A slight cold front has moved into Saigon. Yes, the past few days the temperature has dipped into the low 80's. Due to this, we decided that this weekend we would head to a local park to do some exercise and get the blood moving to warm our poor, cold selves up. The sport of choice: badminton. Yes, we have officially begun to participate in Vietnam's favorite past-time. We now join the mass of locals at the park, hitting a birdie back and forth over a pretend net. This should be taken VERY seriously and being overly aggressive with your shots is completely acceptable badminton behavior. As we practiced in the park, preparing to take on Team Ferndale next summer, we did realize that we might be the only people playing badminton that were also actively dripping sweat.
After our soiree with Vietnamese leisure sports, we decided to head to a coffee shop to enjoy a nice afternoon treat and to continue to try to warm ourselves up. Yes, our badminton rackets joined us on this adventure since they would not fit in the under-compartment of our moped. Even though carrying rackets down the busy streets of Saigon seemed odd to us, surprisingly, the locals did not even give us second looks. Perhaps we just found the key to stopping the stares as we walk around our new city -- just carry a badminton racket with us at all times. Done!
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| Adam demonstrating proper service form. |
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| Who was VMS 7th and 8th grade Badminton Intramural Champ? This girl!! |
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| Just enjoying a nice walk. Adam, Heidi, and 2 badminton rackets. |
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