After an Argentinian immersion weekend, we returned to the turf this morning for practice with our Casi coach, Mary. We focused on defensive skills, continued to work on shooting, and tried to implement new techniques into our field play. A pretty typical morning until… the ride home. As we pulled out of the parking lot, [...]
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August 18, 2008
Sunday at Estancia Santa Susana
We met for team breakfast at the hotel and made our way to the Estancia (ranch) where we would spend the majority of our day. On the bus-ride over, Romena describe traditional Argentinian ranch life and prepared a traditional tea which we all tried and enjoyed. Gauchos (cowboys) greeted us with epanadas and [...]
August 17, 2008
Enjoying Buenos Aires
Our tour guide, Romena, arranged for a van to take us to a leather and cashmere factory in the neighborhood of Recolleta. Many of us bought silk and cashmere scarves while others bought sweaters and leather jackets. We then walked a short distance to an artisan market where we found local hand-crafted jewelry [...]
August 15, 2008
First Match and Day Three
Last night we started off the pre-season on an excellent foot… a 1-0 win against a under-18 club team called Casi. Casi is the largest club system in Buenos Aires and a number of their players are currently in Beijing. The game was very even, and we had about 5 or so shots on goal. [...]
August 14, 2008
Day Two – Polar Bears Take the Field
Today we were all startled at 745am by a friendly wake up call from our concierge, and headed downstairs to another pastry breakfast. This time, though, it included eggs, yogurt slash milk (think danimals drinkables), pear juice, and luckily cornflakes. Practice was definitely the highlight of the trip so far. It felt great to get [...]
August 13, 2008
Day One – Polar Bears Arrive in Argentina
After a long overnight flight and lots of finished books, we finally arrived in Argentina. yesterday just in time for breakfast. the cafe accommodated our strange request for omelets and sandwiches, as well as serving us their traditional pastry breakfast- delicious croissants. The next stop on our two-story tour bus (Mr. Ward, we would like [...]
August 12, 2008
Polar Bears Leave for Argentina
The Bowdoin College field hockey team left for Buenos Aires, Argentina on Tuesday, August 12. The team will enjoy seven days of sightseeing and field hockey clinics, including four exhibition matches against local squads.
Over the course of the next week, this blog with be updated with contributions from team members. Check back for the latest [...]
