Preseason has begun

Today was our third day of preseason.  Let me tell you it is rough! They do things very different over here.  For example, stretching is done for about 30 minutes it seems like.  I'm not talking about touch your toes and butterfly stretching either.  We stretched muscles I don't think I've ever stretched before.  Which is probably why I've been forced to roll out of bed like an old lady.  We have 3 days of 2-a-days and 3 of just one practice days.  They informed us today that there are 10 days left of the running in the mornings, which seems okay compared to our six week running schedule at Western. Our first day of practice there were a significant amount of people from the town in the gym watching.  This is the first year this city or "town" has had a women's team so I think people are interested in how we look.  The town is small.. Everybody knows everybody.. It kind of reminds me of st. Joe except here I don't think some of the locals are too thrilled about the americanskis on their turf.

The stares we get walking through the town haven't subsided yet.  We actually are used to it now.  Hopefully they become more friendly stares the longer we are here.  I am living with another american from Indiana and she's great.  Our "flat" is very nice so we feel lucky to have the things that we do.  They don't have dryers for our clothes so we have just been laying our clothes around the kitchen and living room until we get a clothes rack.  We laughed cause we imagined what a local would say about Americans if they walked in and saw that.

We've been finding more and more stores that have things very close to what were used to back home in the u.s.... diet coke and dark chocolate candy bars.. Which obviously is essential.  The milk here is delicious and they take pride in the freshness of their fruit, veggies, and dairy products.  I'm taking pride in it now too!

Tomorrow we should be getting Internet in our apartment and cable so we are excited about that.  We have our second practice of the day coming up at five so we are trying to prepare ourselves for another tough one!  Until next time!

Jess