So, I'm clearly not good at this blog thing. Yet another month has gone by before I write again. In my defense, things have been pretty busy over here, considering. But enough of the excuses, I shall update you =)
First let's talk basketball. We are currently 5-1 in league. After dropping our first league game, we have fought back strong with 5 tough wins. With each win has brought the team together, playing as a team should. The biggest improvement has been our defense. As a team, we have made a commitment, or so it seems, to have helpside rotation, talking on defense, making great scrambles to force tough, rushed shots from our opponents. It has been a great thing to be a part of, and hopefully we can keep the good basketball up. We have definitely fought our way through our fair share of injuries this season. I don't think that we have played a single game with a full roster. One or more people haven't been able to play due to sickness or injury or work every game. Although we have played undermanned and at times looked to have a tough game ahead of us on the weekend, we have prevailed as a team. One of the best parts of the game of basketball is the sense of team. After all, it is a team game. You win as a team. You lose as a team. Yet again this weekend we will be down a couple of players. We play a strong team. As always, the challenge is put in front of us. I can't wait to see how we do and I hope that we continue to play hard and as a team. It's the only way to success!!
Alright, next on the agenda, lovely school. As most of those who read this blog know, I'm currently taking the final class of my Masters while over here. It is a Sports Law class. This is my first encounter with any sort of law education, and needless to say, it has thus far been educational! With lots of reading, papers and assignments due, even Skype sessions that occur in the middle of the night my time, the class has been both a challenge and a total learning experience. This is the first online class that I have taken, and personally, I hope it's my last. I'm definitely a big fan of physically being in the classroom and being able to get a better grasp on the information instead of self-interpreting it through reading a text book or performing a Google search for clarification. Even though there have been struggles with understanding, I have to give lots of credit and thanks to my professor. First of all, she allowed me to take the class online. Usually she teaches it in the classroom, but because of my circumstances, playing overseas and this being my last class, she made an exception and allowed me to due it online. While being over here, she has been more than helpful with questions that I have had. I realize that she has her own classes and other work back in California to deal with, and that helping me out is only another task to add to her plate. I'm so thankful that she gave me the opportunity and has continually been there for all my questions and struggles. I am almost halfway through the class and have already learned so much, but am definitely excited for when the work is done!
I want to make a shout-out to my mom who recently, in the last couple weeks, has finished her Masters and is an official graduate!! I'm so proud of her for going back and getting the degree, when she had to stop her pursuit of a Masters when I and my brothers came along. She shows that it is never too late and if you truly want something, you should just go after it. Excuses will never get you very far!
Lastly for this go around, I'm finally including pictures of my apartment. We, my teammate Tara and I, live in basically a one bedroom apartment, that we have craftily made, well, my teammates did before we got here, into a two bedroom place. Where my bed and desk stand is about half of the technically living room. To separate the "living room" and my "bedroom" there is a big closet that is to the right of my bed joined by a section of, um, what is that called? We got it from Ikea, it hangs, like curtain kind of things? But not as heavy. I just added a picture so you can see it. Clearly much easier than me trying to explain it. Hope you enjoy the pics...and until the next time!!!!!!
our kitchen table, and clock that doesn't work
cooking side of the kitchen, well equipped with oven and stove
part of our "living room", that's the curtain kind of thing i was talking about. oh and the tv that isn't plugged in and we never use.
desk where i get my study sessions on!
bed and little dresser. my big closet is to the right of my bed.
