After four long years that flew by in a blink of an eye, I am standing on the threshold, ready to bid farewell to family, friends and well wishers. With my cleats and shin guards stowed away and duffel bag in hand, I am off to the isle of monsoons.
For four long years, I have trained with the USA Women's Deaf Soccer team. I have come to know many of the wonderful ladies, all who come from different walks of life. We have come together for the love of the game and we all have a common ground- we are all hearing impaired or aka deaf. As cheesy as it may sound, I can not express what joy it is when I am with "my people".
During the four long years, coaches and captains have combed the nation for futbol lovin', cleat wearin' ladies to represent the USA in the 2009 Deaf Olympics. We are now at the point where we are all going to travel to LA to meet as a team. From there, we are heading for Taipei!
Now that the four long years are behind us, I am proud to say that the games begin on the 5th of September with the Opening Ceremony and we will wrap it up with a Closing Ceremony on the 15th of September.
The best way to keep track of the games are through these websites:
the main US deaflympic site:
for a live feed of the games: http://www.deaflympics.tv/
for the schedule:
http://english.2009deaflympics.org/ezfiles/27/1027/img/11/T2009-TCS-Football-200908172310.pdf
I am the blonde hair pony tailed gal with the #14 USA jersey.
Without a further ado, let me just say,
"Look out world, here we come!"
My joy is knowing I am in the right place at the right time.
