These are a few pictures of me and my teammates from Mersin. Our manager Suat, did a lot of running around for me getting me my physical, groceries, etc. I got along with him great! Here are some pictures from the town too!! Enjoy!!
Thursday, October 23, 2008
Mersin team
These are a few pictures of me and my teammates from Mersin. Our manager Suat, did a lot of running around for me getting me my physical, groceries, etc. I got along with him great! Here are some pictures from the town too!! Enjoy!!
Tuesday, October 14, 2008
The trip over to Turkey.....
Hello Everyone,
I made it to Turkey on Saturday, I really enjoyed my trip over and got to sit by some wonderfully nice Turkish people on all my flights. The first cool people that I met was this group of politicians from Iowa. They were all going to Istanbul for some politcal exchange thing. They were all very nice, some from Marshalltown (knew one of my good friends) and also from Carroll, IA (they wanted me to tell you Shellie Moseman hello, i wrote their names down and can't find the paper now). Anyway, they were very nice and there tour guide was helpful on getting me to the right connection and my visa all figured out.
Next was the older man, Dundar on the long 10 hour flight. Which I ended up getting an exit row thank the Lord!) He was very kind, but spoke very little english. He tried to teach me some words and even gave me his pocket dictionary and a little converter (like a palm pilot) and you can type in the english word and the turkish one pops up. He was so kind and it was fun to try and communicate with him. I saw him reading his Koran several times (in case you don't know the Koran is the the holy book for the Muslim religion). It was very interesting to share a little bit of my faith with him, but very difficult with the language barrier.
On to Istanbul. Well i didn't see anything besides the airport, and that was nice. I stood in line to get a temporary visa to get past the passport control. The lady wasn't to please when I gave her my credit card but that was all I had. Then on the to next flight. Scored another exit row then too. I sat by these flight attendants, Derya, Onder and Duhan were there names. They were on a rest from there last flight and they were so kind and friendly. They were fascinated that I played ball and they said when I am in Istanbul they would come and watch and that they would show me around the city. At the end of the flight the nice flight attendant lady sitting next to me, Derya, gave me a beautiful clip for my hair and a pin with the famous leader of there country on it. She was very excited when I put it on and wore it out of the plane.
Getting to Adana airport was interesting, saw a few men with machine guns just hanging out at the airport. One man was kind and showed me where to go to claim my bags. I was picked up my the manager of the team, Suat. We then rode back to Mersin which is about a 45 minute to 1 hour drive. I was so tired at this point but forced myself to stay awake and talk with him.
That night he showed me my apartment which is very nice, all pink walls but very nice furniture and such. Well the Internet wasn't hooked up so I stayed with the other two Americans, Mistie Williams and Stephanie Raymond. I got there, checked my email unpacked a bit, called the family and went to sleep. The first night I slept great, a ful 10 hours!! The next day, Sunday I had an individual practice with the coaches and some of the younger girls on the team. I will fill you all in on that in the next email!! This is enough to read I am sure!! Sorry no pictures yet, I will try and take some at practice #2 of the day tonight.
Please pray for me and my patience. They are very slow on getting my apartment ready for me and found out that the fridge is not working, so I am trying to eat well and get good rest but have no place to keep food and no Internet. I am trying to be firm with them so things will get done, but also be patient and show Christ-like behavior at the same time. Also pray for Suat, we have had many great conversations comparing the Christian faith and Muslim faith. Very cool guy and just wants to learn more. Practices have been very fast paced because our coach likes the fast game, so I am trying to learn the plays and be sharp at the same time, so also pray for my transition into the team.
Ok I am going to get some rest before practice. Thank you for all your love, support and Prayers!!
Love, Britt<><
I made it to Turkey on Saturday, I really enjoyed my trip over and got to sit by some wonderfully nice Turkish people on all my flights. The first cool people that I met was this group of politicians from Iowa. They were all going to Istanbul for some politcal exchange thing. They were all very nice, some from Marshalltown (knew one of my good friends) and also from Carroll, IA (they wanted me to tell you Shellie Moseman hello, i wrote their names down and can't find the paper now). Anyway, they were very nice and there tour guide was helpful on getting me to the right connection and my visa all figured out.
Next was the older man, Dundar on the long 10 hour flight. Which I ended up getting an exit row thank the Lord!) He was very kind, but spoke very little english. He tried to teach me some words and even gave me his pocket dictionary and a little converter (like a palm pilot) and you can type in the english word and the turkish one pops up. He was so kind and it was fun to try and communicate with him. I saw him reading his Koran several times (in case you don't know the Koran is the the holy book for the Muslim religion). It was very interesting to share a little bit of my faith with him, but very difficult with the language barrier.
On to Istanbul. Well i didn't see anything besides the airport, and that was nice. I stood in line to get a temporary visa to get past the passport control. The lady wasn't to please when I gave her my credit card but that was all I had. Then on the to next flight. Scored another exit row then too. I sat by these flight attendants, Derya, Onder and Duhan were there names. They were on a rest from there last flight and they were so kind and friendly. They were fascinated that I played ball and they said when I am in Istanbul they would come and watch and that they would show me around the city. At the end of the flight the nice flight attendant lady sitting next to me, Derya, gave me a beautiful clip for my hair and a pin with the famous leader of there country on it. She was very excited when I put it on and wore it out of the plane.
Getting to Adana airport was interesting, saw a few men with machine guns just hanging out at the airport. One man was kind and showed me where to go to claim my bags. I was picked up my the manager of the team, Suat. We then rode back to Mersin which is about a 45 minute to 1 hour drive. I was so tired at this point but forced myself to stay awake and talk with him.
That night he showed me my apartment which is very nice, all pink walls but very nice furniture and such. Well the Internet wasn't hooked up so I stayed with the other two Americans, Mistie Williams and Stephanie Raymond. I got there, checked my email unpacked a bit, called the family and went to sleep. The first night I slept great, a ful 10 hours!! The next day, Sunday I had an individual practice with the coaches and some of the younger girls on the team. I will fill you all in on that in the next email!! This is enough to read I am sure!! Sorry no pictures yet, I will try and take some at practice #2 of the day tonight.
Please pray for me and my patience. They are very slow on getting my apartment ready for me and found out that the fridge is not working, so I am trying to eat well and get good rest but have no place to keep food and no Internet. I am trying to be firm with them so things will get done, but also be patient and show Christ-like behavior at the same time. Also pray for Suat, we have had many great conversations comparing the Christian faith and Muslim faith. Very cool guy and just wants to learn more. Practices have been very fast paced because our coach likes the fast game, so I am trying to learn the plays and be sharp at the same time, so also pray for my transition into the team.
Ok I am going to get some rest before practice. Thank you for all your love, support and Prayers!!
Love, Britt<><
Wednesday, October 8, 2008
Leaving for Turkey on Friday!
Well we made a great run in the WNBA Finals against Detroit but unfortunately lost and took the silver. It was a great experience and made a lot of great friends along the way. Monday we flew back to San Antonio and I packed up my apartment and flew home yesterday morning on a 6am flight. It has been great to be home and got to hang out with my family last night. I am packing and resting the next few days and will be flying out for Mersin, Turkey on Friday!! Will write and post more pictures later. Please pray for my travels and transition to a totally different culture, team and country!!
Love you all!
Britt<><
Love you all!
Britt<><
Friday, October 3, 2008
WOW. God is great.
I just wanted to take this time and just thank God for all the blessings in my life. Health, family, friends, opportunities, but most importantly the gift of Salvation through Jesus.
Tonight, I got the opportunity to get together with some of my teammates and staff from my team and we just took the night to stop and praise and thank God. We had some amazing time of worship and just praying for His light to shine and that He would receive the Glory as we continue to live, play in the Finals and be unified as a team.
Just wanted to remind you all as God reminded me that we need to slow down, thank Him for all He is, for who we are in Him and His never-ending gift of love and forgiveness.
Wednesday, October 1, 2008
WNBA Finals. WOW. Starting tonight!!!!
Hey hey!!!
Well it has one amazing ride these last few weeks being back on the San Antonio. We played LA in the Western Conference Finals and won two incredible games at home. In game #2 Sophia Young put up a 15 foot jumper when we were down by one point with 1.3 seconds to go and it banked in the basket and we won!!!! Then in Game #3 one of our starters Becky Hammon went off and had 35 points to help us clinch the title!! We were down by 4 with a 1:30 to go and we came back and won!!! We all rushed the court and the confetti fell. It was great and the WNBA president presented our team with the Western Conference Championship trophy, t-shirts and hats.
My mom, sister, aunt and her husband and my best friend were all there to celebrate with me!! While my mom was here we were able to hang out at the Riverwalk and go on a night tour and enjoy the night life of San Antonio.
I took my mom to the airport on Monday and she was sad to go but had a great time here and really wished she could stay all week. My sister flew home yesterday because she is done with her training for the National Guard, so she is back in Nebraska now too.
So now onto the Finals against Detroit Shock. Here is the game Schedule for the next 5 games. All the games are on ESPN 2. The * games are optional because it is 3 of 5 series. Also note that these times are all Eastern time. So 6:30pm midwest time folks.
As of right now i am still planning on going to Mersin, Turkey to play and will most likely get a few days at home after here and then fly to Turkey after. I am continuing to get excited about that new adventure in my life!!
Love and miss you all and hope all is well!!!
Britt<><
WNBA Finals Schedule Below:
Game 1: DET at SAN, Oct. 1, 7:30 ET (ESPN2)
Game 2: DET at SAN, Oct. 3, 7:30 ET (ESPN2)
Game 3: SAN at DET, Oct. 5, 4:30 ET (ESPN2)
Game 4: SAN at DET, Oct. 6, 7:30 ET (ESPN2)*
Game 5: DET at SAN, Oct. 9, 7:30 ET (ESPN2)*
Well it has one amazing ride these last few weeks being back on the San Antonio. We played LA in the Western Conference Finals and won two incredible games at home. In game #2 Sophia Young put up a 15 foot jumper when we were down by one point with 1.3 seconds to go and it banked in the basket and we won!!!! Then in Game #3 one of our starters Becky Hammon went off and had 35 points to help us clinch the title!! We were down by 4 with a 1:30 to go and we came back and won!!! We all rushed the court and the confetti fell. It was great and the WNBA president presented our team with the Western Conference Championship trophy, t-shirts and hats.
My mom, sister, aunt and her husband and my best friend were all there to celebrate with me!! While my mom was here we were able to hang out at the Riverwalk and go on a night tour and enjoy the night life of San Antonio.
I took my mom to the airport on Monday and she was sad to go but had a great time here and really wished she could stay all week. My sister flew home yesterday because she is done with her training for the National Guard, so she is back in Nebraska now too.
So now onto the Finals against Detroit Shock. Here is the game Schedule for the next 5 games. All the games are on ESPN 2. The * games are optional because it is 3 of 5 series. Also note that these times are all Eastern time. So 6:30pm midwest time folks.
As of right now i am still planning on going to Mersin, Turkey to play and will most likely get a few days at home after here and then fly to Turkey after. I am continuing to get excited about that new adventure in my life!!
Love and miss you all and hope all is well!!!
Britt<><
WNBA Finals Schedule Below:
Game 1: DET at SAN, Oct. 1, 7:30 ET (ESPN2)
Game 2: DET at SAN, Oct. 3, 7:30 ET (ESPN2)
Game 3: SAN at DET, Oct. 5, 4:30 ET (ESPN2)
Game 4: SAN at DET, Oct. 6, 7:30 ET (ESPN2)*
Game 5: DET at SAN, Oct. 9, 7:30 ET (ESPN2)*
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