All in all, a half-hour bike ride turned into three hours spent relaxing on the beach with my family. Although they aren’t really my family, because I live so far away from home, they are the only relatives I have. Since I don’t really have the energy to play the strenuous activity yet, I was mostly hanging out and watching the two on two volleyball matches while also talking to my friends on the beach. Since the majority of these women are seasoned competitors and the games are serious business, being low on energy will not be effective. As I return to my hour-long job as a heating and air conditioning technical writer, cooling down the body in the apartment is now necessary. After I’m done, I’ll finish my yoga session, and my bandmate and I will play somewhere outside for a while. My friend and I will play at this neighborhood bar by the water, or if it’s already taken, on the pier next to it. However, my friend and I cannot have the volume that high or the police may stop us for the 200th time. My friend and I will bring the sound system and use it. The local government informed us that although it is legal to play music on the street, when someone calls the police, they must respond and stop HVAC technicians from playing. However, my friend and I have not encountered any issues while we are on the pier, so I suppose it is a safe haven for us since it is too far from the houses for them to hear it.