Mon 15 Aug - My chi is down!

Felt lethargic all day, so much so, that I threw a sickie to avoid the 3pm class. To be fair it has been over 30c and very humid..Did do the 2 morning classes though and managed to eventually get alright one of the 7 step formations and in the process catch a muscle in my left groin.. Highlights of the day, playing with Gremlin and Paddles, the tiny puppies found abandoned outside the gates of the school last weekend, and talking to a French girl, Alex, who I was shocked to find out she's only 17 and already living on her own and travelling and working since she was less than 16! She does her schooling through internet, and hopes to finish over the next 1yr she'll be at the Shaolin academy. She's learning Mandarin and teaches English over the weekend to make ends meet.She wants to study business law in either Cambridge or Oxford or Harvard Her mother, a famous french designer, has stopped giving her money since she was 14yrs old and has been working since then for her spending money..