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Well, it's been a while. I'd apologize but I'm not sure anyone's still reading this. So on to the goods...
A lot's happened in the last 2 months. To summarize - I graduated and left Arizona, moved home to Canada, travelled around the U.S. running volleyball camps with my sister, spent 2 weeks in Germany and moved to France. Oh and apparently I now play volleyball for a living.
Yes y'all, it's been a long road since the days of my volleyball beginnings playing barefoot with a ball of twine. In the illustrious words of Jay-Z: Mama, I made it.
So I'm currently situated in Albi, which is a town of 50,000 about 75 km northeast of Toulouse (I don't know what that is in miles for our American friends out there...). I play for USSPA Albi (http://www.usspavolley.com if ya'll want to support/check up. Brush up on your French though 'cause there's no English on thurr ) who finished 3rd last year in Pro A Feminine, which is the top league in this fine country. My coach is cool and my team is legit so it looks like it should be a good setup.
Half the team is French and the other half is composed of myself, an American, a Bulgarian, a Latvian and a Ukrainian. As y'all can see, eastern Europe is obviously representin'. I'm the youngest of the players actually on the pro team (a couple girls train w/ us from the young bucks team also in the club) so I basically try to keep my head down and not screw up. To give you a taste of what I'm workin with, the Ukrainian is the other middle and happens to be a spry 33. She also had a kid a few years ago and still manages to looks like a Russian Gisele. No biggie.
A lot's happened in the last 2 months. To summarize - I graduated and left Arizona, moved home to Canada, travelled around the U.S. running volleyball camps with my sister, spent 2 weeks in Germany and moved to France. Oh and apparently I now play volleyball for a living.
Yes y'all, it's been a long road since the days of my volleyball beginnings playing barefoot with a ball of twine. In the illustrious words of Jay-Z: Mama, I made it.
So I'm currently situated in Albi, which is a town of 50,000 about 75 km northeast of Toulouse (I don't know what that is in miles for our American friends out there...). I play for USSPA Albi (http://www.usspavolley.com if ya'll want to support/check up. Brush up on your French though 'cause there's no English on thurr ) who finished 3rd last year in Pro A Feminine, which is the top league in this fine country. My coach is cool and my team is legit so it looks like it should be a good setup.
Half the team is French and the other half is composed of myself, an American, a Bulgarian, a Latvian and a Ukrainian. As y'all can see, eastern Europe is obviously representin'. I'm the youngest of the players actually on the pro team (a couple girls train w/ us from the young bucks team also in the club) so I basically try to keep my head down and not screw up. To give you a taste of what I'm workin with, the Ukrainian is the other middle and happens to be a spry 33. She also had a kid a few years ago and still manages to looks like a Russian Gisele. No biggie.
Anyway, we're supposed to be getting cars sometime in September and I have my own apartment so I can't complain too much. Speaking of my apartment, I live in what can only be described as palatial surroundings so please see the corresponding Facebook album if you missed out on such delights as Wood Paneled Phone, Paper Mache Clock, or my classy red carpet. Needless to say, I'm one step away from my own episode of Cribs.
Meh, it does what I need so for now I'm just glad to have somewhere to lay my head after a long day at the office...or gym. Or whatever.
Speaking of my day, it goes a little somethin' like this:
Get up around 10 & eat, practice from 11-12:30. Chill & eat til practice again at 4:30. Come home around 7 and eat some more. Go to sleep and do it again... only 4 more days 'til the weekend.
Anyways, a plethora of people have promised they'll come visit so we'll see if any of those promises come to fruition... If not, well, my safari-print futon will just have to sit vacant longer than expected. So if any of you or anyone you know are planning on a trip through Europe, please consider a detour to my 'hood. Southern France ain't bad and you'll be doing me a service being that I'm wondering how long my old bones and/or mind will hold out doing nothing but volleyball for the next 10 months. That and our first game isn't for 2 months... Saddle up.
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Colette, I miss you and seeing you ride your friend's bike cruiser around campus! I wish I had bundles of money and could up and visit you whenever, but the unfortunate fact is that I'm poor and getting to Europe is going to be quite the challenge. But I'll try. At least if I do get there I can crash on your couch in your sweet apartment. The red carpet can lull me to sleep.
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