An American Girl Learning Badminton in China
It seems like it is competition season in China (I have four between now and the end of the year) and now that I am getting better I am getting asked to compete in more. This is a really great…
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You think after having seven days off from class I’d feel rested and refreshed. But not so. I went to Taiwan for 5 days of the holiday and did everything in my power to make sure I was constantly stuffed…
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My favorite singer of all-time is Bjork. To me she is pure energy and magic and taps into something deep and ancient in our reptilian minds. She has been my favorite singer for the majority of my life now. So…
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Guess who has two thumbs and is playing with a professional badminton player every week? *This girl!* (Okay, that works better in person then written, but you get it, right?) He’s from Taiwan and *I think* he has an injured…
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SO OMG you guys Vicktor Axelsen knows who I am!!! *Squeal* I follow him on Facebook and he and his teammates do a podcast. But it’s in Danish, which you can’t blame them for but it means I’ve never been…
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I like keeping track of my schedule during various seasons as I’m a teacher so I have a clear, rigid schedule that only lasts for 4 months before changing again. So this probably won’t be the most interesting post, but…
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I’m bacccccckkkkkkk. I carefully lugged my precious racket, shoes, knee support and sweat towel 7,861 miles (12,650 km) from China to America for a mere 5 days of play. Even though I barely played it was worth it. In fact…
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I’ve written a lot of blog posts but haven’t written about my training much recently so I thought I should rectify that. The other night I won 2 straight matches against opponents I had no business winning against. (Higher level…
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So ya know how my goal is to become a gaoshou (expert)? Well, it happened. (On a very unassuming Friday night.) It was past 9pm and I had been playing for a few hours. My coach called me over to…
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I thought I’d share a typical week of how much I play and what kind of play/training I do. Last week I took pictures (almost) everyday so you can see. While every week changes a little, all the elements of…
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