KARATE

I signed up for Karate classes. And today I paid the $2/month fee so I'm committed. Tomorrow I get my suit and I'll no longer be the only one wearing black sweatpants in a room of people in white karate suits. If only I could stop being blonde too...

So far I've perfected: how to count to 10 in Vietnamese. How to say "up". How to sweat a lot. I have no idea how old the other students are because I am terrible at guessing ages of Vietnamese. I told a friend her brother looked 40. He is 23. I thought someone's sister was 12. She was 16.

Hoping that my Karate skills will improve but also my skills in being more Vietnamese.

Class is at 5am. Which doesn't actually bother me too much - the middle of the day it often reaches about 100 degrees so it's really not possible to do anything at all. So my day happens early in the morning and late at night.

KARATE! Watch out.