Day 11

Today I was able to do five burpees in a row without dying.  When I first started the Black Belt Cycle I could only do one before I felt like I was going to pass out.  I am really proud because I have been working very hard for the past eleven days.  I haven't gotten behind even when I was so sore that I couldn't stand to do one more push up.  Now I'm starting to see it paying off.  Every day a new muscle is sore.  I'm sore in muscles I never even knew that I had.  

I've been super excited because an exchange student from China might be staying with us this school year.  His name is Hoecheng Luo but he goes by the name Logan.  He is coming from a town close to Tibet in China.  I'm not sure of the name of his exact town but by plane its about twenty-one hours from here.  I feel really bad for him that he has to stay on an airplane for that long.  I am hoping that he has a safe flight to America and that he is able to come and stay with us.  

One thing I've learned about the black belt requirements is that there are no short cuts.  If you just do all your stuff and get it over with you get stronger every time.  At first I dreaded the work outs.  I really didn't want to do any more.  Now I don't dread them.  I actually just get up and do all the things I need to do.  I'm pretty proud of all I've been able to do.  At the end of this journey I think I will be able to do things that I never thought I was able to do.  I really hope that everyone passes the black belt cycle.  I've already made a lot of friends that I didn't know before I started the cycle.  I know that they are all going to do great.