It's hard to believe that tomorrow is Saturday and the end of the second week! I intended to write earlier but somehow the days escaped me. The week started off hot and humid with very little rain but now there is a cool breeze and it rained earlier this morning.
Tuesday night I got walloped on the skull (by another skull) during another full class. We were all supine and the man behind me did not turn around to see if he had clearance as be came back at full speed. Other than the pounding head that followed I was fine physically but I felt I needed some space. Wednesday and Thursday I stayed out of the hall during practice time and instead practiced in my room, napped and went out to breakfast one morning with Vivian. It was refreshing to retreat from the masses and chaos that can take over when you are practicing along side eighty others. This morning I returned to the hall for practice and enjoyed a luxurious two and a half hour practice of inversions and forward bends.
My schedule is great and I am in a routine. Monday and Thursday I have class from 7 to 9 a.m. then practice from 9 a.m. to noon. Tuesday, Thursday and Friday I have class from 6 to 8 p.m. with a 9 to noon practice time (double class on Thursday!). Wednesday and Saturday I have class from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. and practice from 4 to 5:45 p.m. During non-class time I run errands and try to keep the shopping to a minimum during weekdays and stay in the neighborhood. I have quite a few things to keep up with on the computer between the blog and putting the final touches on my medical school applications. I am also doing some data work for PSU. The wi-fi in the apartment is operational now but on occasion I go to the Chetak to enjoy a sweet lime soda or masala chai in the open air lobby. Around midday I take a rest or indulge in a book.I am close to finishing book number 3 and I am enjoying reading with leisure- there are many books to chose from off of the bookcase in the apartment.
Kathy and I couldn't get it together and to buy vegetables every few days for Sima, the woman who cooks for Sanjeev, so we changed cooks and now have a tiffin delivered weekdays around noon filled with all sorts of Ayurvedic delights. Today we had a pumpkin curry, yum. No vegetable shopping required!
The picture is of Vivian, my flatmate and the spectacular Indian snack - Masala Dosa.
I wish I was in the same boat..some day :)
ReplyDeletea beautiful photo, and that dosa looks delicious!
ReplyDeleteI'm glad to hear you've settled into a routine. Your schedule sounds amazing...and tough!! I can dig it! :) Like the above comment, I'm thinking upon what it must be like wistfully...
Sorry to hear about the knock on the head. It's nice that you found a way to get the space you needed. 80 people to a class would surely have me feeling the urge to retreat a bit.
Best wishes with those apps!
-Allison C.
I hope you weren't hurt badly.
ReplyDeleteThat dosa looks so yummm....am hungry now :)