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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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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Even though I have 11 weeks for my summer holiday I haven’t had a lot of time to relax because of the training camp. But now that the training camp is over I’m finally free and I’m gonna take off….without…
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Well, I’m at it again. Due to popular demand I’m resurrecting the Becky Cup for my upcoming birthday! Honestly, it was stupid of me to do it now because it is the week my classes end and only a few…
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I’m gonna come off as sounding like a dick in this post, but this is how I’ve been feeling lately. I’m unsatisfied with playing recently. Not with MY playing, I’ve been doing okay these days, but with everyone else. I’m…
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This blog has been a bit thin recently, not because I have nothing to write about but because I have TOO MUCH to write about. These days I am packed with badminton, Chinese lessons (I’ve started again), prepping for my…
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I have more than 30 blog posts I wrote but never published for some reason or another. Some are half written or just have keywords, some are finished but circumstances changed so I didn’t feel right publishing them, some are…
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It’s been a rough few months for me. First I spent a week in the hospital and had a long recovery period. Then I got a major flu which knocked me down for 3 weeks and THEN I got food…
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My coach and I haven’t started training yet, but we are back to playing and he has taken to playing with me so he can yell at me the whole time. Between being sick and the Chinese New Year holiday…
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It took forever for my coach to finally order them, but we got our new club shirts with our own logo designed by my coach! Our shirts are “in the style” of a Victor shirt and the China national team…
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