Ok, so posting this now is going to mess up the chronology of this blog, because I have a backlog of things to write, but whatever :)
I played one year of girls varsity Ultimate Frisbee in high school. Senior year, there were too many conflicts, and I decided to keep my job at Nat Prov and act in The Crucible. I made the right choice, but I've missed playing Ultimate.
Because you are just running and throwing and catching and pivoting and turning and not thinking and just playing.
After the chaos of the past month that was really, really, really nice.
It was drills, but that was good to get me back into practice- I still have my forehand, but my backhand needs work (basically opposite the normal because I am left-handed)
I still remember how to do all the running/turning/pivoting drills, so that was good.
But it is really hot here. And we were outside. I think by the end I was slightly dehydrated, and was completely drenched in sweat.
It was amazing.
We were outside, in the field of a local school, under the lights, and under the moon. There were a bunch of people there, from all ages and skills (I was one of the youngest there). And people from all over! Mainly expats, but then there was one of the professors from one of last year's J-Terms (I wasn't here (obviously), but the other student from NYUAD who went had her as a teacher).
This was one of the first times where I was able to just step back, and think "Wow, this is surreal. what I am doing is surreal". I mean, I was playing Ultimate, in the Middle East, in the moonlight, with an amazingly diverse group of women.
Next time playing should be Saturday for a pick up game (the drills are women-only, but the pickup games are mixed) :) Then one more practice/drill, and pickups every Saturday and Wednesday. I know I won't be able to make all of them, but those are days in which my evenings can be clear on a regular basis.
Now I just need to find a pair of cleats :)
<3
I played one year of girls varsity Ultimate Frisbee in high school. Senior year, there were too many conflicts, and I decided to keep my job at Nat Prov and act in The Crucible. I made the right choice, but I've missed playing Ultimate.
Because you are just running and throwing and catching and pivoting and turning and not thinking and just playing.
After the chaos of the past month that was really, really, really nice.
It was drills, but that was good to get me back into practice- I still have my forehand, but my backhand needs work (basically opposite the normal because I am left-handed)
I still remember how to do all the running/turning/pivoting drills, so that was good.
But it is really hot here. And we were outside. I think by the end I was slightly dehydrated, and was completely drenched in sweat.
It was amazing.
We were outside, in the field of a local school, under the lights, and under the moon. There were a bunch of people there, from all ages and skills (I was one of the youngest there). And people from all over! Mainly expats, but then there was one of the professors from one of last year's J-Terms (I wasn't here (obviously), but the other student from NYUAD who went had her as a teacher).
This was one of the first times where I was able to just step back, and think "Wow, this is surreal. what I am doing is surreal". I mean, I was playing Ultimate, in the Middle East, in the moonlight, with an amazingly diverse group of women.
Next time playing should be Saturday for a pick up game (the drills are women-only, but the pickup games are mixed) :) Then one more practice/drill, and pickups every Saturday and Wednesday. I know I won't be able to make all of them, but those are days in which my evenings can be clear on a regular basis.
Now I just need to find a pair of cleats :)
<3
Rock on Ms. Fowler! :)
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