I hope everyone had a great August! To those of you with heat related issues (including myself), pat yourselves on the back 'cuz you made it through the summer. Please take a moment and let everyone know what you've been up to this past month. Did you go on any great adventures? Read any good books or see any great (or not so great) movies? Or just hang out and spend time with family and/or friends?
So, this is what happened this month in my world:
1) I participated with a great team in GISHWHES (the Greatest International Scavengers Hunt the World Has Ever Seen). It was a great experience! On my team, we had 15 women from all over the world - United States, France, Netherlands and Great Britain. There were 150+ items on the list and we managed to submit 60 of them. As a whole, everyone (1000s of ppl) managed to break two world records (largest continuous safety pin line and largest online album of people hugging); completely filled a semi truck with furniture and household items for a family in need; donating 100s of pints of blood; and took 100s of photos showing our support the LGBT in Russia. On a funnier note, there was also toast underwear, teabag swimsuits, and storm troopers spotted in public laundry mats. If you might want to try this next year or just browse some photos from the last three years, here's the link: https://www.gishwhes.com.
2) My kenpo studio sponsored a two-day martial arts seminar. We had Masters come in from North Carolina and Virginia, along with students from all over the state and California. I look forward to this every year. It's such a great opportunity to not only learn from the Masters, but also to see people (training partners) that I don't get to see often enough. Due to heat related issues, I didn't do much of the seminar but I made sure I was there watching, supporting others, and learning. It was a little heart-breaking (to be honest) to not be able to fight in the mini-competition at the end of the seminar, but I still had a great time.
3) Hmmm, what else? Oh yeah, I went to two free concerts at one of the local arts centers. I just love going out and showing support for local talent. One night was a brass band concert. These kids were awesome and fun. I totally didn't expect to see six kids (mostly in their early 20s) putting on a brass band concert. The second night was a mix of local youth bands and individuals singers, all different kinds of music. They were all very talented and I wish them much success in going after their dreams.
Ok, that was my month. What have you been up to?
be well,
AZgal
So, this is what happened this month in my world:
1) I participated with a great team in GISHWHES (the Greatest International Scavengers Hunt the World Has Ever Seen). It was a great experience! On my team, we had 15 women from all over the world - United States, France, Netherlands and Great Britain. There were 150+ items on the list and we managed to submit 60 of them. As a whole, everyone (1000s of ppl) managed to break two world records (largest continuous safety pin line and largest online album of people hugging); completely filled a semi truck with furniture and household items for a family in need; donating 100s of pints of blood; and took 100s of photos showing our support the LGBT in Russia. On a funnier note, there was also toast underwear, teabag swimsuits, and storm troopers spotted in public laundry mats. If you might want to try this next year or just browse some photos from the last three years, here's the link: https://www.gishwhes.com.
2) My kenpo studio sponsored a two-day martial arts seminar. We had Masters come in from North Carolina and Virginia, along with students from all over the state and California. I look forward to this every year. It's such a great opportunity to not only learn from the Masters, but also to see people (training partners) that I don't get to see often enough. Due to heat related issues, I didn't do much of the seminar but I made sure I was there watching, supporting others, and learning. It was a little heart-breaking (to be honest) to not be able to fight in the mini-competition at the end of the seminar, but I still had a great time.
3) Hmmm, what else? Oh yeah, I went to two free concerts at one of the local arts centers. I just love going out and showing support for local talent. One night was a brass band concert. These kids were awesome and fun. I totally didn't expect to see six kids (mostly in their early 20s) putting on a brass band concert. The second night was a mix of local youth bands and individuals singers, all different kinds of music. They were all very talented and I wish them much success in going after their dreams.
Ok, that was my month. What have you been up to?
be well,
AZgal
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