Saturday Volleyball

Last week we were a couple of minutes late for practice so this caused the rest of the team to do an extra suicide sprint. AF mentioned that 7 girls were late to practice and they had to do 7 more but they have not done them yet. Needless to say AF did not want this to happen today. She needed to be at the school suited up for a scrimmage game by 8:20am. We left an hour early and of course we got there just before 8am. It is really hit or miss with the taxis. All the girls were there on time..........














The ISB Dragons played against a 14 year old Chinese Sports School team. The first couple of games the Dragons did not play well but the last 3 were very close but still the ISB team could not get it together and lost close games. It was hard for me to believe these girls were 14 when you saw their size. Here is a team photo:
I met a really nice couple who are parents of one of the girls on the team. They are from Portland and have been here about 18 months. They have gotten to know the area rather well and have actually purchased a place in Chaoyang Park which is not too far from us. The wife has even acquired a Chinese drivers license and owns a car. We talked about all the fun transportation issues in Beijing including when you drive and get in accident (it is a big headache to get resolved). They were kind enough to give us a ride back into the city. I know AF really appreciated that.