On a encore gagné
Two weeks, two wins, not bad…this will be brief as I have to work, but YAY we won Eight Nations, it was awesome; about 2/3 Yaka, some fantastic pickups that I wish were playing with us in London, 11 players total; my calf was pulled, from the track workout I think, and started to really affect my play the first game on Sunday, as the pain spread to my shin and then my ankle and then, when I put a brace on, the other ankle, so I had to stop; iced, had a nice 4 hour break between games, got taped, was able to play the final; we were up 15-12 when the cap went on, scored, and the second-to-last point went on for something like 15 minutes; I´m guarding Kate Wilson who plays for Holland, speedy cutter, great thrower, and my ankles were definitely protesting, figured that after that point I would take my cleats off; luckily they eventually scored (after we gave fans about 20 turnovers worth of reasons to hate watching women´s ulti), we received the pull and scored in four passes, for the win and the tournament. We went undefeated on the weekend, and the Dutch were the hardest match by far. Looking forward to London.
And now, to totally switch topics so I can include some gorgeous photos (courtesy Roger, from this link), on Monday after the Venice tournament, we went to the Venice Biennale, an enormous art exhibition at the Arsenale, where they used to make ships. Huge, gorgeous space, with an insane amount of modern art. I´ve never seen anything like it; the space is so big, the artists can do things that would be impossible otherwise. One of the best parts of living here is how easy it is to get to other parts of Europe. I´m going to take some extra time in London in September, and hopefully visit with Dan in Barcelona in August.
Venice
Simone Berti
Matteo Basile: http://www.matteobasile.com/
Giacomo Costa: http://www.giacomocosta.com/