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Teaching English in East Asia

Teaching English in East Asia

Tales of a recovering academic

Tag: sport

No pain, no gain?

15/03/2017Categories RDFZ, Students, Uncategorized, volleyballLeave a Comment on No pain, no gain?

I have played my first 'game' of volleyball. I say 'game' because it wasn't a match at all, it was more just like practice. I met with my student, the organiser, and she put me with a couple of other students who were just throwing the ball to each other. Then she got me into…

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To play or not to play?

13/03/201715/03/2017Categories RDFZ, Students, Uncategorized, volleyballLeave a Comment on To play or not to play?

If you know me at all, you will know I don't really 'do' sport. I don't play it or watch it, the Olympics being the exception. I remember being engrossed in London 2012 and watching a lot of random sports (such as Handball) and being quite fascinated by them all. In Rio last year, I…

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