Since I’ve been here for a while, I always go to downtown LA to explore this city. Luckily, I’m not afraid of homeless camps or that kind of stuff, so I can go by myself. But since I go somewhere every weekend, exploring LA isn’t exciting for me anymore. I need to look for some activities in which I can participate, spend more time, or, at maximum, meet new people here.
American culture is different from where I came from, and activities are as well. When I was in Thailand, me and my friends usually went to some restaurants to meet up, or if we wanted to travel, we just selected some places to go and considered it a trip that needed a lot of preparation. Hiking was never one of my plans before.
But now that I live in the U.S., where people usually go hiking on weekends, of course I should make a change to try too! My first hike was this month; it was scheduled for Friday noon. We went to some hills near West Hollywood, and there were a lot of people coming to hike like us. At first, I thought it might not be that hard, but it was actually hard. It might be because I had asthma when I was a kid; that’s why my capacity is shorter than others. I had to stop along the path several times, but the views are amazing!
Another thing I’d never try if I still lived in Thailand is yoga. I was asked to join a couple classes a few months ago. I’m also not good at this. My flexibility is really low; I can’t even touch the floor when we reach that position. But I think the point of yoga is not just to focus on the exercise part; it teaches you to organize your thoughts and your breath and inspires you to have motivation in life.
In the future, I also plan to join some communities nearby, may start reading as a group, drawing clubs, or something else, and hopefully find a place to fit in!
