Last night when I looked at who was signed up for today’s afternoon beginner boxercise class I literally screamed at the top of my lungs. It’s true. I screamed so loud that my neighbor next door – the Building Tool – knocked on my door to ask me if everything was alright.
So why the scream, good question, well I screamed because when I clicked on the profile of a new student who had signed up for the class, it read that she’s from my hometown in Canada. But you don’t understand, NO ONE is from my hometown. Well, ok, people are but you don’t travel to the farthest corner of the world and run into anyone from it; it’s just that small of a town.
In my first year I actually met someone that was from the neighboring town – Homegirl (explains the name) – and it was hilarious when we made the connection. But to note that someone here was also from the same exact town… too crazy cool.
So I was all stoked about hosting the beginners boxercise class today because it meant getting to meet her but I was also excited about this particular class because of the other students who signed up. Five brand new students, awesome! There’s always a certain excitement and interest I get when I first show a new student how to put on their handwraps. I remember my Canadian coach wrapping my hands the first time. It felt so empowering and I felt so in control, so powerful.
Class was a lot of fun and I really made them work up quite the sweat. I killed them with the ab routine afterward and they laid on the edge of the boxing ring in exhaustion.
It was great today training with them. I gave them a good intense workout and they in turn fed my energy and optimism about health, fitness and really reaching out to the foreign females of Cheonan.
I don’t feel so different consequently and by that I mean I definitely don’t feel like I’m the only health-conscious sports-minded gal here in Cheonan. I’m starting to really see and really meet some fabulous females here and it’s been very reassuring to me, as well as very encouraging.
As the story has it, one day I headed to the opposite side of the globe – the Flipside. I arrived in Korea February 16th, 2005 and thought I’d do a year, then leave. I was wrong. I stayed, launched my first company, Flipside Fitness, and then opened Korea's largest boxing club, Hulk's Boxing (now called Hulk's Club).
After 11.5yrs in Korea, I then picked up one day and returned to Toronto, Canada. But then I left again.
Now I live in the Philippines where I am the CEO and head coach of Empowered Clubhouse, the Philippines' first and only boxing clubhouse exclusively just for women. I also am the founder of the Lil' Sistas Project, CEO and designer of Slay Gear and Baa Baa Black Sheep .Ph.
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