An American Girl Learning Badminton in China
I know what you’re thinking. “Bird by bird? Isn’t that a writing book? What does that have to do with badminton?” Yes, it IS a writing book, and it has a LOT to do with badminton. In fact, it has…
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So last post I was talking about badminton competitions and how I haven’t had a ton of trouble, but it was something I was worried about. Well, lo and behold yesterday I woke up to my phone lighting up. (It…
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It seems like it is competition season in China (I have four between now and the end of the year) and now that I am getting better I am getting asked to compete in more. This is a really great…
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You think after having seven days off from class I’d feel rested and refreshed. But not so. I went to Taiwan for 5 days of the holiday and did everything in my power to make sure I was constantly stuffed…
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Even before I started playing badminton, I was a fan of writer/podcaster/life hacker Tim Ferriss. His thing is to interview world class performers in all fields, and ask them about their habits, routines, etc., so that others can learn from…
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The first week in October is called “The Golden Week” in China. It’s the largest national holiday after Spring Festival (Chinese New Year) and thanks to the combination of Mid-Autumn Festival with National Day (the day the PRC was founded)…
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My favorite singer of all-time is Bjork. To me she is pure energy and magic and taps into something deep and ancient in our reptilian minds. She has been my favorite singer for the majority of my life now. So…
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Today is my two-year anniversary of meeting my coach! I think you already know how much I love/admire my coach. I admired him right from the start, even before I really knew him. Our first year of training was only…
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I remember the first time a student came out to me. She stayed after class one day, my second year in China and kinda nervously walked towards the teachers desk. “Becky,” she said quietly. “I want to tell you something.”…
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As a writer, and an American, I tend to…let’s say…exaggerate a bit. I’m never hungry, it’s never hot, it wasn’t a bad movie. Its more like I’m so hungry my body is *literally*eating itself, it’s the heat from a thousand…
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