The First Day

Well, here we are. Hello fellow PCP'ers! I've been waiting about 4 months for this. I'm incredibly excited. I would say the biggest reason I joined is to improve my will to be fit and healthy, and buck the current American eating and fitness trends. I hope I make what I learn here stay with me for the rest of my life.

My name's Mikhael (pronounced Mi-kye-ell), you can call me Mikhael or Mike. I'm turning 25 next month, and live in Burlington, Vermont. Supposedly the healthiest city in the USA. I guess we have the smallest percentage of overweight people. I work at Small Dog Electronics, in South Burlington, Vermont. We're an Apple Specialist (aka Apple computer reseller and service provider). I love my job, and it's probably the only retail job I'll ever want to work. I've been there over a year now, and it's how I found this program.

I've tried many different ways to get fit or stay "healthy" over the past couple years. The only two that are standard are jump roping and bicycling. Everything else comes and goes. I just moved downtown and am 2 blocks from a 6-mile bike path, I plan on using it liberally as the summer continues.

During PCP, I'll also be juggling my full time retail job, my weekly hikes, spelunking, volunteering at the Red Cross donor center, and I'll be doing my NAUI open-water dives for SCUBA certification in May or June.

Today I buzzed my hair to the scalp for the first time. I did it partially to destroy some normality, and partially to remind me for the first couple weeks to give it my all and pay attention. Now that it's short, I think I like it this way.