Pigeon Chat
I’m at work, composing a miscellaneous email when my Pigeon Chat pops up. Violet, from America greets me, asking me how I’ve been. I stretch my arms above my head […]
New Coach
Women’s Basketball team in 1900s. Taken from buzzfeed.com. http://www.buzzfeed.com/mjs538/40-strangely-funny-womens-basketball-team-portrait It has been about a month and a half since we started training. This includes running in Avellaneda Park, sprinting across […]
Pre-Season
On Monday we had our first practise of 2012. Thirteen girls accumulated around the entrance of our club and chattered until our Assistant Coach arrived. After walking to Avellaneda park, […]
Culture
Friday night after practise, we had a team outing. We went to one of the girl’s houses and gathered in her kitchen, eating burgers and chips, while watching Show Match. […]
Sorries
This post is dedicated to Jen, a super star soccer player and my new athlete mentor. For the last couple of weeks I’ve been getting together with a group of […]
Heart Break
It is Friday night and my cellphone starts bleeping: Leave for practise. I dis-activate the alarm and continue to do the housework that I had been busying myself with. One […]
Silent Activism
Tonight I met up with one of my teammates to go running in the Parque Avellaneda. We met up at her house, a couple blocks away from the club. “Could […]
Another Game
I’m thinking seriously about not going to today’s game. My grandmother’s reaction to this text message was: Is there something wrong with you? Are you sick? No, there was nothing […]
Team Crisis
The last couple of weeks have been a downward battle for my team. Certain inconsistencies have brought the team’s overall seriousness and legitimacy to a serious low. I also have […]
Faith
This past week I’ve been really questioning my belief in basketball. Or rather, my faith toward this sport that has changed my life in so many ways. From the beginning, […]
