{"id":2448,"date":"2016-07-25T11:50:53","date_gmt":"2016-07-25T02:50:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cricket.or.jp\/?p=2448"},"modified":"2016-09-30T17:36:28","modified_gmt":"2016-09-30T08:36:28","slug":"chelseas-first-post","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cricket.or.jp\/en\/chelseas-first-post\/","title":{"rendered":"Chelsea’s Blog: I’m back"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"AJF<\/p>\n

\"CricketMonday 25th July, 2016<\/h2>\n

Time flies when you\u2019re having fun!<\/p>\n

The past 10 days I have spent playing loads of cricket, netball, kilikiti (traditional Samoan cricket), drinking coconuts, helping with school clinics, jumping in water holes and simply soaking up the sun in Samoa.<\/p>\n

Had an awesome time playing for CWOB in the ICC EAP World Cup Qualifier, we managed to win a few games (including our two against Japan!!) and more importantly made lots of friends!<\/p>\n\"20160720_110607\"\n

One highlight from the trip would have been the school visit, the smiles on the kids\u2019 faces and the enjoyment they got from learning cricket and receiving small gifts was absolutely priceless!<\/p>\n\"20160720_111512\"\n

Thanks to Ken Jacobs and Clare Cannon especially for allowing me this opportunity! To Mikayla, Bryce, Lewis, all the CWOB family, Yukiko Thurgate and the rest of the Japanese Women\u2019s team thanks for looking after me.<\/p>\n

Safe to say\u2026 The real winner is\u2026 WOMEN\u2019S CRICKET!<\/p>\n

Wednesday 13th July, 2016<\/h2>\n

Wow, what a hectic week it\u2019s been! I spent my time staying in a traditional Japanese homestay in Akishima, Tokyo which was an awesome experience. Each day was jammed packed with new exciting adventures, including running and planning a Bhukatsu (after school) program, multiple school visits and plenty of new and \u201cinteresting\u201d foods for me to try!<\/p>\n

\"20160711_181143\"One of the greatest things I got to try was flowing somen \u2013 a Summer Japanese tradition where, with chop sticks, you catch thin noodles, cherries, tomatoes (or anything else which is coming down) running in water down a bamboo pipe. So much FUN!<\/p>\n

Thanks to the Morita family for taking such good care of me and allowing me to immerse myself in the Japanese culture.<\/p>\n\"20160711_185059\"\n

Now I head off (along with the Japanese team) to Samoa to take part in the ICC East Asia Pacific World Cup Qualifier with Cricket Without Borders. I\u2019ll be playing against Japan \u2013 so watch this space to hear all the news from there!<\/p>\n

Monday 4th July, 2016<\/h2>\n

This is Chelsea Moscript’s first post\u00a0about her internship with the\u00a0Japan Cricket Association.<\/p>\n

Konnichiwa from Sano, Japan!<\/p>\n

I’ve been lucky enough to be given an opportunity of a lifetime to have an internship with the Japan Cricket Association, thanks in particular\u00a0to the help and\u00a0funding\u00a0of the\u00a0Australia – Japan Foundation, along with Cricket Without Borders and JCA\u00a0for making this\u00a0opportunity possible. For those who know me, know writing isn’t one of my strongest points but hey following with the “CWOB way”\u00a0I’m going to “be bold” <\/strong> and give it a shot anyway!<\/p>\n

Here’s a bit of an update of my journey so far..<\/p>\n\"20160702_134113\"\n

I arrived here safely Friday morning after my flight was delayed for 1 hour\u00a0in Melbourne.\u00a0I didn’t get much sleep on the plane\u00a0(plenty of movies were watched of course)\u00a0as the excitement loomed of what could be coming in the next six weeks! After arriving in Narita, I was greeted at the airport by Naoki Kurihara\u00a0and his daughter\u00a0Marina\u00a0where we embarked on a road trip to the cricket capital of Japan – Sano (two hours north of Tokyo). Once back in Sano we grabbed a quick\u00a0bite to eat at the Cricket Restaurant\u00a0(BEST RAMEN AND GYOZA EVER)\u00a0and then it was straight into it with my first school visit at Ishuzka.<\/p>\n

Day two was a rest day so I did some touristy things of course! Naoki took me to Nikko – which was absolutely stunning! Temples, waterfalls, rivers and bridges were all amongst the sights to be seen. So much jam packed into a rest day – rest is probably not the word I should have used for it – totally worth it though!<\/p>\n\"20160703_095613\"\n

Yesterday proved to be a challenging but very rewarding experience in itself in particularly hot weather, the day began\u00a0with the Sano Cricket Blast where I helped run a skill zone and then followed by the Under 15 Club training.<\/p>\n

The Kurihara’s (Naoki, Callie, Tomoki and Marina)\u00a0have been so accommodating for me thus far, introducing me to some delicious Japanese food (ramen, gyoza, yoghurt drink, bento box – the list could go on for days!), taking to me to cool places, being\u00a0fun to play with\u00a0and simply opening up their home for me to stay there. They really have taken me in to be a part of their family which I am truly grateful for.<\/p>\n

Having a blast so far, looking forward to the challenges and opportunities ahead!<\/p>\n

That’s all from me for now – until next time!<\/p>\n

Chelsea Moscript<\/h4>\n

Australia-Japan Foundation<\/h2>\n

The Cricket Without Borders Exchange Program is supported by the Australian Government through the Australia-Japan Foundation of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.<\/em><\/p>\n\"AJF<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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