Day 5 is over. Long day.
Started with an early breakfast which included some scrambled eggs, a little bacon, a potato patty, a meat type of thing..best i can describe it is it was like a small football "meatball" which was seasoned but a tad greasy. I added in 3 of the little cheese pancakes today. They are awesome. Cup of coffee to go finished it off.
Our film session was at 11 and it lasted an hour. I took them through some things and showed them some stuff we need to work on. We had to leave for practice at around 1:45 so I skipped lunch.
We practiced hard from 3-4 pm and it wasn't bad. Still a long way to go and we have some players who are still struggling to pick up concepts so that is making it a bit difficult. For the most part though the girls are really working hard and trying to improve every time out.
After practice we returned to the village and I did some work for about an hour and then went to supper. Had potato like a fish cake, scalloped potatoes but it was a small stack of them done in some sauce. The stack was about as round as a coke bottle and about 3 inches high. I had a meat/potato filled bun and a small sausage which were good. But tonight I grabbed a tiny bit of a bunch of things so I tried the citrus rice with pumpkin (imagine rice that is congealed together in a pudding with a strong orange taste with a pumpkin aftertaste and bits of pumpkin and other mystery "shreds" inside it).. Not the best. Lastly I tried some kind of fish patty. I had no idea what it was. I asked what it was and that is the wrong thing to do here. Since they struggle to understand you, they just throw it on your plate. Well I took one bite of it and I instantly almost puked. It was completely disgusting and it took me a while to get the shit taste out of my mouth. One of the worst things ever.
After supper Jeff and I walked down to the big souvenir shop and I picked up some things. Walked back home and got ready for the men's game. We left our dorm at 7:30 to catch the bus at 7:40. Our men were playing Sweden at 8:30. At 8:35 when the bus hadn't arrived, I had enough and walked back to my dorm. I don't think I will be wasting much time with the transportation system here.
Anyway that was the day. Games start tomorrow and in ways I am looking forward to it and others I am not. One thing has crept up here that has made this trip almost painful. I guess that is what happens when I don't have certain decisions within the program. It is important in every organization that you learn what your role is but MOST importantly is how to communicate to people within it. Some just don't get it and won't ever get it.
Regardless, the countdown is on for me now. 10 days and I am back on a plane and quite possibly a free summer the rest of the way.
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