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Welcome to Just Curious Media.
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This is Good Thinking, and I'm Jason Connell.
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So I'm back with a midweek reset.
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And yeah, I'm going to jump right back into my exploration and learning my new home, which is in Vietnam, Hanoi.
00:00:18.239 --> 00:00:22.480
And I'm adjusting quickly because I came here with a lot of work and a lot of deadlines.
00:00:22.559 --> 00:00:24.320
So I haven't missed a beat there.
00:00:24.559 --> 00:00:28.160
But there's been some uh interesting things, funny things, if you will.
00:00:28.320 --> 00:00:32.560
You know, I practice yoga and I've been going to kinship yoga back in Los Angeles.
00:00:32.719 --> 00:00:36.240
Shout out kinship for almost two years until I moved.
00:00:36.479 --> 00:00:38.960
And that really had a huge impact on my life.
00:00:39.119 --> 00:00:59.920
I went pretty much every single day, and it was very intense, and my practice grew from a newbie to much more advanced, to doing inversions all the time, headstands, handstands, chin stands, and some of the handstands I can hold for over a minute now just with daily dedication.
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So I'm lucky that my apartment has a gym, very small, but great.
00:01:05.280 --> 00:01:16.159
I've only seen one other person in there besides me, and I'm able to lift weights and also do yoga in there because I hit the ground running and I don't really have a studio yet.
00:01:16.319 --> 00:01:36.719
So my first adventure into finding a studio was last Friday, and I went on this 25-minute walk, thanks to Apple maps guiding me there, you know, learning to uh brave the fear of crossing the street in Hanoi with countless scooters coming.
00:01:36.879 --> 00:01:39.200
But now it's a week into that, I feel very confident.
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But that was only a few days, and I was a bit overwhelmed.
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So I finally make it to the studio.
00:01:44.719 --> 00:01:48.879
I'm gonna get there 30 minutes before class, and I can't find it.
00:01:49.040 --> 00:02:03.760
Like it is hidden behind an alley between things, and I'm talking to some locals who, you know, I guess I was led to believe that most people speak English until you really need them to, and then of course, no one does, and I don't speak any Vietnamese yet.
00:02:04.079 --> 00:02:08.719
So they helped me pinpoint the building and it was completely dormant.
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Maybe they used to be a yoga studio, or maybe they were just closed.
00:02:12.240 --> 00:02:18.960
So I was like, okay, because I tried calling countless times, and I'm realizing that not everyone answers the phone, you just gotta go.
00:02:19.199 --> 00:02:23.680
So I came back home, but at least I got to learn some new terrain.
00:02:24.000 --> 00:02:30.000
So this week I try a different place, and I had success.
00:02:30.159 --> 00:02:34.240
I went earlier, it's a gym slash yoga studio.
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I walk in and they're like, oh, hey, and not much English, but we managed because of Google Translate, and they let me work out for free that day.
00:02:42.319 --> 00:02:45.919
So I got to lift weights and wait for the yoga class to start.
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Okay, so I'm waiting.
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I lift weights for a while, then the room opens up and they clean it.
00:02:52.159 --> 00:02:56.240
So then I go in because there's a few people in there, but it's still 10 minutes before class.
00:02:56.479 --> 00:03:01.120
And one woman was kind of managing things, she was like laying the mats out, cleaning the floor.
00:03:01.280 --> 00:03:03.039
So I go in to join.
00:03:03.199 --> 00:03:04.879
She thinks I just want a mat.
00:03:05.120 --> 00:03:07.759
So she guides me back out in the gym and gives me a mat.
00:03:07.840 --> 00:03:10.879
And I think, well, maybe it's a longer mat since I'm taller.
00:03:11.120 --> 00:03:15.280
So I go back into the room and she's like, oh no, no, you want to use the mat.
00:03:15.439 --> 00:03:17.680
And then she understood that I wanted to take yoga.
00:03:17.759 --> 00:03:25.280
So she discarded that mat because that was a gym mat, not a yoga mat, and allowed me to come in and I was in the middle.
00:03:25.439 --> 00:03:37.280
And I quickly realized it was the only male, and it started to fill up, and there's like 30 women, and the ratio is not what I'm used to, like a kinship, where it's 50-50, 60-40 split, and who cares?
00:03:37.439 --> 00:03:39.439
But whatever, it is what it is.
00:03:39.840 --> 00:03:48.560
So I start stretching and I go into a headstand, and this is before class, and everybody applauds.
00:03:48.800 --> 00:03:54.800
So I was instantly, instantly welcomed and honored because I could do a headstand.
00:03:54.879 --> 00:03:57.280
And then I went into a handstand just for good measure.
00:03:57.439 --> 00:04:00.240
And then class began, and it was really good.
00:04:00.319 --> 00:04:01.599
It's very different style.
00:04:01.759 --> 00:04:02.879
The room is not hot.
00:04:03.039 --> 00:04:05.680
I'm used to hot yoga, very intense.
00:04:06.080 --> 00:04:14.960
So I upped it where I could, did some more challenging moves where I could, but it was a great stretch, great class, but I don't know any of the language.
00:04:15.120 --> 00:04:23.439
So I had to literally just stare at people and do the move and find the instructor who was very talented and just follow along.
00:04:23.600 --> 00:04:24.319
It was really good.
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And I'm glad I did it.
00:04:25.600 --> 00:04:29.199
It was nice to be welcomed, even without speaking the same language.
00:04:29.360 --> 00:04:31.839
There's a comfort, there's a welcoming.
00:04:32.000 --> 00:04:35.759
We can always smile and we can always like thumbs up.
00:04:35.839 --> 00:04:42.639
And I'm realizing just having warm energy and being kind and open to things can get you through it.
00:04:42.720 --> 00:04:48.240
And obviously, I'm having less conversations just with everyday folk, but it's still nice.
00:04:48.319 --> 00:04:51.600
It's nice to know that we can rely on our mannerisms and our actions.
00:04:51.839 --> 00:04:56.000
I've also frequented a few of these little restaurants.
00:04:56.079 --> 00:04:59.360
And I say restaurants, they're little bitty things, which I appreciate.
00:04:59.439 --> 00:05:07.680
You kind of sit down, they serve you, and bam, the food's out so quickly, and it's incredible and not very expensive.
00:05:07.839 --> 00:05:10.319
And I've gone back and they're like appreciative.
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They know that I like the food.
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So we have that going for it.
00:05:13.759 --> 00:05:19.040
So I kind of frequent the same few places, the same coffee shops, the same restaurants thus far.
00:05:19.199 --> 00:05:26.879
And yeah, I'll be branching out more, but it's just nice to not be completely isolated if you don't speak a language.
00:05:27.120 --> 00:05:30.800
You still have your body, yourself, and your presence.
00:05:30.959 --> 00:05:31.839
It can really help.
00:05:32.000 --> 00:05:35.839
And speaking to the theme of this week, being open-minded.
00:05:36.079 --> 00:05:40.399
I walked into that gym, and there was like six people, and they're like, oh, hello.
00:05:40.560 --> 00:05:44.720
I'm not intimidated at all because we're all seeking the same things, those who go to that gym.
00:05:44.879 --> 00:05:46.560
I just happen to be a foreigner.
00:05:46.800 --> 00:05:54.480
And so I'm there and I can use Google Translate or Apple Translate, and we can convey some things, but it's always really friendly.
00:05:54.560 --> 00:05:59.040
It's always handshakes and smiles, and it's a really beautiful thing.
00:05:59.279 --> 00:06:00.399
So that is it.
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The adventures continue.
00:06:01.759 --> 00:06:05.360
I'll do more of these episodes on the midweek reset.
00:06:05.439 --> 00:06:07.680
I hope you're enjoying the themes of the week.
00:06:08.000 --> 00:06:14.879
And do not forget, we have our first positive conversation episode coming out this week.
00:06:15.120 --> 00:06:16.800
So stay tuned.
00:06:17.199 --> 00:06:19.759
So thank you all so very much for listening.
00:06:19.920 --> 00:06:21.600
Be sure to subscribe to the show.
00:06:21.759 --> 00:06:25.360
Give us a five star rating on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.
00:06:25.519 --> 00:06:28.720
Maybe share it with a friend who you think would love the show.
00:06:28.879 --> 00:06:32.079
And above all, thank you, and we'll see you next time.
00:00:00.160 --> 00:00:01.919
Welcome to Just Curious Media.
00:00:02.000 --> 00:00:04.719
This is Good Thinking, and I'm Jason Connell.
00:00:04.879 --> 00:00:07.839
So I'm back with a midweek reset.
00:00:08.240 --> 00:00:18.000
And yeah, I'm going to jump right back into my exploration and learning my new home, which is in Vietnam, Hanoi.
00:00:18.239 --> 00:00:22.480
And I'm adjusting quickly because I came here with a lot of work and a lot of deadlines.
00:00:22.559 --> 00:00:24.320
So I haven't missed a beat there.
00:00:24.559 --> 00:00:28.160
But there's been some uh interesting things, funny things, if you will.
00:00:28.320 --> 00:00:32.560
You know, I practice yoga and I've been going to kinship yoga back in Los Angeles.
00:00:32.719 --> 00:00:36.240
Shout out kinship for almost two years until I moved.
00:00:36.479 --> 00:00:38.960
And that really had a huge impact on my life.
00:00:39.119 --> 00:00:59.920
I went pretty much every single day, and it was very intense, and my practice grew from a newbie to much more advanced, to doing inversions all the time, headstands, handstands, chin stands, and some of the handstands I can hold for over a minute now just with daily dedication.
00:01:00.159 --> 00:01:05.040
So I'm lucky that my apartment has a gym, very small, but great.
00:01:05.280 --> 00:01:16.159
I've only seen one other person in there besides me, and I'm able to lift weights and also do yoga in there because I hit the ground running and I don't really have a studio yet.
00:01:16.319 --> 00:01:36.719
So my first adventure into finding a studio was last Friday, and I went on this 25-minute walk, thanks to Apple maps guiding me there, you know, learning to uh brave the fear of crossing the street in Hanoi with countless scooters coming.
00:01:36.879 --> 00:01:39.200
But now it's a week into that, I feel very confident.
00:01:39.280 --> 00:01:42.319
But that was only a few days, and I was a bit overwhelmed.
00:01:42.560 --> 00:01:44.640
So I finally make it to the studio.
00:01:44.719 --> 00:01:48.879
I'm gonna get there 30 minutes before class, and I can't find it.
00:01:49.040 --> 00:02:03.760
Like it is hidden behind an alley between things, and I'm talking to some locals who, you know, I guess I was led to believe that most people speak English until you really need them to, and then of course, no one does, and I don't speak any Vietnamese yet.
00:02:04.079 --> 00:02:08.719
So they helped me pinpoint the building and it was completely dormant.
00:02:08.879 --> 00:02:12.159
Maybe they used to be a yoga studio, or maybe they were just closed.
00:02:12.240 --> 00:02:18.960
So I was like, okay, because I tried calling countless times, and I'm realizing that not everyone answers the phone, you just gotta go.
00:02:19.199 --> 00:02:23.680
So I came back home, but at least I got to learn some new terrain.
00:02:24.000 --> 00:02:30.000
So this week I try a different place, and I had success.
00:02:30.159 --> 00:02:34.240
I went earlier, it's a gym slash yoga studio.
00:02:34.400 --> 00:02:42.240
I walk in and they're like, oh, hey, and not much English, but we managed because of Google Translate, and they let me work out for free that day.
00:02:42.319 --> 00:02:45.919
So I got to lift weights and wait for the yoga class to start.
00:02:46.159 --> 00:02:47.919
Okay, so I'm waiting.
00:02:48.080 --> 00:02:51.919
I lift weights for a while, then the room opens up and they clean it.
00:02:52.159 --> 00:02:56.240
So then I go in because there's a few people in there, but it's still 10 minutes before class.
00:02:56.479 --> 00:03:01.120
And one woman was kind of managing things, she was like laying the mats out, cleaning the floor.
00:03:01.280 --> 00:03:03.039
So I go in to join.
00:03:03.199 --> 00:03:04.879
She thinks I just want a mat.
00:03:05.120 --> 00:03:07.759
So she guides me back out in the gym and gives me a mat.
00:03:07.840 --> 00:03:10.879
And I think, well, maybe it's a longer mat since I'm taller.
00:03:11.120 --> 00:03:15.280
So I go back into the room and she's like, oh no, no, you want to use the mat.
00:03:15.439 --> 00:03:17.680
And then she understood that I wanted to take yoga.
00:03:17.759 --> 00:03:25.280
So she discarded that mat because that was a gym mat, not a yoga mat, and allowed me to come in and I was in the middle.
00:03:25.439 --> 00:03:37.280
And I quickly realized it was the only male, and it started to fill up, and there's like 30 women, and the ratio is not what I'm used to, like a kinship, where it's 50-50, 60-40 split, and who cares?
00:03:37.439 --> 00:03:39.439
But whatever, it is what it is.
00:03:39.840 --> 00:03:48.560
So I start stretching and I go into a headstand, and this is before class, and everybody applauds.
00:03:48.800 --> 00:03:54.800
So I was instantly, instantly welcomed and honored because I could do a headstand.
00:03:54.879 --> 00:03:57.280
And then I went into a handstand just for good measure.
00:03:57.439 --> 00:04:00.240
And then class began, and it was really good.
00:04:00.319 --> 00:04:01.599
It's very different style.
00:04:01.759 --> 00:04:02.879
The room is not hot.
00:04:03.039 --> 00:04:05.680
I'm used to hot yoga, very intense.
00:04:06.080 --> 00:04:14.960
So I upped it where I could, did some more challenging moves where I could, but it was a great stretch, great class, but I don't know any of the language.
00:04:15.120 --> 00:04:23.439
So I had to literally just stare at people and do the move and find the instructor who was very talented and just follow along.
00:04:23.600 --> 00:04:24.319
It was really good.
00:04:24.399 --> 00:04:25.519
And I'm glad I did it.
00:04:25.600 --> 00:04:29.199
It was nice to be welcomed, even without speaking the same language.
00:04:29.360 --> 00:04:31.839
There's a comfort, there's a welcoming.
00:04:32.000 --> 00:04:35.759
We can always smile and we can always like thumbs up.
00:04:35.839 --> 00:04:42.639
And I'm realizing just having warm energy and being kind and open to things can get you through it.
00:04:42.720 --> 00:04:48.240
And obviously, I'm having less conversations just with everyday folk, but it's still nice.
00:04:48.319 --> 00:04:51.600
It's nice to know that we can rely on our mannerisms and our actions.
00:04:51.839 --> 00:04:56.000
I've also frequented a few of these little restaurants.
00:04:56.079 --> 00:04:59.360
And I say restaurants, they're little bitty things, which I appreciate.
00:04:59.439 --> 00:05:07.680
You kind of sit down, they serve you, and bam, the food's out so quickly, and it's incredible and not very expensive.
00:05:07.839 --> 00:05:10.319
And I've gone back and they're like appreciative.
00:05:10.399 --> 00:05:11.920
They know that I like the food.
00:05:12.000 --> 00:05:13.600
So we have that going for it.
00:05:13.759 --> 00:05:19.040
So I kind of frequent the same few places, the same coffee shops, the same restaurants thus far.
00:05:19.199 --> 00:05:26.879
And yeah, I'll be branching out more, but it's just nice to not be completely isolated if you don't speak a language.
00:05:27.120 --> 00:05:30.800
You still have your body, yourself, and your presence.
00:05:30.959 --> 00:05:31.839
It can really help.
00:05:32.000 --> 00:05:35.839
And speaking to the theme of this week, being open-minded.
00:05:36.079 --> 00:05:40.399
I walked into that gym, and there was like six people, and they're like, oh, hello.
00:05:40.560 --> 00:05:44.720
I'm not intimidated at all because we're all seeking the same things, those who go to that gym.
00:05:44.879 --> 00:05:46.560
I just happen to be a foreigner.
00:05:46.800 --> 00:05:54.480
And so I'm there and I can use Google Translate or Apple Translate, and we can convey some things, but it's always really friendly.
00:05:54.560 --> 00:05:59.040
It's always handshakes and smiles, and it's a really beautiful thing.
00:05:59.279 --> 00:06:00.399
So that is it.
00:06:00.480 --> 00:06:01.680
The adventures continue.
00:06:01.759 --> 00:06:05.360
I'll do more of these episodes on the midweek reset.
00:06:05.439 --> 00:06:07.680
I hope you're enjoying the themes of the week.
00:06:08.000 --> 00:06:14.879
And do not forget, we have our first positive conversation episode coming out this week.
00:06:15.120 --> 00:06:16.800
So stay tuned.
00:06:17.199 --> 00:06:19.759
So thank you all so very much for listening.
00:06:19.920 --> 00:06:21.600
Be sure to subscribe to the show.
00:06:21.759 --> 00:06:25.360
Give us a five star rating on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.
00:06:25.519 --> 00:06:28.720
Maybe share it with a friend who you think would love the show.
00:06:28.879 --> 00:06:32.079
And above all, thank you, and we'll see you next time.
