An American Girl Learning Badminton in China
When I told friends I was going to Chaozhou, my coach’s hometown, I usually got this response: Them: Oh! The food in Chaozhou is so good! Me: Oh yeah? What kind of food? Them: I don’t know. I just heard…
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So, my coach went home for Spring Festival (Chinese New Year) for a week. His one employee, Lao Shushu, is also his relative and also went home. Spring festival is the biggest holiday of the year in China with virtually…
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There will be a little Badminton Becky hiatus as it’s holiday time! I don’t talk much about my job on this blog (please feel free to check out my other blog for non-badminton related stuff in China) but I have…
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If you’re friends with me on facebook, then you’ll know I’ve been suffering from tennis elbow for the past few months. What is tennis elbow? Well it’s where the tendon, and muscles, in the elbow area are overused, damaged, and…
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A new year is a fresh start! Time to make changes, reflect and improve your life. But what if you don’t want to change? What if you reflect back and not only want to keep doing what your doing, but…
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The only thing that outshines my obsession with badminton is writing. While I have been less willing to travel (my third life obsession) for badminton, I obviously haven’t been willing to stop writing because of it. I mean, I started…
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Christmas is all about spending time with your family and when you are a foreigner…..aw heck, who am I kidding. You all know what I’m about to say, why bother with fancy sentiments? I had a Christmas party for my…
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In Chinese, the word for the top level players is 高手 gao shou, which means expert. (It literally translates to tall hands, which is why I chose the picture above. Get it? heh heh…) In economic terms I would say…
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I pride myself on being a low maintenance girl. When I started playing badminton, I borrowed a racket, wore the clothes I came in wearing and only needed some water and a sweat band to play. Now I need: my…
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My blog is just a small blog. A place to put my thoughts and feelings down about my badminton journey. I thank you for reading it, but if nobody read it, I’d still write it. That’s because I find it…
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