An American Girl Learning Badminton in China
Today is my birthminton! Or should I say badday? (Badminton and birthday are hard words to mash up.) One year ago today I picked up a badminton racket for the first time! Woot! My friends had been playing badminton for…
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I’m combining the first two months of the year together because I was on holiday for two months, part of which was Spring Festival (Chinese New Year) which is a 15 day holiday in which everything shuts down. So, with…
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Sometimes sports suck. The challenge is so real, and so “in your face” failures can hit hard. Like tonight. I had my class, and it was exhaustive, but awesome like normal. Then after, my teacher found some people to play…
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I’m the kinda person that doesn’t like to do things in a vacuum. I like to join in a community. Whether it is dating Chinese guys, or writing, I do better when I can get involved and meet with like-minded people….
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Okay, I stopped the weekly updates because for a month I was traveling (no playing) and then it was Chinese New Years and places were closed and people were gone for the next few weeks, and then we slowly got…
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My racket thrives on kisses. And the happier my racket is, the happier I am because it plays so much better. So I encourage as much kissing as possible and my racket gets around. You too can kiss my…
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Badminton has been quite good on my body. I’m losing weight without trying, it has given me a lot more energy and endurance and I’ve just noticed my total fitness level has increased. But there is one problem: my lower…
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The other night I was smiling and laughing and a friend asked if my team was winning. “No,” I said. “If you’re losing, then why are you smiling?” Good question. See, now “winning” is no longer my goal or purpose…
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I came back from my winter holiday to my new badminton shirt! It was so exciting. The front of our shirt has our number, the back has our name, country (just like the pros) and our logo. My friend Rebecca…
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I play badminton three times a week, but the rest of the time my racket has nothing to do. Like its owner my racket has itchy “feet” so when I don’t need to play, it is free to go out…
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