What a Day!!!

Today was my first Massage class here in Chiang Mai, Thailand and on my way to school I got lost. I was given good directions from my friend "V" and the school. Was told it is about a 20-30 minutes walk so I left forty-five minutes ahead to give myself plenty of time. Forty minutes later I had to stop. I called the school to tell them were I was, so I hopped into a tuk-tuk and made my way to my class.
I really like their set up and how warm they are to the students. Just outside the main classroom there is an area where you wash your feet, how refreshing!
As I mentioned in previous blog this school is very flexible. They had several instructors in the room and students were in sections depending on where they were with their course studies. In my group two young women from Japan and myself. The course work was intense but it is an extremely comfortable learning environment.
It was really cool to learn new techniques and the instructor had positive things to say regarding my techniques. Thanks to two of my American teachers Rick Gold and Skip Kanester for their teachings and my internships in Seitai Shiatsu, TuiNa, and other Asian type courses years ago actually prepared me. It is funny because in TuiNa we work with fast techniques so here I really had to be mindful of slow rhythm.
When lunch time arrived my group and the teacher went to a nearby restaurant where I enjoyed a wonderful meal of Pad Thai and for only 25Baht.
Returned to class for several more hours. Some students shared with me a place where they go to get Thai massage....so I went for a 2hours session after class.
On my way home I got lost again. By now it is night time and I was within the walls of the Old City. I guess I was walking around in circles. I thought I was just outside the gates and in the right directions. I stopped to ask a few westerners if they could tell me at least where I was and based on my map I could figure how to get back home but unfortunately (or fortunately) they were of no help. I stopped in a DHL office where a kind Thai man gave me clear directions and it was not even five minutes away. I did have a wonderful conversation with him and shared some of my experiences in Thailand thus far and how much I love his country and people.
I made it home and in a few must study for a few before going to bed.