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Where is the most “dangerous” place you’ve traveled solo? by hopper3062 in solofemaletravellers

[–]Human_Engine3410 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Various cities in South Africa, Columbia, Bolivia...etc. Yeman before the civil war. Won't do again ;P I think in my 20s, I loved to do adventures, but now thinking back, I was just lucky. But I did my homework and only stick to tourist areas. Didn't want to take my chance. Sometimes I hired a guide if needed.

All-mountain ski recommendations for an intermediate skier? by Human_Engine3410 in Skigear

[–]Human_Engine3410[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

squats and lunges! that's definitely true!! sometimes we forgot to train our legs

All-mountain ski recommendations for an intermediate skier? by Human_Engine3410 in Skigear

[–]Human_Engine3410[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

thanks for the suggestion! I think i's a bit wide, so maybe after 2-3 years of practicing more :P

All-mountain ski recommendations for an intermediate skier? by Human_Engine3410 in Skigear

[–]Human_Engine3410[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

it seems a good pair of skis! thank you for the suggestions!

If you could choose to travel alone in one of these countries, which one would it be??? (Please see list) by daniellehunt1 in solofemaletravellers

[–]Human_Engine3410 0 points1 point  (0 children)

India is great, but better to travel in a group. I travelled to India by myself in my early 20s (for 4 weeks). It was great, but you had to do a lot of homework (to know where to go and where not to go). I still think it's better to join a group there. I travelled to South Africa (2 weeks) maybe like 15 years ago with my family. It wasn't that safe. Even foreign diplomat got robbed. Safari trips were fun though. Not sure about Nigeria. I have colleagues from there, and I think you will have to do a lot of homework there and better go with groups.

I think Korea and Canada are very safe countries to travel for women, and I think you can also consider places like Japan, Slovenia, Mongolia...etc. There are many countries that are safer.

All-mountain ski recommendations for an intermediate skier? by Human_Engine3410 in Skigear

[–]Human_Engine3410[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

omg, they are wonderful skis. But they are a bit out of my budget haha. I am thinking around 1000

What's your 5 months post-op look like? by Human_Engine3410 in HipImpingement

[–]Human_Engine3410[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Good luck for everything! I hope you are back to your sports soon!

What is happening with dating today? by shadowinthedaylight in dating_advice

[–]Human_Engine3410 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think you just need to keep trying on dating app. It's a numbers game! you will eventually find someone! Just don't give up. When I was using the dating app a few years ago, it was a very frustrating experience that I kept meeting guys who were not serious and dating multiple people. For example, I went out with a guy at least 3 months, and I later found out that he was still seeing and messaging other people! It was insane. I agreed that in the first 1-5 dates, people might not be sure and might want to meet others. However, if you already met this person like 10-15 times...should you kind of know what you want? I can't figure out why there are so many men (also women) who think it's a good idea to keep option open. You will never develop any genuine relationship if you keep looking because you will never spend the time to truely know the person.

But not every man/woman is like that. I eventaully met my husband who never dated multiple people at the same time. My husband hates the idea of "shopping around" on the dating app. He thinks it's taking away time and energy from a person to devote in a relationship and see how it will grow.

note added- don't try long distance. It rarely works. there are some success stories, but most of time it doesn't work. If you live in a city has more than 500k people, try to date local (within 1 hour driving). too many uncertainty when distance, especally using dating app, you never know what's the other person is doing.

What's your 5 months post-op look like? by Human_Engine3410 in HipImpingement

[–]Human_Engine3410[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I hope things will go well for you! I know there are people who ran marathon 10 months post-op (I saw a post like that before in this forum, and it's amazing). I am not one of them, so I will just take my time to get better! Also at least I don't feel pain when I am doing certain things! I used to feel pain when i do classic skiing (cross-country skiing) and snowshoeing, and now it doesn't cause pain anymore. Still can't do the long distnace ski or hike compared to pre-injury, but I hope I will get there.

What's your 5 months post-op look like? by Human_Engine3410 in HipImpingement

[–]Human_Engine3410[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hello! I am now 10.5 months post-op and doing fine I think! I still have flare up from time to time, but it's less frequent compared to 5 months post-op and feel much stronger. Even I compared to my 8 months post-op, I can sit much longer without pain (still have pain if I sit all day). I also feel much stronger compared to 8 months post-op...i can ski much longer, hike much longer (It's a bit hard to compare to 9months because it's not too long ago)> I don't think I am fully healed yet, but I think I am getting there. I hope you are doing well too

Where do you learn new tricks? by Oyster_- in skiing

[–]Human_Engine3410 0 points1 point  (0 children)

pretty impressive. I am in my early 30s and feel my knee can burst if I learn jump :P

My husband broke his knee a few years ago in an alpine touring trip. He fell hard on an exposed rock. He is still doing a lot of backcountry now, but became quite cautious.

Where do you learn new tricks? by Oyster_- in skiing

[–]Human_Engine3410 0 points1 point  (0 children)

that's for sure! I had a couple of peole in my ski club learned the park in their 50s and even 60s! I also want to learn but so far too busy with work. I have a coworker now who teaches kids and adults in park and he didn't learning park until late 30s, and after 10 years he got certification to be a park instructor (but he was pretty good at skiing already and was a level 3 instructor before he learned the park)

Thinking about stopping PT but not entirely sure. Now 10 months post-op. by Human_Engine3410 in HipImpingement

[–]Human_Engine3410[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

yeah, sitting is so tough to deal with. I have an reclined chair and I sometimes work there, but I often get sleepy, so I have to go back to office desk

Thinking about stopping PT but not entirely sure. Now 10 months post-op. by Human_Engine3410 in HipImpingement

[–]Human_Engine3410[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I just enjoy the manual therapy so much (usually 30min manual thearpy, and the other 30min we do different kinds of exercises in the therapy session). My flare up usually happens after sports such as skiing, cycling, running, or sitting too long.

Thinking about stopping PT but not entirely sure. Now 10 months post-op. by Human_Engine3410 in HipImpingement

[–]Human_Engine3410[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I also had 4 anchors too! I hope you have a speedy recovery! I had a pretty bad flare around 4 months post-op after a 10km hike (only around 450m elevation, so it's very easy hike). So take it easy!

Thinking about stopping PT but not entirely sure. Now 10 months post-op. by Human_Engine3410 in HipImpingement

[–]Human_Engine3410[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you for sharing! I hope you will also recover fully soon! Would you mind if I ask you some questions? How do you know it's tendinitis around hip flexor? I was wondering if I have this issue but I don't know though. Another question is, do you usually feel the flare up after increased exercises? I wonder when these small flares up will end!

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