Titles are getting to be difficult

The last few days the team has started to get into the rhythm of my unique, I assume, coaching style.  I am realizing that I have probably broken every single cultural rule at some point.  I am sure many times I have touched athletes, stretching them, when social norms say I shouldnt have.  I cant tell you how many times I have been stretching and showing people the bottom of my feet...very bad so I am told.  Part of me thinks that my athletes are just too nice to say anything to me and another part of me thinks that inside they are just bubbling up waiting to explode because I have broken so many norms.  I hope its the prior rather than the latter.  I found out that a good portion of my team will actually be spending most of the season in Vientiane with a different coach and only show up a week before the meet and compete for us.  This just shows how important winning medals for the province is.  Somlath is literally buying athletes who he thinks will win from other provinces.  I hope it works out for him and the province but inside I really hope my athletes kick the imports a**!  Sorry but its true that would really help validate what we are doing.  Somlath yesterday asked me to write up my workout schedule for the entire three months.  Luckily I had one written up already from the high school games so I just copied and changed the dates.  Just a few hours after I give it too him he drops it off at the government and receives all the back pay for the athletes.  Sometimes is the little things that the government wants.  What the government will do with my 3 month schedule I may never know but they better not hold me too it because a schedule must be flexible due to multiple factors such as athlete health and weather.

Most of my other time is spent bugging Brad and Yoxa.  They have been super nice allowing me to annoy them for all sorts of meals and free time.   Its always nice to have those friends to help you readjust or adjust to an area.  Through them I have met all these people who are also living in Luang Prabang.  There is a funny small network of expats here and they all seem to be very friendly.  All of these things make it seem so much easier to see myself here long time.  Who knows what life will bring.

I hope you all are doing well and remember if you every want to have a post on a certain topic write it in the comments.