Day 1: The Bus Ride

April 9-10
I head to the bus station at 1:30AM on Thursday to catch my bus from Ottawa to Providence, RI. 9 people accompanied me, however I was the only one going to the United States of America. When i get to my first stop Montreal at 5:00AM I want to get a little breakfast. So I begin on my journey down 4 blocks to Club Sandwich a 24hr breakfast place. Making just a handful of steps i realize for my own safety I must take a taxi.The taxi driver took me to the place he was Haitian and he told me he wished he would have lived in the U.S. On the way back the man talks about himself being a Boston Bruins fans and that he cannot stand Montreal Canadien fans. Now lets fast forward...the bus ride was mostly a sleeping time.
I arrive in Providence at 7PM on Thursday. I await my ride from Chris Gagne who I met at a Harvard University summer class. He comes and we go to Whole Foods Market. There is a fresh salad bar where we both get a salad of our choosing...mmhmm...After Whole Foods we had to Mr. Brooks house where I am going to learn tai chi. when i arrive there he greets me with a traditional handshake. Me and Chris go inside his house and sit down at the Dining table. Mr. Brooks a lean tall man only learns, practices, and teaches tai chi in that order. He had been doing is since he was 4 years of age. Me, Chris, and Mr. Brooks get to talk for a couple hours about anything and everything relating to tai chi.

What I learned from our conversation.
The first thing i learned about is the chi. the chi is the energy and it is stored in the kidneys. He believes that in my case having a third kidney it would mean my Chi is weak and it needs to be strengthened. Next, is that Mr. Brooks tells me about this kidney I received I must accept it to be my own that is the only way you can begin to build the cells and rejuvenate the cells of the kidneys. He tells me he can help me if i'm committed i must practice every day when he shows me to do. i learn that is takes 1000 days of proper practice to begin able to use your chi to its full measure and at least 13 years in order to begin to teach it to others. I learn that I should be in bed by 12am; He says thats when the demons come out. Mr. Brooks was taught by his teach who lives in a house right besides him.