Tuesday, January 15, 2008

Boca Jr. Stadium and Pilate


This morning I managed to squeeze in a short sightseeing tour of the Boca Jr. Stadium between my classes since it is only few blocks from CH2M Hill. Unfortunately there won’t be any games until mid Feb. so I did the next best thing: visiting the empty stadium. It’s not in a very good neighborhood and I’ve heard a lot of stories about people getting robbed around there. Although I’m not the kind of traveler who is afraid of much, I stayed alert and hung on to my bag the whole time. It wouldn’t be fun to loose my camera and ipod all in one day.

After my noon class I headed to the pilate studio recommended by Catherine and had my very first lesson. WOW! It was great! No wonder why it’s so hip nowadays. It works on strength, flexibility, posture, breathing and relaxation. Best of all it really targets the core muscles which you use for just about everything. I even got a mini massage at the end. I felt completely refreshed at the end of the session not sweaty and tired like a traditional workout. Of course, I went on to sign up for 12 lessons before I leave.

Now I’m utilizing my couple hours of internet access to update my blog and load new pictures onto Flickr. Later I will go to my weekly coffee break with Cesar to work on my Spanish. Then I might go to Practica X for some dancing to close up the night.

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