We went out last night
Like we swore we wouldn't do
Drank too much beer last night
A lot more than we wanted to
There were girls from Argentina and Arkansas
Maine, Alabama and Panama
All mixed together and having a ball...
Who am I kidding? I've gone absolutely nowhere since Wednesday. I can't remember the last time I got sick, but some virus has kicked my butt; though, I'm finally getting better.
However, we did have a ball - basketball, that is! Still had to coach my middle school girls basketball team in a scrimmage game on Thursday. The George Washington Academy Lady Mustangs visited the crosstown rival Casablanca American School Cobras. Yes, you read that correctly - basketball in September. Don't even get me started on how the sports seasons are scheduled here!
I've got a young squad - 9 of 15 girls are 6th graders. It is as multicultural a team as Kenny Chesney describes in the above lyrics - we've got Americans from all over in addition to the Moroccans. One lass is half of each nationality. I feel bad for the one hoopster who wears a hijab - how hot must playing in that be?!
When CAS took the floor, I thought we were going to be slaughtered - those gals obviously had more 8th graders, plus they had a lot more height. The way I was feeling, I turned over the reins to my assistant and had her work the floor action from the sideline, while I tried to instruct the bench players as we watched what was happening on the court. I was extremely proud of my girls in a 13-9 defeat that was nip-n-tuck til the end, especially since I was coaching to get everyone a good amount of playing time as opposed to coaching to win. Still not sure how we did it, but I'm feeling better about our chances in Rabat next month! Oops, I should mention my roommate led the boys to a victory after we left the floor - they looked real good...
Yeah, we went went out last night
One thing started leading to another
Out last night
Hittin' on everybody and their mother
There were two karaoke girls drunk on a dare
Singing "I Got You Babe" by Sonny and Cher
Yeah, life was good everywhere
We went out last night...
That isn't quite accurate - "we" went nowhere, but colleagues of mine, "they" took an hour-long train ride north to the capital city of Rabat for Jazz au Chellah, an annual festival held at ancient Roman ruins in the area. I dearly wanted to go and meet the gang (they were already there because they had attended our high school volleyball scrimmage vs Rabat American School earlier in the day), but before I could even get to the train station, my body let me know in no uncertain terms that it would be a huge mistake to try.
Had I gone, though, this is what I would've seen (courtesy of good ol' Google):
(This is an older photo)
(This is from last night)
How awesome would it be to see an event at that venue?!
Oh, well - maybe another time. I also passed on going all the way to Tangier for "Tanjazz" last week; I'll have to wait for Jazzablanca in the spring, I suppose...
Well the fact that I'm still breathing
Means that I must have survived
And that I lived to go out with my friends again tonight...
Like we swore we wouldn't do
Drank too much beer last night
A lot more than we wanted to
There were girls from Argentina and Arkansas
Maine, Alabama and Panama
All mixed together and having a ball...
Who am I kidding? I've gone absolutely nowhere since Wednesday. I can't remember the last time I got sick, but some virus has kicked my butt; though, I'm finally getting better.
However, we did have a ball - basketball, that is! Still had to coach my middle school girls basketball team in a scrimmage game on Thursday. The George Washington Academy Lady Mustangs visited the crosstown rival Casablanca American School Cobras. Yes, you read that correctly - basketball in September. Don't even get me started on how the sports seasons are scheduled here!
I've got a young squad - 9 of 15 girls are 6th graders. It is as multicultural a team as Kenny Chesney describes in the above lyrics - we've got Americans from all over in addition to the Moroccans. One lass is half of each nationality. I feel bad for the one hoopster who wears a hijab - how hot must playing in that be?!
When CAS took the floor, I thought we were going to be slaughtered - those gals obviously had more 8th graders, plus they had a lot more height. The way I was feeling, I turned over the reins to my assistant and had her work the floor action from the sideline, while I tried to instruct the bench players as we watched what was happening on the court. I was extremely proud of my girls in a 13-9 defeat that was nip-n-tuck til the end, especially since I was coaching to get everyone a good amount of playing time as opposed to coaching to win. Still not sure how we did it, but I'm feeling better about our chances in Rabat next month! Oops, I should mention my roommate led the boys to a victory after we left the floor - they looked real good...
Yeah, we went went out last night
One thing started leading to another
Out last night
Hittin' on everybody and their mother
There were two karaoke girls drunk on a dare
Singing "I Got You Babe" by Sonny and Cher
Yeah, life was good everywhere
We went out last night...
That isn't quite accurate - "we" went nowhere, but colleagues of mine, "they" took an hour-long train ride north to the capital city of Rabat for Jazz au Chellah, an annual festival held at ancient Roman ruins in the area. I dearly wanted to go and meet the gang (they were already there because they had attended our high school volleyball scrimmage vs Rabat American School earlier in the day), but before I could even get to the train station, my body let me know in no uncertain terms that it would be a huge mistake to try.
Had I gone, though, this is what I would've seen (courtesy of good ol' Google):
(This is an older photo)
(This is from last night)
How awesome would it be to see an event at that venue?!
Oh, well - maybe another time. I also passed on going all the way to Tangier for "Tanjazz" last week; I'll have to wait for Jazzablanca in the spring, I suppose...
Well the fact that I'm still breathing
Means that I must have survived
And that I lived to go out with my friends again tonight...
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