There\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n
The \u201cregular\u201d 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\u2019t playing by any established set of scoring rules, but it seemed more like a local adjustment for fun.<\/p>\n
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\u2019s part of the group, but doesn\u2019t come until later in the afternoon. I\u2019ve 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\u2019ve appreciated all the players giving me a chance to play.<\/p>\n
Back at the apartment, I arrived ahead of Judy. I started heating up the soup (we are eating lots of soup, but it\u2019s 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 \u201chitches\u201d Judy had to overcome. I\u2019ll bet it\u2019s going to be a great program.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
There\u2019s 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 … Continue reading