Archive - August, 2008

The Olympic spirit

23 August 2008 by Natalie Sisson, No Comments
The Olympic spirit

I’ve been really inspired by the Beijing Olympics, staying up late to watch the swim events, diving, volleyball and track and field. All these incredible athletes breaking new records and creating history whilst I sit and relax drinking fine wine and eating too much….. Usain Bolt – what a phenomenon to watch. At the time [...]

The secret to doing nothing

18 August 2008 by Natalie Sisson, No Comments
The secret to doing nothing

For the last 3 days I can attest to mastering the art of doing next to nothing. As most of you probably know that’s never been my forte and so that’s why it’s been a unique experience for me.Travelling to Christina Lake each day to enjoy the peace and tranquility of Bob and Jane’s quaint [...]

Road trip

15 August 2008 by Natalie Sisson, No Comments
Road trip

Raging Wahine’s very credible 6th place at World Championships seems like a distant memory less than a week later. Perhaps that’s because ever since the fairly lame last night party finished it’s all been a bit surreal. It was a week that I’ll never forget and the NZ contingent rocked. Tight schedules, meal times and [...]

World Championship fever

7 August 2008 by Natalie Sisson, No Comments
World Championship fever

So we’ve just come off day four of the World Ultimate & Guts Championships. My mind has been pretty much focussed on frisbee for the last week and a half and playing with the New Zealand Women’s team – that’s the hot ladies and coach Gary on the left. I can’t quite describe the experience [...]