For the first time since I got here I have the wonderful tired feeling in my legs that comes after a hard workout. This time, however, it isn't due to ballet as it usually was back home. Instead I am tired out by a very (very very very) different sport- rugby! I really enjoyed my first day and plan to be back on Friday. To explain how this came about, I should mention that I've been thinking about different ways to get involved and stay busy while I'm here. To that end, this past Sunday I went to the "Bourges Associations Festival". Dodging between the crowd of milling, sweaty spectators, the stands belonging to every club from knitting to judo, and American Country Line Dance demonstration, I collected pamphlets from any and every club that looked interesting.
(I think that "La Danse Country" may be more popular here than at home!):
One of these clubs was a girls rugby team, ages 15 and up. While I also looked into the other information I collected (I really wanted to try rowing but the schedule just didn't work out), the end result was that tonight I was on a rugby field for the first time, being taught how to tackle another player. I had an absolute blast, but after my volleyball practice early in the afternoon and two hours of rugby tonight I'm ready to get some sleep!
Tomorrow I'll fill you in on the teacher's strike and a Rotary dinner yesterday, along with the details of my atheltic adventures from today, but for now... Bisous!
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