Today Lola and Michelle’s class was scheduled at a different cafe than mine, so we started out walking together and then headed our separate ways. We did end up at the same park though – another beauty! Maybe I didn’t get enough sleep last night, but I have been feeling a bit off. As a result, I was struggling a bit more to keep up in class today. I am learning a ton, but I didn’t feel as confident. Michelle and Lola and I were joking that the first day I was flailing, yesterday I was nailing it, and today I felt like I was failing. Hopefully tomorrow I will be back to sailing!
I did get a little distracted by the dance class across the plaza- the music was infectious and the dancers were great!
There was also some boxing lessons happening next to us.
After class, Michelle and Lola and I headed to Woolworth’s (remember them?) to pick up a couple of things, then headed to the Medellin local market where we had a lovely lunch.
The market is divided into different areas, and is clearly a market for locals to get everything they need. Lola and I and shared another vegetarian plate of alambres, along with some great tempura, and I tried Michelle’s fish filet and lemonade with chia seeds – all delicious!
I always love to wander a good market!
Here are a few fun photos of things I noticed while walking around:
I have been feeling slightly off today, so when Michelle and Lola wanted to have a quiet afternoon I decided to chill too. Also, my first draft of last night’s Lucha Libre post was almost entirely erased by accident, so I had to recreate it. Thankfully after some down time I seemed to feel much better.
Michelle and I went for a walk around the neighbourhood to get out of the apartment and stretch our legs. When we came home we had a light dinner. I ate a fried egg on half a piece of toast and the other half of the toast had peanut butter. I wanted to take it easy as my stomach hasn’t been quite normal today.
My teacher Carmen told me about a dance class offered at a club called Mama Rumba on Wednesday nights from 8:45 – 10:00pm. It turns out it is only an 11 min walk from our apartment! Latin dance lessons in a club in my neighbourhood? Yes please!
Michelle and Lola wanted to go to bed early so I headed out there on my own. It was great!
They started out with an instructor calling out the steps that we could follow as a big group for awhile as individuals, then they sent the individuals upstairs while keeping established couples downstairs. Once upstairs, they split us into male and female groups. We each learned our parts, then they put us in two sets of couple lines and rotated the guys through ( there were more girls than guys). It was a lot of fun! Bucket list item checked off for me! Around 10 I walked home. What a great activity 🙂
Now to do my Spanish homework!
Buenos Noches!