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Welcome to Oz: Not in Kansas anymore!

Posted Dec 09 2011 3:08am

If you are reading this in the states, it’s a bit odd to realize that as I click “publish” I am sending this post back in time to Friday morning, even though it is Friday night here.

The past day has been quite the adventure of discovering Brisbane (and Anthony’s neighborhood), meeting Anthony’s dad and extended family, and traveling into the mountains!

Yesterday is a blur of people and new places. I was so exhausted from the travel that I truly don’t remember much about it, except meeting Anthony’s dad for the first time, which was such a treat, and seeing Ant’s mom (or mum, as they say here) and sisters.

This morning, we woke up at 3:40 in the morning due to confused body clocks. We lazed for about an hour, until I roused myself and took myself through a yoga sequence to energize and stretch out.

Workout of the Day:

Yoga Sequence:

Sukhasana with forward fold
Sukhasana with twists
AMS –> Plank –> Chattarungasana (4-5x)
AMS –> low (knee-down lunge) –> high lunge –> high lunge w/ upper body twist (R+L)
Step forward to Forward fold –> half forward fold –> forward fold –> uttit. hastasana
Surya A (5x)
Surya B (2x)
Chair Pose
Handstand
Triangle Pose
Half Moon w/ variations
Handstand
Seated meditation

We also took a beautiful hour and a half walk through Anthony’s neighborhood, with Ebony, the gorgeous miniature black poodle who is the new love of my life. Sorry, Ant!

Our little happy family. Can you believe it's this bright at 7:00am?

the park near Anthony's house. Palm and ferns.

It was so wild to take a walk at 6:30am in December in a tank top with the sun blazing. Anthony’s suburb is quite beautiful – palm trees, gorgeous flora and fauna, and plenty of parks to wander through.

For breakfast, my body thought it was 2:00 in the afternoon and had no yen whatsoever for anything breakfast-ish, so I made a plate of leftover taco salad from dinner last night.