An American Girl Learning Badminton in China
Badminton is the perfect sport. You don’t need a lot of fancy equipment or a lot of people to play. You can just grab a friend and play on the sidewalk with a cheap racket and birdie if you want….
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This week I was a little nervous to see my coach. You see, several weeks ago I told him that I didn’t think his friends (the other teachers that play with us Wednesday night) liked me. He said that wasn’t…
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I’ve talked a lot about playing games Wednesday night after my training session, and how I’m always outclassed. I was watching some videos on youtube and came across this game that is the exact way all my games go every…
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So remember a few weeks ago when I wrote about how depressing sports are sometimes? Since then Wednesday nights haven’t gotten much easier. Training with my coach is always awesome, but then I have to play with the other people and…
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Both are racket sports, both are played on a similar looking court with a net in the middle, both are hitting things back and forth. Both have their origins in England and adhere to strict rules of etiquette. It’s common that…
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This week was a big badminton week. Monday was a holiday (Tomb Sweeping Day) so no school. But I tutor a young boy every Monday and we still met. His father is a badminton player (he’s been playing 3 times…
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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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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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This week I skipped playing with my friends Tuesday because I was feeling kinda sick and worn down, and I wanted to be strong for my class Wednesday. And I’m glad I did because Wednesday was tough as is our…
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