I feel so great right now. I am a little worn out, and my calves are cramping, but it is such a wonderful feeling. I went to football practice (soccer) today, and I am really glad I did. I was a little confused, because I thought it was try-outs, but it was just a practice. There were only six girls there the whole time. Another girl was there for the first half hour, but had to leave to go to basketball practice.

We have practice again tomarrow. I hope more people show up. I just want more people because I want us to be able to field a team. Anan, the captain, said that some people just show up for games and don't always come to practice. And there was the football semifinals or finals, I am not sure which, where the UAE was playing Oman, so somepeople were probably busy watching the game.

I am so glad I went. I almost didn't show up because I hadn't gotten much sleep the night before (2.5 hrs), but Gina got me motivated. I was a little worried that I would be horrible. I haven't played for a very long time. I was actually quite decent. Yeah!

This team is so much better than Lakota Heat or even the Renagades because we are a varsity sport, but we were playing to have fun. We played hard, but there wasn't any player showing off, or acting superior to everone else. I really liked that!

I probably pushed myself a little harder than i should have. We ran a mile for our warm up, and I have not been running for awhile. But I am a bit competative, so I decided to pace myself with the team captain. Anan, led the group and I stayed with her the whole time. We ran .825 of the mile, and then i couldn't run any longer. I was having trouble breathing because of my asthma. So I started to walk. Anan started to walk almost as soon as I did. I don't know if she was also tired or she just was trying to be nice, but I appreciated it. I felt that I wasn't completely out of shape.

We did some sprinting drills after that, and then we played a couple of "games". The first one had everyone dribbling a ball in a small square. We were supposed to kick others balls out of the square while keeping ours protected. I was the last man standing. :) . Then we played a game very similar to sharks and minnows, except on a soccer field instead of a pool. anyway, I was again the last person to get out. Ok..., maybe i am bragging a little, but I am quite impressed with myself. I never felt that I was even a decent player before, and I haven't played in years. My ball handling was much better than I anticipated.

Gina did really well too. She also hasn't played in awhile, but I was very impressed with her ability to shoot the ball. She was able to lift it, where it went into the goal in the top corner. I never can do that. And as a goalie, that kick is really hard to defend against.

I am looking forward to practice tomorrow. I am hoping it gets a little easier as I do it more. We practiced for 1hr and 45 min with only one water break. i thought that was a long time! I am going to bring my inhaler this time, so I don't have to go back to my room and get it. I really hope to get into better shape before I go home.