beside the market.

After buying a few things.. raw vegan pesto hummus, curry hummus, roasted tomato hummus + 3 chibatta buns for $13!!! we planted ourselves on some church steps and devoured all of our deliciousness while soaking up some rays. I'm so full, I don't think I'll be eating until tomorrow. I think we sampled from every single vendor. I can't wait to go back again next weekend!

I'll be home in exactly 14 DAYS!!!

Xoxo