TGIF! Today is day five of my stay in Iceland and I think I'm starting to get used to the weather, town, etc. The one thing that has been difficult is the food. I mentioned last time that I get free lunch everyday at the community center, but the menu is different from what I'm used to in the states. Yesterday the main dish was lamb liver! Ok so not only does that sound disgusting, but keep in mind this is usually my first meal of the day. Yumm love the smell of lamb liver in the morning haha. Needless to say I passed on eating or even trying this Icelandic delicacy. I try to stick with my favorite food...eggs. I eat some usually everyday, especially on game days.
Speaking of games, we played on Wednesday and I'm sorry to say we lost. We played KR, a team that is ranked second in the league so it was a good test. Don't worry we have three more shots at beating them since there are very few teams in the league. I don't think I played that well , but it was my first real game since March and I only practiced twice with the team. Hopefully things will get better. I played for probably 39 minutes and 30 seconds out of 40 minutes which means if I wasn't in basketball shape already, I will be soon lol. My team is young and I'm already noticing that the teams usually double or triple team the Americans on defense. So if you are the only American on the floor, you are sure to be swarmed by the other team. It will be an interesting season for sure.
In my spare time I have started coaching the elementary school children with Hannah. We play with the kids every Wednesday and Thursday. They love basketball! Mostly, we play "striker" which is their version of bump out. I have been coaching the girls because they speak English very well. I'm impressed that most of these kids understand English, but I guess it is a requirement in school.
Ok I'm going to do some laundry for the first time, talk to you all soon.
Oh by the way it has been hailing on and off all day today, got to love Iceland weather!
Hey sam keep eating those eggs lol i think that might be the only normal food over in iceland for you to eat. But hey glad to hear your sleeping a lot for the first time in years. Well love ya much and keep up the work on the court you will have great games like always.
ReplyDeleteMan! Still eating those dang eggs ha.. :) You should at least give that lamb a shot, can't judge it till you try it! ha jk.. Keep up the hard work! You're the best :) Love ya Sammer!
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