Hi Gram,Well, today is the end of November, another arbitrary marker of the passage of time. It’s hard to believe that I left America almost three months ago and have had all the amazing adventures that I have. I got up this morning – I woke a little before the alarm actually – and did…

Hi Gram,Wednesday is our slow day here, so I slept in a little hoping the sore muscles and neck would recover. I had a good breakfast, then headed to class at the gym. Instead of the usual body weight exercises, Klaus leads us through mobility exercises and stretches on Wednesday. I never want to miss…

Hi Gram,I woke up this morning before my alarm, feeling much better than when I fell asleep last night. I was glad, because I had a lot scheduled for today. Natiya joined me for my walk this morning, and I think she’s building up some stamina. She was able to keep up with me a…

Hi Gram,I had a bit of a lazy day today. I happily woke with no alarm, being that it’s Sunday, and lazed around for a little bit. Knowing I couldn’t just stay in bed or watch YouTube all day, I got dressed and walked down to Mitte Mitte with Natiya. I have been looking forward…

Hi Gram,I’m enjoying another beautiful day in paradise. I was heading out to walk when I saw Jo from my classes as we were leaving the hotel. We chatted briefly about a group trip to the night market on Sunday, then she booked it to meet up with the group. That woman walks at superhuman…

Hi Gram,I woke up this morning very much like I have before. I did some of my morning routine then headed out on my walk. I saw a nice sunset on the beach and was glad that the tide was out so I could walk a little farther. I did my usual breakfast and reading…

Hi Gram,I’m going to do things a little different today. Instead of reporting on my day, I want to tell you how grateful I am for the life that I get to live. All of my life, I’ve been a lucky man (well, I suppose for the first 10-15 years, I was technically a lucky…

As the monster truck rally commercials used to announce, today is “SUNDAY, SUNDAY, SUNDAY!” and I don’t have any exercise classes. I remembered to turn off my alarm last night, so I slept in a little today – not much, it’s hard to sleep late here, but I wasn’t awake at 5am. I got up…

Hi Gram,Today was a good day. I woke with my alarm (reluctantly) and headed out on my walk. I’m finding that just listening to a podcast and walking on my own is more enjoyable than walking with the group and trying to come up with conversation. It’s probably lazier, and I should work on my…

Hi Gram,I had a good day today, but not much to report. I got things done but was dragging a little, just tired from the past few days. In the afternoon, I got up enough energy to leave the hotel, so I headed to get a massage to use up one of my credits. The…