More Getting Yelled at by my Coach
According to my Youtube analytics, my first video where my coach yells at me got a lot of views. It’s my 6th most popular video in fact! My coach yells at me all the time, so why not do another?…
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An American Girl Learning Badminton in China
According to my Youtube analytics, my first video where my coach yells at me got a lot of views. It’s my 6th most popular video in fact! My coach yells at me all the time, so why not do another?…
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I often wonder how far I could have gone if I started playing badminton at a young age. It’s an interesting though experiment. But really it doesn’t matter because I’m happy with life the way it has turned out, and…
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My latest video is something that is near and dear to my heart: how I deal with my nerves. As much as I love entering competitions, I don’t love the feeling of fear that comes with them. So I’ve worked…
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So my health is really slow to recover and on Wednesday the doctor told me I could do some light walking but shouldn’t play badminton. So….I went to a badminton competition! This is the Local Women’s Competition I have played…
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We all know that badminton isn’t a mainstream sport, but is it embarrassing to be “caught” playing it? Or is it not the sport but the age? In a recent conversation another 40-something badminton fan and I were talking and…
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Time for a little fun! Since the Oscars are coming up I decided to start a badminton award for badminton Youtubers! Silly? Yeah, but also fun! Making Youtube videos is harder than I thought and it’s nice to pass along…
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When I started badminton I was basically on my own. I left the foreigner group but wasn’t really embraced by my new Chinese club. I also didn’t have a lot of confidence, because most beginners don’t, and didn’t know what…
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It’s Spring Festival which means all of China is basically closed. Everyone goes back to their hometowns and most small restaurants and businesses are shut for a week or more. Even my beloved court is closed for 5 days. So,…
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I was featured in a new badminton website about being OBSESSED with badminton. They sent me the questions, and I remember answering them via e-mail, but then I got sick and was in the hospital and was ending my semester…
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