Part of Landscape Stories 10

I'm completely honoured to be a part of Landscape Stories 10, the Sports issue curated by Gianpaolo Arena. My work is showing amongst some amazing images by the likes Simon Roberts, Jonathan Frantini, and Olivier Cablat.

Norwegian Road Race

I joined Couch Surfing and met a Trondheim native, Hanne, through the site. She invited me out to watch a cycling event yesterday. She happens to be a cycling enthusiast. This is how I ended up watching Norwegian fav, Thor Hushovd, race his way to hold the Norwegian road title. He will compete in the Tour de France on Saturday. I'm also really happy to have made a new friend here. All photos by Hanne, who is in the second to last shot.

(This post is a bit out of order but since it's timely and random I am posting it ahead of the first Trondheim shots.)

Agassi's Open

I am a big fan of Terry Gross who hosts Fresh Air which I listen to on WNYC. She recently did an interview with tennis star Andre Agassi which I really enjoyed. I have a friend who was a huge Agassi fan when we were 13 or so. She decided one summer that we should go to the US Open, why not, we lived in Queens. We didn't have any money for tickets but she was convinced we could look cute (and pathetic) enough for people to give us tickets at the entrance. Somehow, our scheme worked. We went two years in a row and managed to get into the players lounge as well. It was swell.

Terry Gross talked to Agassi about his recently released book, Open. He reveals this, "I play tennis for a living, even though I hate tennis, hate it with a dark and secret passion, and always have." (This is a huge revelation coming from a guy who was ranked no. 1). It's an interesting conversation where he describes his childhood of tennis camps and his father. His father was a former Iranian boxing champion and tennis fanatic, who pushed him to achieve in Tennis, to complete an immigrant's dream for his child. The best part of the interview was about Agassi's hair (and its malfunctions). It cracked me up. You can hear the entire interview and read an exert from the book on Fresh Air.

Pool

Pool Rona Chang

I've been working on my freestyle with a coach for over two months now. I can finally, finally do some laps without looking like I'm having a heart attack. Yay!

Repurposing

Dahne and were talking about using old sailcloth (she's a sailor) to make bags and as a material for other possible projects. This shower curtain is a neat idea for repurposing sturdy sailcloth. Havana Outpost, where I ate on Sunday, uses sailcloth to cover their benches in the indoor seating area.

(product shots from Ella Vickers)

Never too late to start

Who starts jogging at the age of 29? Thanks to my buddy Jacob who I met at ACA, I've started running. My "first" run was in May, on a sandy trail in Northeast Florida. Now I run on the weekends on a looped trail up the road from the house in Pond Eddy. I was prompted by Carrie's serious bread making, needing to get hungry before the next loaf came out of the oven. This weekend I'm running in Forest Park, Queens on a nice tree lined path with my sister.