An American Girl Learning Badminton in China
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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Six months ago I made some goals. Let’s see how I did. Goal number One: Be the obvious best girl in my current group. I’m not quite the number one girl, but I’m certainly in the running. My biggest problem…
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In the world of blogging, badminton blogs are few and far between. Many are just review blogs (for rackets mostly) or have been defunct for year. I guess following stereotypes, jocks tend to not be writers? Or maybe there isn’t…
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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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So after almost six-months of use with my beloved racket, I made a little change. I changed it’s grip. You see, my racket came with a big, white, fluffy wrapping around the handle. Set by the manufacturer. But it’s white….
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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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This week I skipped badminton on Tuesday because I had a cold and wanted to save my strength for my class Wednesday. And I’m glad I did! Right out of the gate my teacher said I was hitting it much…
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