An American Girl Learning Badminton in China
I forgot to update this blog (which is why you need to subscribe to my Youtube Channel so you never miss a video!) but here are two blogs about life, and badminton, in China during the Coronavirus crisis. As for…
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My latest video is something that is near and dear to my heart: how I deal with my nerves. As much as I love entering competitions, I don’t love the feeling of fear that comes with them. So I’ve worked…
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So Azhi and I grabbed our rackets and ran out to the local trampoline place and laughed our asses off. Obviously not very good badminton was played, but it was certainly fun to try!
You’ve seen him lurking behind me in my previous videos and playing with me in several competitions. Now learn about the man behind Badminton Becky and how we met. (Pssst, it’s all because of badminton!)
The holidays might be over in your part of the world, but here in China we are just gearing up for the biggest celebration of the year. Spring festival (Chinese New Years) is a 2-week holiday where basically the entire…
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So I finally went back to the courts…this time to play! I’ve been super extra careful with my recovery, but nothing makes you recover more than feeling good. And nothing makes me feel good as badminton!
If you are a long time reader of my blog, you’ll know I hate playing at my school. That’s because despite having very nice, free courts for regular use, the only people that play there are teachers. And I have…
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As an English speaker who is living and training badminton in China I realize I have a bit of a unique niche. China is the gold star in the badminton world but unless you live here (and speak Chinese) it…
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As if you need any more proof that Xiamen is the best city in China (and therefore the best city in the world) for badminton then check out today’s news. Chen Long, reigning Olympic champion and heir apparent for Lin…
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Of course the first thing I did after coming back to China was run to my court to play badminton. But it’s basically the only thing I’ve done because this place is friggin hot! Anyone with any sense is staying…
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