There’s more swimming and table tennis for me today (sounds like a tough day). After all the shopping and cooking yesterday, today is a breeze. I did my swim session, lunch, and then worked in a short nap. I rode to the TT park, arriving around 3:00.

The “regular” group grabbed me again, and started taking turns, then something happened? They included me in their doubles group! All of my playing up to now has been just hitting back and forth, working on shots, etc. Today was the first time they included me in their group when they were playing doubles against each other. I did OK. It took a few times around for me to figure out how they were playing (how many points, how many serves, etc.) They weren’t playing by any established set of scoring rules, but it seemed more like a local adjustment for fun.

I played pretty well, not embarrassing myself too much. I even hit a shot or two that drew comment (wish I could understand the comment). At the end of the session, as I was leaving, another guy showed up who could speak a little English. Apparently he’s part of the group, but doesn’t come until later in the afternoon. I’ve always been gone when he showed up. We talked as I packed my stuff. It was nice to speak a little English, and tell him how much I’ve appreciated all the players giving me a chance to play.

Back at the apartment, I arrived ahead of Judy. I started heating up the soup (we are eating lots of soup, but it’s good.) She had a rehearsal today for the graduation ceremonies tomorrow for the grade 5 students. She has a couple of groups performing. Life would be simple if everything went as planned, but it never does. There were a few “hitches” Judy had to overcome. I’ll bet it’s going to be a great program.