| Tonight at the gym during the spinning session, instead of feeling like I was bored living the ins and outs of my day to day habits, I felt like I was in a movie, working out and taking a class after work. It was a wakeup call to the monotonous daily rhythm I have gotten into, a rhythm of feeling like I've experienced all that Chinese culture, my Chinese city and university can offer me.
Spinning felt so surreal like an out of body experience, like I had been transported to a strange combination of the gym and dance club from the TV show Queer as Folk. The trainer turned out the lights leaving only a green glow in the blackened room with a few atmosphere lights still pulsing. The room turned into a dance club, strobe lights and upbeat techno music blaring, but instead of dancing, ten of us stood up and biked for an hour with the trainer using a microphone headset to yell at us. It was super fun. I was grinning the whole time!
I think having a gym membership, taking fitness classes, and playing sports are some of the things I live for. If I can earn enough money and have the free time to do physical activity, I think I will be happy in America.
After lifting weights, I made an incredible discovery. Looking out the sixth floor window of the women's locker room, I saw that on top of a four story building there was a skating rink with about 10 people braving the freezing temperatures to roller skate. Wow. Cool.
Sidenote: I've never exercised at night. I am an early morning runner and gym goer. Last night though after yoga, I was unable to sleep. I felt like I had just drank a gallon of coffee and felt buzzed, energized, ready to do something instead crashing into bed. I stayed up till 2 am. I hope tonight's spinning class has the opposite effect and puts me to sleep. | 
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