Yesterday after class in the hallways I saw a guy in basketball shorts, shoes and a ball. I have seen around before with a basketball but today I decided to go up to him and ask where he played. We talked for a while and there is a gym a couple of blocks from campus and there is a group that goes around and shoots and plays pick up games. So today from 10-12 I played pick up basketball and it was so fun! The games got really competitive and there was only one other girl playing but I didn’t care. I was able to put in some threes and played a little point and shooting guard. The court was outdoor and a little run down. I wish I could of played longer but I had to go to class all gross and sweaty but so worth it. I am going to start playing every Tuesday and Thursday. Interestingly enough I found out that Italy is actually one of main basketball nations of Europe, along with Spain, Greece, Russia, and France. It has always had much less exposure than the national pastime of soccer. However, Italian basketball has always had its fans and is gaining in popularity, currently it is the number two spectator sport. In some Italian cities such as Bologna, basketball rivals soccer in devotion and even the prestigious NBA teams have started playing exhibition games against some of the top Italian teams. They have been the best until recently the Spanish have claimed the division title. I had a fun night with my roommates last night and I am lucky to have gotten so close to them. Tomorrow I have a make-up day at school. (I usually do not have class of Friday.) I have a field trip with my econ class to some important place I am not really sure where but I will talk about it tomorrow. At school during passing period there was a huge birthday celebration for the president and they had cake and champagne for everyone. Oh the joys of private school. So everyone came into my psychology class with cake and champagne and the teacher just carried on as normal. I am loving the sun and enjoying it since I know as we approach mid October rain will soon be setting in. I watched my very first episode of Glee yesterday to see what all of the fuss was about and I absolutely loved it! It was so great and had so many symbolic messages and I really got a lot out of it. I just picked up on the most recent episode and I will most definitely be tuning in next week. I am hopefully going to try to stream the Giants live tonight. Ciao!
Morning beautiful Grandaughter. Have a wonderfull day in 'Italiano Land". We are so proud of you. Go Giants!!! Gpa xx
ReplyDeleteMalia--Good afternoon. I apologize for my tardiness today. The day started with a forclosure and lead to a lunch meeting. Your Aunt handled her self very well last night, despite her no meat diet....thank goodness for Texas squash! The Rangers are now 2 and 0 and are headed for the world series! Tonight we have conferences and the girls are off through Tuesday. Tomorrow the state fair for corney dogs, Carrie Underwood Saturday evening and homecoming preparation. Sunday, we have the Cowboys back at home! Yall enjoy your weekend and please, safe travels to you and your friends. The McDonald Family
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