Misty morning walks

I am sitting watching hot air balloons rise into the sky above the Yarra river, mist slowly rising up from the water. I woke up even earlier today, got dressed and went straight out and hit the cool crisp pavement of Melbourne. Something about walking down the misty streets at 6am in solitude listening to Passenger just felt right somehow this morning. I am really loving it here, the only thing missing right now would be my man, bit of a bummer not waking up beside him in the mornings. They are holding morning markets at the Abbotsford Convent so I think I might mosey on down there, grab my soy chai latte and check it out. Hope you all have a spectacular day :) xo.

Melbourne day two

Today was day two of my Melbourne escapades, and my first day of Rainbow Kids Yoga Teacher Training. But first let me tell you how yesterday went for me. I arrived at the airport and caught the skybus without a hitch to the city, then managed to get on a bus after trying to work out the payment system over here, managed to find my way to the backpackers only getting lost once (yey). Once I found my way into the hostel through the side door I was greeted by one of the residence who explained the owners weren’t there and that he would just show me around and I would have to sort all the payment etc later, a bit unorganised but ok. I then took the hotel tour where things seemed to get more and more dire, the place was a mess, I had to walk over numerous pairs of underwear strewn on the floor and dodge dirty personal items just to get to my bunk, I checked out the bathroom and was just plain grossed out. I also found out that the hostel is home to cats who just wander through the rooms as they please. Lesson learnt; don’t trust online photos or reviews! Hmmm despite the appalling lack of hygiene at least I had a bed to sleep in and a roof over my head.

I then left to hit the city but caught the wrong bus and ended up going along the eastern freeway.,…ooops! took half an hour to get back to where I started then I caught the right bus to the city, I had a bit of a walk around, got lost numerous times and by the time I recognised where I was it was time for dinner. I sat down to a lovely meal (veggie stack) at a place called wood and chimney, it was delishhh! It felt odd at first sitting down to a meal by myself but I soon got used to it and was quite content soaking up the atmosphere and enjoying my own company. I was beat after that so headed home to bed.

Day two I rose at 630, got dressed and left straight away. I decided to walk instead of catching the bus and although it was freezing I really enjoyed the misty morning and the peace and quiet. I got to the convent (where yoga was held) at 7 30 so decided to have a sit and do some journalling, again having the time to just sit and think and journal without having anything else to do was so good. I stopped being able to feel my toes by the time I had to head into the course so it was good timing.

Everyon there was really nice, it took a little while for everyone to warm up and really begin to socialise, break down their barriers and build some trust but when we did the day went smoothly and was great fun as we did some yoga, played some games and learnt some cool techniques. Halfway through we stopped for lunch (I’ll be doing a separate post about my lunch experience at a later date) then the rest of the afternoon was mostly theory. I finished the day with a trip to Brunswick street and a delish vegetarian panang curry at Madame K’s Vegetarian Cafe, sooo good. It still feels a bit foreign but I’m actually getting used to my alone time and am no longer ashamed to announce the “no, just dinner for one” situation. So that was my day and now here I am talking to you. How about you, what did you get up to today? :)

I hope you have all had a good Friday and that the weekend is filled with fun, laughter and love xo

Melbourne Trippin’

I’m leavin’ on a jet plane, don’t know when I’ll be back again….well I do…it will be Monday, but the premise is still the same. I’m sitting at Brissy airport waiting to board my plane to Melbourne and the only company I have at the moment is the butterflies I have in my tummy. I know it’s not exactly a massive trip, but I am still nervous, partly because this is the first time in my 24 years that I’ve travelled anywhere alone, or that it’s my first time staying alone in a backpacker dorm (sheltered life I know), it could be due to my appalling sense of direction and having to navigate my way through a foreign city but most likely it’s because of my three day kids yoga teacher intensive with Rainbow Kids Yoga, the reason why I will be in Melbourne in the first place.

I am excited and nervous at the same time. I can’t wait to soak up all the energy and ideas from the course, something that I have wanted to do in a very very long time. It’s silly but I also have the old school yard jitters going on; what if the other kids don’t like me, what if I’m not as good or creative as the others or if I make a fool of myself and most of all what if I can’t think of anything interesting to say, if they think I’m boring. Self doubt, it’s a big player here, but if there is anything this trip will be good for I’m sure it’s that. It has been a long time since I have had to go anywhere or do anything like this completely on my own without any support to come home to or knowing anyone there, I think it’s about time I do! As hard as it was to leave my fiancé at home and go off by myself I really think I needed it, these next five days (such a short time I know but it seems like an age for me at the moment) will be ones of growth and further self learning.

All the nerves aside I am psyched to be at this course, it will be three full on days of letting go of inhibitions, making an idiot out of myself, releasing my inner creative and, i suspect, laughing a lot. I will keep you updated and let you know how it goes :) xo.