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| High school Athlete of the Month
Jackie Nguyen
Field hockey
Scripps Ranch
The senior forward wrapped up a fantastic first month by scoring 17
goals during Scripps Ranch's first 10 games of the season. A three-year
varsity starter for the traditionally strong Falcons, Nguyen is being
courted by several Division I colleges.
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| it's been over two months since we arrived in vietnam and we're definitely settling in nicely. things that seemed crazy to us when we first arrived, like the traffic and tiny plastic chairs in restaurants, just aren't a big deal anymore.
vernon and i had a kick ass weekend. saturday we bought groceries from our hood and chowed down on some street food. i had a bowl of bun rieu and some xoi with meat and mung beans. vernon purchased some goi coun. after lunch we headed out of d4 and into d1 for a really long walk. i like seeing the sites on foot.
sunday started out REALLY early. we ran in this race:
our warm up run consisted of getting to the starting line from our apartment. distance = 4 miles.
i completed the 4K in 19:01, while vernon ran it in 14:11 and won the whole thing! his prize was a round trip ticket to hong kong on cathay pacific! how cool is that? i'll have to buy my own ticket, but i'm excited to see hong kong!! remember on 90210 when jim and cindy walsh moved to hong kong? the post-race refreshments were really awesome. plenty of bottled water, ham and cheese sandwiches on baguettes, indian food, and kellogs cereal! free cereal is like totally my thing.
after the race we walked home and napped hardcore. then i went to work at the saigon times. running hard and working on sundays reminds me of swarthmore.
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| The San Diego Union Tribune's High school Athletes of the Week
Jackie
Nguyen
Field hockey
Scripps Ranch
The senior forward scored six goals in two games, including all four in
the Falcons' 4-0 win over Torrey Pines. The leading scorer among
returners for Scripps Ranch, Nguyen has 10 goals in the team's first
four games.
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| vern's flight from hong kong got canceled so he stayed the night in a swanky hotel. poor bunny. yah, i'm jealous.
now, i'm even MORE excited for his return.
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