- Quiet lunch hour
- growing confidence in some internal things
- making some tight connections on the bus
- a chance to share with a friend
- hanging out and sharing dinner and laughter as a house church
Thursday, July 14, 2011
Daily 5 - Year 2, Day 332
Today's Daily 5:
You Ask, I Answer, Take 10
Today's question is once again from Johanna in Germany, who asked:
My brothers would tell you that the sport I participated in for twelve years is not actually a sport.
Yes, it's synchronized swimming.
I started at age 6, and swam until I was 18. For the last six years I worked as a volunteer coach, first as an assistant, and then as a head coach, teaching primarily 6 and 7 year old girls the basics of the sport. I loved it. My partner was a great friend and we did everything together for a solid twelve years. I swam to music ranging from Celine Dion to Disney to Chariots of Fire and 70s classics like "Seasons in the Sun".
These days the sports I participate in are pretty much limited to a lot of walking and the occasional yoga class or hiking trip.
As for watching sports on television, well, I'm a very bad Canadian. I HATE hockey, passionately. I don't mind watching American (NFL) football, but I almost always fall asleep. I grew up in a family that loved sports, but somehow that passion never transferred. If I'm going to watch a sport on television, I tend to prefer less violent, individual sports - I like watching things like skiing, snowboarding, swimming, even luge! But mostly, if I'm going to watch television, I watch cooking or home design shows or dramas. I'm just not a sports fan!
As always, if there are follow-up questions, or something new that you have a burning desire to know, leave it in the comments or send me an email!
What kind of sport do you like?
My brothers would tell you that the sport I participated in for twelve years is not actually a sport.
Yes, it's synchronized swimming.
I started at age 6, and swam until I was 18. For the last six years I worked as a volunteer coach, first as an assistant, and then as a head coach, teaching primarily 6 and 7 year old girls the basics of the sport. I loved it. My partner was a great friend and we did everything together for a solid twelve years. I swam to music ranging from Celine Dion to Disney to Chariots of Fire and 70s classics like "Seasons in the Sun".
These days the sports I participate in are pretty much limited to a lot of walking and the occasional yoga class or hiking trip.
As for watching sports on television, well, I'm a very bad Canadian. I HATE hockey, passionately. I don't mind watching American (NFL) football, but I almost always fall asleep. I grew up in a family that loved sports, but somehow that passion never transferred. If I'm going to watch a sport on television, I tend to prefer less violent, individual sports - I like watching things like skiing, snowboarding, swimming, even luge! But mostly, if I'm going to watch television, I watch cooking or home design shows or dramas. I'm just not a sports fan!
As always, if there are follow-up questions, or something new that you have a burning desire to know, leave it in the comments or send me an email!
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