Starting on Wednesday, November 11th, Alex and I
signed up for tennis lessons. Our friend Asli told us about this opportunity,
and encouraged us to join her and a few of our other colleagues. Given that we
both wanted to stay active and get some exercise into our routines, not to mention
how stressful our teaching lives can become, it didn’t take long for us to make
our decision. For one month, at a fairly low cost of 130TL, we will be
receiving tennis lessons twice a week. Every Monday and Wednesday, for one hour
each, we learn the techniques of skillfully playing tennis. So far, we’ve
learned the forward and backhand throw. Before beginning practice, we always
warm up by jogging, stretches, and playing a tossing game. My tennis Hocam,
Orhan, says I am the fastest runner; for those of you who don’t know, I ran
track in high school. I’m also a very competitive athlete, so I don’t know
which of those two things is at play when I run. The tennis lessons are taught
in Turkish, but by gestures and bits and pieces of English such as “very, very
good” and “try again,” I am able to make out Orhan Teacher’s directions and
encouragement. I can’t wait to become professional, very, very soon!
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