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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]