Hi Gram,Today was our rest day at the gym, and I couldn’t be more grateful! I slept in as best as I could, then reluctantly got out of bed with my legs aching and the rest of my body aching too from sympathy. I lazed about for a few hours, did some research on travel…

Hi Gram,Man, have my legs been hurting the past few days! It all started on Thursday first thing in the morning. We did our usual morning walk which included lots of stairs. The Palapon group (my gym friends) caught up to us right at the start, then started to pass us. We would have none…

Hi Gram,Today was another wonderful day. I was sweating profusely during all of the classes, since the heat returned a few days ago and the humidity is somehow 114% (not really, but the air is damp). Today was our day of rest, so I only walked 3.5 miles and didn’t do any stairs. Then I…

Hi Gram,Nattiya and I had a good walk this morning. I tried to run up the stairs that are my challenge but I only got up 83 before I ran out of steam. My previous record was 88, so this was a step backwards for me. Regardless, I keep building muscle and cardio endurance. Life…

Hi gram,I got so lucky this morning! I headed out to go for my walk. As I stepped off the elevator, there was the faintest hint of drizzle. Now, you know I hate getting rained on so I headed back up to the room to check the weather and steel my resolve. I psyched myself…

Hi Gram,I had a good day today. I usually wake up around 5am. Either my alarm didn’t go off, I turned it off in my sleep, or I slept through it. In any case, I woke up and checked the time, expecting to see that I was way early and saw that it was almost…

Hi Gram,I had a great day. I woke up and got some morning routine things done, then headed out on my walk. I took the concrete loop through the trees then up the stairs and slope. I took the narrow goat path stairs up then enjoyed the view before starting down the other way. I…

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…