Morning Exercises

Waking up bright and early.. around 6:30, I debated... should I head down to the river and see if the women are doing Tai Chi or roll over...
Well I am sooo glad I decided to check it out..

It's about a 20 minute walk to the other side of the river where I'd seen women gather a few mornings ago. Wearing my Yoga clothes, I wanted them to know I meant business. I was already in a bit of a sweat when I arrived... it's going to be a warm one, surprise, surprise..

A group of gray haired ladies were sitting on a bench. I smiled and mimicked exercise. They pointed to my watch and pointed to 7:00. I motioned I'd be back in 10 minutes and kept walking. Lucky for me... A bit further on, I found a group of about 20 women doing a beautiful type of exercise dance to music. I indicated I'd like to join them and they were very welcoming. I'll let the photos tell the rest of the story.









One woman in particular really wanted to visit with me. I learned that she had been in America twice and she is 74 years old. She was adorable. Doing her exercise and wearing her pearls. She got someone else to take some photos of me with the group. She pointed to her home, a building 10 minutes away. I have a feeling we could become friends. Conversations would be very short! She reminded me a bit of Mrs. Su! I hope I can go back another morning and do it again!



Stopped at my favorite little bakery on the way back to the Business Hotel and now will make myself a cup of Nescafe and cool off!

Xai Jian,
Joan
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Location:Along the bank of the Yao River Saturday, July 26th, 2012