An American Girl Learning Badminton in China
So remember a few months ago when I said my coach got 2nd place in men’s singles at a city tournament? Well, first and second place winners of every game became a new team that went to compete in the…
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I googled “best badminton instagrammers” and “best badminton players on Instagram” and I got no articles in the search results. So I guess it’s up to me to start the trend. Here are the best badminton accounts to follow on…
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I’m baaaaackk. Did’ja miss me? Well, I certainly missed badminton. But it was nice to take a break and eat amazing food, do some writing and see some cool thing. And for the first week I thought of badminton rarely….
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So I was supposed to play a badminton tournament the weekend before I take off on my summer travels. It was in the city district that Azhi lives and works and was supposed to be just for people living and…
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So the 2018 China Badminton training camp finished last weekend and it could not have gone better. Everything worked out, everyone got a ton of training and playing, and everyone left both healthy and happy (though very exhausted which was…
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Got second place in the university badminton games again (women’s doubles–there was 9 teams total). This was the competition I got second at last year too, and I played both times with Bai Laoshi. Last year I was a nervous…
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I almost didn’t organize another Becky Cup this year because it’s a bit of a pain and it comes right as my classes are ending so I’m super busy. But I got a lot of requests starting months ago, and…
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I’ve been saying for awhile now that my life right now is the Rocky montage. It feels like I’ve been training and working to improve forevvverrrrrr but actually it’s been a short time. And if I think of it as…
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The other night my coach and his wife brought their two-month-old baby to the courts. Chinese culture has something called zuoyue or “sitting the month.” One month after the baby is born the mother and child can’t leave the house….
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Well, I’m at it again. Due to popular demand I’m resurrecting the Becky Cup for my upcoming birthday! Honestly, it was stupid of me to do it now because it is the week my classes end and only a few…
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