St. John's University Athletics
Volleyball Postcard: Greetings From Vietnam Part IV
5/14/2007 12:00:00 AM | Women's Volleyball
- St. John's Volleyball Travels To Vietnam
Hey everyone!
Today was our third day playing in the 2007 VTV Cup. With a loss yesterday against Kazakhstan, it was time to refocus and prepare for our match against the Vietnam VTV club team. Our match started at 2 p.m. and confidently we beat them in three games. It was a great feeling when you???re beating the home team. Especially when the stands are packed and most of them want to see you lose. We still have a chance to be first in our pool and I???m pretty sure we can do it.
After the match we went back to the hotel, showered and ate lunch. Today???s lunch consisted of duck, pork, noodles and the best soup so far, chicken and mushroom. Then we were off to the city for our foot massages and karaoke.
We were all looking forward to the foot massages. To our surprise it wasn???t just a foot massage, but turned out to be pretty close to a full body massage. I loved how Jenna and I were the only ones with male masseuses. The whole massage cost only $7 USD for an hour. It was amazing! I definitely want to have one each week we???re here.
After our incredible massages Dr. Le took us to this beautiful Vietnamese restaurant. They told us we were getting an appetizer and then ordering a meal, but that was definitely not the case. First we ate spring rolls, and then more rolls with shrimp and pork. Next to come out from the kitchen was a fish plate that everyone tried. Oh wait, there???s more. Then they brought out my favorite, French fries! We had about five more plates sent out to the table after that. By the time all the appetizers came out, we were all stuffed and ready to go home.
However, Dr. Le would not let us go home that soon. After dinner we went to another hotel where we had our own ???VIP??? karaoke lounge. Of course Coach Joanne [Persico-Smith] did an amazing job with her songs. She has a beautiful voice, but I want to give a shout out to my singing partner Dana [DeMayo]. We tied for first place with a score of 100 after singing Hotel California by the Eagles. Dad, you know I wouldn???t let you down on that one! I think the most karaoke performance was Ping [Huang], who sang a Chinese song and did such an amazing job. She???s the next Chinese Idol! After everyone had their fare share of songs, it was time to head back to the hotel and go to sleep, so we can prepare for our next match against Sri Lanka.
Before I go, I want to give a shout out to my loved ones. Dad, wish you were here to see me play and tell me how to fix my block like you always did. I need you here! Mom and Cory, I miss you so much! Last but not lead, my number one fan, Grandpa!!! I love you all!!
Wish us luck everyone!!
Casie Brooks #17
