2015 Top 10: Highlights From the Year That Was

These aren’t necessarily in any order.

 

1.) Trekking the Great Himalayan National Park [June]:

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2.) Teaching kids at KAMMS and Socare [September & October]: I finished my RCYT course in April and have been teaching kids when I have a chance:

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3.) Completing Level I Examination at the Muay Thai Institute [September]:

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4.) Riding camels at Pushkar and Jaipur [November]:

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5.) Boating on the Ganges in Varanasi [October]:

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6.) Wandering around a coffee plantation near Chikmaglur [April]:

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7.) Completing the Level III and IV reviews in Kalaripayattu [February & August]:

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8.) Touring the Glenloch tea factory in Sri Lanka [May]:

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9.) 108 Surya Namaskara Against Child Trafficking [March]:

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10.) Junk boat tour of Ha Long Bay, Vietnam [December]: This may be jinxing us to put it on the list,  before we’ve been (we leave tomorrow) but I’m optimistic that our three weeks in Vietnam will be awesome, and I’m told Ha Long

 

 

What to expect in 2016? Lilla and I will be moving back to the States around mid-year. (To where, exactly, remains a mystery.) In January and February I’ll be doing an RYT-300 course to round out my 500 hour yoga teacher certification. I plan to make at least one more trip to Thailand to MTI for Level II. I’d also like to complete the 10-day Vipassana meditation course before returning. Lilla and I are thinking about another Himalaya trek for the summer.

I’ll also be continuing to work on press handstand progression, as that’s been a focus for me of late and I still have a ways to go.

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DAILY PHOTO: Street Food Vendor

Taken in September of 2015 at Jatujak in Bangkok

Taken in September of 2015 at Jatujak in Bangkok

DAILY PHOTO: Dragon Totem

Taken on September 20, 2015 in Bangkok

Taken on September 20, 2015 in Bangkok

Taken at Pek Leng Keng Mangkorn Khiew Shrine, Khlong Toei, Bangkok.

DAILY PHOTO: Struggle

Taken in September of 2015 in Rangsit, Thailand

Taken in September of 2015 in Rangsit, Thailand

 

DAILY PHOTO: Urban Blight Bangkok

Taken on September 20, 2015 near Khlong Toei.

Taken on September 20, 2015 near Khlong Toei.

DAILY PHOTO: Fitness Trail

Taken September 20, 2015 in Jatujak Park

Taken September 20, 2015 in Jatujak Park

 

Thailand has some of the best parks in the world. They make the pursuit of fitness easy whether you’re an athlete or an elderly grandma.

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DAILY PHOTO: To Market, To Market…

Taken on September 20, 2015 at Khlong Toei Market in Bangkok

Taken on September 20, 2015 at Khlong Toei Market in Bangkok

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DAILY PHOTO: The Sign That Tells You That You Just Walked Down the Wrong Alley

Taken on September 20, 2015 in Bangkok's Chinatown

Taken on September 20, 2015 in Bangkok’s Chinatown

 

I wonder if scale of the diagram is indicative of the degree to which each is a problem, or what?

DAILY PHOTO: A Colorful Street Near Union Mall

Taken on September 20, 2015 in Bangkok.

Taken on September 20, 2015 in Bangkok.

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DAILY PHOTO: Wat Traimit

Taken on September 20, 2015 in Bangkok

Taken on September 20, 2015 in Bangkok