I'm slowly getting used to the colder weather. It's amazing how quickly your body can acclimate to summer heat and humidity. The first two days I was back in Australia were brutally cold...or so it seemed, as my body wondered what had happened to wonderfully warm (and very humid) weather of Singapore.
NTC (National Training Camp), the reason that I cut short (to a measly 24 hours) my time in Bali was really successful. Typically, the only time we get together as an entire frisbee community is at tournaments based around club play, such as Nationals. This weekend, the first step in the process for selecting the Australian National Team, was quite different. Saturday was devoted mostly to drills and exercises, while Sunday involved 8 different games (each about 30 minutes) with players mixed up and swapped around for each game. The result was a chance to play with a bunch of different people, most of whom I've only played against before. It was also a great chance to chat and socialize outside of the normal club-based structure, which can be limiting. I'm surprised at how sore my legs are from the weekend, but then again we all were running very hard...and I'm not very good about taking a sub, so over the weekend I probably played more points than most. Oops. My thighs are grumbling at me as a result.
In 3 weeks, we'll be in Sydney again for a weekend of "real" games (i.e. based around our club teams), followed 4 weeks later by the same in Melbourne. After this, the Australian "squad" team will be announced, and it's from this group of players that the "Dingoes" (men's team) and "Barrimundis" (mixed team, also a type of Australian fish) will be chosen. (I'm not sure what the ladies' team is called, but safe to say it's probably some sort of exotic Australian wildlife.)
Off to Brisbane tonight for a tournament on the weekend, then back home to Melbourne late Sunday night. It will be good to be back home and into a routine again, though I'm less than excited about having my first classes to teach within 12 hours of touching down. Photos and more commentary about my Asia trip once I get back.
Glad to hear it went well! We were just talking about you last night at happy hour. All of DC misses you:)
Posted by: Carrie | July 27, 2007 at 01:11 AM
maybe we should have a count down until your return since we are only 4 months or so out!
Posted by: Carire | July 27, 2007 at 01:13 AM
Hey Chris!
I'll be in the US from 13 to 23 July with my boyfriend Rodrigo. Any chance we'll catch you Stateside???? We plan to head up to Casa Freise for sure and it would be just wonderful to see you. Rodrigo's Carioca...from Rio in Brazil that is....Much love to you...Natalie
Posted by: Natalie McConnell | June 18, 2009 at 02:39 AM