My Extremely Latin Beginning of the Year

Or better: How on Earth did I start (on end up) teaching Zumba

Serendipity! A series of totally unrelated events that turned the end of 2010 and beginning of 2011 extremely Latin.

The very beginnings: contemplating. Contemplating. Contemplating. Towards the end of October 2010, thinking that my PTS path started to feel stale, wanting to spice things up. Accidentally, found out that Zumba training was coming to my neck of woods! So I signed up, early bird, got the discount, almost forgot about it.

On the other hand: I was missing dancing so much, I was this close to re-joining the dance troupe – again, perfect timing for the Zumba training.

In the meanwhile... December came, brought with it spending the winter Holidays in the warm and friendly Texas. So I was trading London, ON's snow for Texas's sun. Snow's my favourite, sun not that much. I went – weird again.

Spent the last hours of 2010 in the beautiful San Antonio, living a fairytale. I said goodbye to (sad) 2010 on a patio of a Mexican restaurant (extremely weird, considering how much I disliked Mexican cuisine), sipping on Margaritas (these I like), looking down at the gorgeous San Antonio's River Walk, that looked almost surreal bathed in lights.

My first meal of 2011 -  brunch on a (different) Mexican restaurant patio, indulging in... tortilla soup and 'tres leches' cake (can't believed I voluntarily ate that, considering I hate(d) cilantro, I hate(d) tortilla, and most of all wet tortilla, I hate milk and most of all, I absolutely hate cake drenched in anything liquid – I even hate sauce on my sandwiches, because it touches the bread!!!) .

I had no idea what's gotten into me, knowing me this should've been extreme, but – unusual twist of fate – felt completely natural.

Back to the main idea of this blog post (yes, I know, it's been a while), and all the “how come you could trade heavy lifting, supersets and God-knows-what for Zumba, you of all people?” that bombarded me lately. No, it wasn't a trade.

I got licensed few days after we got back from Texas, at the beginning of 2011, by the awesome Amanda Grant, ZES. And I was hooked!

Sooooo hooked! I love the people, the energy, the dancing, the happy faces , the big smiles. I haven't given up anything, it wasn't 'one or the other' - it's all where it should be, the gap was filled!