Time to Switch Sports

Alas, I did not make the V.I. National Soccer team. When they named people who were selected for first cuts, they said some people were not selected either due to not having a valid passport or being injured. I'm fairly confident they considered me in the injured category. A bit disappointing as my foot had been getting better and I think it was fine last Sunday for game. I have the feeling they made the final decisions before the game though. My coach said I was player of the game which was nice to hear too.

Strangely, on Wednesday I got a phone call asking if I'd be willing to be the alternate in case anyone from St Thomas/St John couldn't make it to St Croix for the final cuts. I agreed to do it, but turns out they didn't need me after all. Probably for the best as I got a bit banged around on Sunday, including getting hit in the head with a ball and an elbow. I felt a little dizzy afterwards so I had decided to take the next two weeks off from soccer and get perfectly healthy again before continuing in the league. The league is on hiatus right now while the national team gets selected and ready for their game against Tortola (a British Virgin Island) on April 1. I am interested to see how many of the women I've been playing with on St Thomas make it to the national team. Hopefully the April 1 match will be on St Thomas so it'll be easy to go cheer on our team!

In the meantime, I'm thinking about getting a bicycle so I can do one of the many triathlons on St Croix this year. A mountain biking tour group is selling some of their bikes, but I'm hoping I can find a reasonably priced road bike. One of the drawbacks to living on a small island - not a lot of choice when it comes to buying goods. Just about everything is overpriced.

The last week was busy and full of exciting things to blog about. My parents were here and we went on a great trip to the British Virgin Islands last Monday to celebrate their 35th anniversary. Pictures and more details to come!