Yoga + 2 Islands and Me = Chillllin

Yesterday was open house / free session at this yoga center in the 10th arrondissement which I’m going to call a lesser nice neighborhood, although it was near this really pretty, old, Gothic church (L’Eglise Saint-Laurent).

Yoga in French is very interesting. Since it was a free trial class there were probably at least 35 people there which made the spacing rather tight.  For the first hour, a woman just talked to us about meditation, healthy eating, relaxing, and how all these things are essential for blah blah blah…

Then we started our class…With the combination of me having done yoga before, being able to look around and watch people, and knowing French I was able to do everything.  Although, it was not as relaxing as I wanted it to be since I had to simultaneously do three different things just to perform 1 position correctly.

BUT the best thing that came of it was I met 2 girls whom were really cool.  One is from England and the other the Cook Islands!! It took me awhile to remember where those were – northeast of New Zealand in between Fiji and Tahiti (French Polynesia).  These girls met because their boyfriends are friends and A— – the 24 Brit – has been here since June and K— – the 25 Cook Islander – has been here about as long as me…These girls are super chill and K— is a musician, as well as, both their boyfriends…

After yoga, we went to Chinatown to get some Asian food – A—speaks Chinese because she lived there for 3 years teaching English / working at a rock climbing / outdoor adventure place – I had never been to Chinatown and it was alright…the food was good, but I’m not sure I would take the trek all the way back there since it’s on the other side of Paris…

Then they invited me back to their apartments for some wine and hanging out – of course I obliged and I hung out with them for the rest of the night playing cards, drinking wine, and listening to some jams…It was a really fun, chill time – my style.

They are really funny, almost opposite girls – A— is a talk-a-holic, totally spits whatever she is thinking out of her mouth to anyone around who will listen…lol…she was talking about how it has been hard to make friends in Paris and she thinks its a lonely city and rah, rah, rah (as Cook Islanders say) and that this is the quietest she’s ever been in her life – holy shit I wouldn’t want to be around her anywhere else then lol – but she means well

K— is total island…surfer girl, doesn’t give a shit what other people think, kind of tom-boy, yet has strikingly attractive features, super chill and a lot quieter…i like her a lot and I think we’d get along really well…she also has the island hospitality mentality – very welcoming, inclusive, gives you the best of what she has even if it leaves her with nothing…cool, cool chick

Pretty sure the 3 of us will have some adventures around here if they both stay in town for awhile ;)