Saturday, we had Junior National team training in the morning from 9am-12pm and then the rest of the afternoon off. This was good timing as both Nanan and I needed some time to rest.
We had the boys and girls together and used this practice as the last opportunity to view players and select the team. Nanan will select a roster of 12 players plus 2 liberos (14 total). Of this total, he will select 6 "specialists" for volleyball with the remaining being multi-sport athletes. After today, he has his team. The boys are not exceptionally tall (maybe two athletes 6'2 with the rest between 5'10 and 6'1"). He has two good setters, two very good outside hitters, a very good libero, and should actually be very good.
The girls team is much further behind. They have good athletes and actually have good size (two athletes 6'1 or taller and three others 5'10, however, they are very young and inexperienced and will likely struggle.
After practice today, I went to the beach for a swim. St. George's University is having finals this week and it seems most of the campus comes to the beach to celebrate when finals are over.
While swimming, I ventured out to the second furthest bouoy....about 100 yards out. This was a big accomplishment for me.
It rained here every day last week and weekend...the dry season is over and we are now in the rainy season.
I had computer problems this weekend and was unable to post. It's funny how dependent one becomes on technology.
Life is simple here with simple pleasures. Sitting on the porch in the morning drinking coffee looking at the sea. Sitting on the porch in the evening looking at the starry sky. It gets dark here about 6:30pm.
It is best to buy food for only 1 or two days at a time. It does not stay fresh long even in the frig.
Ants in the house are always an issue. Any food left out, spilt, etc. will be covered with ants within the hour.
I now seem to have plenty of water for showers and laundry. I am enjoying not using a dryer but rather hanging up my clothes.
My trip has now lasted for 3 weeks. I am halfway through. I feel more like a resident than a tourist and am pretty settled into a routine. Sightseeing is at the bottom of my priority list. My days are filled with work, eating, rest, preparing, beach.
My hands seemed to turn a bit yellow this weekend. I'm not sure but i think my diet my have something to do with it. I purchased some multi-vitamins just in case. The food is much different than home. I am a meat-eater and love beef, pork, chicken, fish, etc. In America, we put a slab of meat on the grill and use vegetables as garnish. Here, vegetables are the primary food with meat as the garnish....i.e.....one pig tail in the soup....are you kidding me!!!! I think I need to focus on getting more iron in my diet.
That's all for today. The rooster is crowing and telling me to continue to get going this morning.
Respect and Love.
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