"I Work Out"

Before I begin, I want to say that I will try to keep my posts short and hopefully interesting. I’ll try to have a theme for each day, so if you have suggestions, email me! (rachelbrown03@gmail.com)

So for today…I was very active. Here is my day, broken down by workouts.

1.       10:00 am—a trip to the baseball fields with Jimmy, Juha and Gabe. I threw the baseball a little and even hit a round of baseballs. Not bad for 6 years off of hitting!

2.       2:00 pm—after lunch at Prima (kabob sandwich!), I went to the nearby gym for a workout. Cardio, cardio, cardio, and stretching. One great upside of graduation is no more summer workout manuals that include squats, hang cleans and chin ups.

3.       5:00 pm—MY FIRST PRACTICE! There were around 10 girls there, and ages ranged from 15-35 or so. We started with agilities, then did batting stations (yes, I will get to hit this summer, and I will probably be pretty good on the team!!), and then I pitched some. I got to help one of the younger girls learn to pitch. I learned how to say “Good job” in Swedish: “Bra jobbat.” But it sounds like “Brrrrah yo-baht.” We finished practice by running about 2 miles around a gorgeous lake. I will definitely make it back there on an off day to sit by the water and maybe sketch or paint. I also got my Skovde Saints warm up suit (pictured below). I’d say I look pretty official.

At the fields in the morning for baseball practice. (This is the softball field, though).

I'm a Saint! (And you can see I decorated my room with some photos today).