St. John's University Athletics
Volleyball Postcard: Greetings From Vietnam Part VI
5/16/2007 12:00:00 AM | Women's Volleyball
- St. John's Volleyball Travels To Vietnam
Hey everyone!
We just got back to the hotel after having a big dinner at the Caravelle Hotel with some of the St. John???s faculty and students that arrived yesterday. The dinner was wonderful and we all enjoyed the food. There were a lot of different kinds of seafood, sushi, steak and dessert. Everything you would want, you could find at that restaurant.
At many of the meals, my teammates ask me about the food we???re eating because they have never had it in America. At dinner, there were whole crabs and unshelled shrimps. Alanna [Rutan] and Valeria [Kovaleva] were trying to figure out how to eat the unfamiliar mussels, shrimps and crabs. So I opened the shells for them and showed them the easiest ways to eat them. They are so brave to try new things.
Earlier this afternoon, we had a match against Thailand and we beat them, 3-0. This match was vital for us to win because if we lost, we would not have been able to advance to the semifinals. In the first game, we were trailing by six points most of the time but we did not give up. It just made the match more competitive.
It has been a really nice experience for us to meet the different teams and play at a level that is different from the United States. I???m sure that we have improved our volleyball skills and will be ready for our season in September.
Tomorrow is our only day off from the tournament. Most of the team is going to relax by the pool at the other hotel, while others and I are going shopping. In the afternoon we have an exhibition match with Hong Bang University and then, at night, we???re going out to dinner on a boat that will cruise the Saigon River and maybe Dr. Le will take us for massages again.
Well, it is getting late and I???d better go to bed now. Mom and Dad, I hope you have a chance to visit RedStormSports.com and see our pictures.
Love you!
Hui Ping Huang #8
