Friday, November 5, 2010

Hello and we are back!

A hay truck in Morocco
Mom and Em in Kesh!

Marrakesh train station


Tears of joy at the reunion!

Well, we are back from our most wonderful vacation ever and ready for action. It was so great to see Momma Messegee and relax on the waters of the Mediterranean. I am going to keep this one short and let the pictures do all of the talking. We look forward to a busy winter in Aoufous, Morocco. We will update you on our winter plans, goals, dreams, on the next blog update.

We love you and miss you all so very much! Only 371 days left in country!


And just in case you have forgotten how to jump rope, I wanted to leave you with some wise words from the packaging of our new jump-rope we purchased in Barcelona:

A few tips before starting:

-Never skip barefoot

-Relax anew before starting stretching.

-Start without rope and in music, lightly balancing the flexible body from one foot to the other, so as to take the time to organize your movements.


-Now that you are ready, step 1, The Basic Jump:

-Standing, abdominals contracted.

-Make the rope turn above your head. When the rope comes down in front of you jump with both feet.

-Jump standing, legs together, so as to distribute the body's weight by associating knees and ankles, heels away from the ground, points barely rising at the passage of the rope, thus limiting efforts and impacts. Hold for three minutes.

-Do not lift the feet too much. A few centimeters to let the rope pass are sufficient.

-Redo for one minute the knee lifting sequence, with and without rope, by breathing in and out to chain with endurance work.

-Repeat the exercise.

Until next time…

-seansean