#barcelonapocoapoco

It took at least two months for me to get one - the waiting included prioritizing expenses, finding stores that sold decent mats, finding a yoga community, and exploring the strength of my feet as I painfully ran a few kilometers as a basic form of meditation. The new matI got has yet to be broken in - the surface is still too slippery. I used it for the first time two days ago, and haven't stopped using it since then.

During the first day, I stumbled a lot of times on Eagle and Shiva poses. Even my Warrior poses were unstable. I did better on the second day. My hands and feet started to connect with the mat as if they were natural extensions. And on instances when I was shaky holding my Eagle, or even the Downward Dog, it felt as though my hands and feet started to grow roots so I could make it to the next breath.

It felt good - growing roots on my new mat in a new place - in a new environment. It provides constancy and security when it feels that everything is moving too fast.

Three days ago I applied for a post-paid contract with a telcom carrier for both internet and mobile phone. They got all my documents, they approved, I paid the initial fees, and then that's that. Today, they called me to ask for my residency card - which I do not have yet because it is currently being processed (and it takes a month). So they decided to cut my line.

I hope the inconvenience stops there. The worst part is when the government says that my residency permit cannot be collected for some convenient excuse like "system error". I hope it doesn't come to that.