Sounds and Smells

I’d like to take a moment to write about the great many sensory experiences I’m having here.

Good sound: the many birds and frogs that make the rainforest a never-quiet place!

Bad sound: the sound of a frog coming from inside your shower (not me, but still)

Good sound: Howler monkeys in the distance with their mysteriously melodious cacophony.

Bad sound: Very loud dying-werewolf-sounding howler monkey while the instructor is leading the class… “Exhale… ow ow owwwwww… and inhale…” It’s hilarious!

Good sound: Thunder rolling in and the soft patter of rain on the large tropical leaves. I have my own live relaxation CD! Cool, God!

Bad sound: Continuous sound of rain resulting in non-drying clothes and mold spores on roommate’s duffle bag.

Good smell: The smell of the rain is amazing! It’s like every form of fresh smell you can imagine all rolled into one! It’s like a fresh cucumber, but more multi-faceted. Or like fresh rain smell with woods, and leaves, and grass, and flowers woven in!

Bad smell: Lowering face down onto a yoga mat towel that smells oh-so-very-strongly of feet and sweat! Mmm, pungent.

Good smell: The intoxicating flowers outside our window wafting their divine fragrance into our room!

Bad smell: The waste bucket full of toilet paper that can’t be flushed down the delicate system.

And good smell: The incense they burned today during yoga practice! To me, it smelled like the color green – fresh cut grass and a piney, woodsy smell. Yum!