New Foods

Foods have always been a scary thing to me. For those who know me growing up I was a pretty picky eater. I didn't like things if they weren't brand name, if they looked funny, or the possibility that it could taste funny, i was not trying these foods EVER i once said. Obviously as time goes by either you tend to get a little braver or you realize that trying these foods there is a good chance that you wont die from it! With that a few days ago I managed to try Egg Plant! I had no idea what this food was until someone made a steamed vegetable dish for our team and with it mixed in with the other vegetables I couldn't tell a difference. I liked that dish so much that I decided to make it myself the other day. For those who don't know what an Egg Plant is, well my description would be its a fat purple umm, well that's all I got! Another new food I am pretty sure was first time I've seen raw was a Fig. Over here in France a lot of fruits are growing on trees and sometimes those trees seem to be in random spots like a parking lot that my teammate found earlier this year. So on our way back from the grocery store we made a slight pit stop into this parking lot. I was a little skeptical with this Fig so I only took 3, my teammate however took a whole fruit bag (you know at grocery store when you need to put individual veggies or fruit into a bag, ya that bag) worth these figs. Now the tree seem to be a tad picked over but she found her share of good ones. Now to my surprise when I tried this fruit at home I found it to be very delicious! Made me think I should of picked more, I'm not too worried though because we will probably going back that way again soon! My taste buds are finally growing up!!

Egg Plant!

My Veggie Mix

Fig

Short Recap

Hello Everyone, after spending a few days checking out everyone else blogs I decided that I would go for it. I mean I have the time to do it! What I mean by that is for over a month now, since July 23 to be exact I have been over in France. I started my Journey in Limoges, France where I participated in my basketball agents camp. After a week there and meeting some cool people (French and American, and pic will follow!), I made my journey to Saint-Vallier, Rhone-Alpes, France where I will be for the next 8 months. I do get to go home at Christmas time which I am so thankful for!  So for the past month I have been in preseason where I have been doing 2 a days which I can say I cant wait till they are done! We have played in 4 friendly games and lets just say we will do better :)! Got to travel to Hyeres France which is a touristy town right on the Mediterranean Sea! It was beautiful, even in between our 2 practices a day! We than traveled to Nice which is another beautiful big city and is also on the water! We were there for a friendly game which we played tough but lost in the end (they are in Pro A, we are in LF1 so we hung in there)! Stayed in some type of dorm that night which had 6 beds in a pretty small room. Don't think I can ever complain again about my college dorm room!  After that we headed back home for a short time. The next day we left for Voiron to play in a tournament. It was us, Voiron, Helios and Fribourg (last 2 teams were Switzerland teams). We played tough again vs Voiron but lost by 2 in the end, I managed to foul out :S. Next day on Sunday we started out real slow but ended up killing Helios. I also signed my contract that day, so that was a relief off my chest! Nothing else really since than, just been back in St. Vallier practicing and getting ready for our tourney on Sunday vs NF2 teams. Season starts Sept 17 so we need to be ready!!

Saint-Vallier

Limoges Crew!

Hyeres

Playing in Voiron