One Week Update

The creative title of this post is something artsy and elegant like "The Swift Wings of Time" or possibly something more silly. However the point is that I am still struggling to accept that one week from yesterday was the day that I left my home and moved here for the summer. Time has gone so fast although I have been very busy.

My daily routine is something like this:
Get up absurdly early because I'm paranoid about being late.
7:30 - 4:30 spend day at an amazing zoo (in my opinion - doing one of the best jobs in existence) currently with the gorillas.
5:30 yoga class
Return to apartment
Fall into bed declaring that I have never slept in a place more comfortable and I shall never move from it henceforth.

Repeat.

Probably the weirdest thing for me is how at home I feel already. I left knowing absolutely no one here and I already feel like I have so many people here that I know. My roommate and I get along very well. All of the people I have met at the zoo are incredibly nice. There are several people that I eat lunch with most days that are just a few years older than me and we get along very well. I also got to know a few of the other interns. At yoga, most of the other students are middle aged or older women, however, there are a few who were closer to my age as well as a few older gentlemen. Maybe it's something about the kind of people who are drawn to yoga, but all of them have been incredibly nice and welcoming.

Speaking of yoga, joining this studio has to be the best idea I have ever come up with and the best money I have ever spent. As someone who has never taken a formal yoga class, being in a class has been one of the most calming experiences of my life. I leave feeling refreshed and yet I also feel the exercise. Having the hands on instruction is also wonderful; both instructors are incredibly nice and helpful. This way I can be sure that I am actually doing it properly, although according to them I have very good alignment and just a few things that I have to work on. Everything else is just a matter of building up strength, endurance, and flexibility through practice which I will definitely be doing a lot of over this summer.

I can already tell that this summer will be one that I will never forget and cherish forever.