My One Year Celebration (WU #)
My one year badminton birthday started off more with a whimper than a bang. On the bus I had a five minute coughing fit. It happens when I am on the mend from a cold and actually signals that I…
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Thighs Were Made to Burn (WU #12)
So let me catch you up. I was forced off my computer for awhile as I basically had no internet for a solid week. (Damn Chinese internet!) Before the sad Wednesday night I was doing pretty good. Tuesday was a…
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Depths and Despair
Sometimes sports suck. The challenge is so real, and so “in your face” failures can hit hard. Like tonight. I had my class, and it was exhaustive, but awesome like normal. Then after, my teacher found some people to play…
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My Teachers Back! WU #11
Okay, I stopped the weekly updates because for a month I was traveling (no playing) and then it was Chinese New Years and places were closed and people were gone for the next few weeks, and then we slowly got…
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Badminton Costs: Year End Total
So let me figure out my costs in December and then I can add them all up to see how much money I’ve spent in 2015 (well, basically the last three months of the year, since my spending was negligible…
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I Realize I’m Basically a Dog (WU #10)
This week I skipped playing with my friends Tuesday because I was feeling kinda sick and worn down, and I wanted to be strong for my class Wednesday. And I’m glad I did because Wednesday was tough as is our…
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Turns out my Teacher is as Wicked as Me (WU #8)
This week I skipped badminton on Tuesday because I had a cold and wanted to save my strength for my class Wednesday. And I’m glad I did! Right out of the gate my teacher said I was hitting it much…
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Merry Christminton!
I’m basically doing no presents for anyone this year…with one notable excpetion. Badminton people! On tuesday I gave everyone in my group a little gift. A birdie keychain. I bought 20 because I never know how many people are going…
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It was a Bad Week for Rackets (WU #7)
Every week I recap how my week in badminton went. I play three days a week: games with my regular group on Tuesday and Thursday and class with my teacher on Wednesdays. Tuesday was a good day. We had a lot of people sign up for…
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Thoughts During my Badminton Lesson
I’ve been taking a one-on-one badminton lesson with my awesome teacher for 2 months now. A pattern is beginning to emerge in the way I think. This is how it goes: “Hope I do okay today. Yay! Badminton class. Hey…
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