The City Park in New Orleans.

The City Park in New Orleans.

          When I had the opportunity to choose a place to write, it bothered me a lot because New Orleans has a lot of beautiful places.   New Orleans is a city full of life, a tourist city, in the United States and full of diversity.  Today, I practice gymnastics at the gym.   I found in city park, an ideal place to do my exercises and meet new people, to breathe clean air and have a greater feeling of complete freedom.   City park is a beautiful, cozy place that brings me good vibes.   City park is composed of football fields, soccer fields, leisure areas, museums with beautiful statues made by artists from various places, race path for training and using bicycles as well.  City park is a beautiful lake that can be exploited when we rented a traditional paddle boat that is here.   It has free animals like ducks and other birds.   Every day I see how city park is important for a city of this size and this park population in general.  I see entire families exercising, running, hiking, barbecuing, partying, doing some kind of sport with their kids and family.   I haven’t see this type of place in Brazil.   I am looking more at the center of the park and discovering that all children love toys, the slide, and so that swings.  City park has a restaurant in front of the toys, that always plays live music so that children can play while their parents unwind with a good conversation between friends.   While in the park I started talking to a man who exercised at the same time as I do.  This gave me the opportunity to interview him for my blog especially because he is a trainer.

1- What is your name and how old are you?

My name is Jonathan and I am 38 years old.

2- You live here in New Orleans?

Yes, I am a teacher and I follow this group of students here at the park.

3- Do you charge money to train in this gym?

Actually, I do not charge anything but I am respected by them.  I had weight problems in the past and today I try to help other people.

4- Why did you chose this park for training?

To be close to home and for reminding me of every difficulty that stopped me from loosing weight.   I feel very good here also because I can see my brothers.

5- Tell me what you like best here in the park?

Besides practicing my exercises, I like to meet new people and increase my circle of friends with good people and meet other ideologists, people who are open-minded and unprejudiced.

I agree with Jonathan because the city park is a great place to meet people and do what you enjoy most, play football, play with your friends or children, to relax from the stress of the day’s work and above all remain healthy, keep going every day to this wonderful park that makes me feel good.