found free wifi!

Hellooo!!!

I found free wifi so lets try to skype,  I miss everyone so lets set this up!

laurenjulialeslie is my skype name

also going to the beach this weekend! so excited spain is beautiful!

Need Advice

Hey guys,


I miss everyone more than you know. We lost our game today in Barcelona 2-1. I played the last 20 minutes and I was proud of myself.  Aragon sports wrote about me on the internet and my first game with the team, it says :Alberto Berna dio entrada a la californiana Lauren Leslie, que debutó con el Prainsa Zaragoza y jugó con corrección. Alberto is my coach, and it says i had my debute and played with correction...haah whatever that means, it think it is good!!  


The issue is, I followed my dream coming here, but now im wondering if it was really the right dream. I am glad i came, but I am really missing home.  Not just my freinds and family, but my life, and coaching.  I really enjoy coaching and sharing my passion and I think I am seeing it might be what i want.  Here soccer is more of a job. Soccer is not a job to me it is a passion.  I am slowly learning spanish, but not being able to communicate is horrible for me. I am the kind of player who likes to talk and inspire the team, that is one of the things i do well., and here i can not do that and it kills me.  There is so much i want to say to the team and i cant. I cant be the player i want to be, playing well isnt enough for me.  This team needs inspiration, it needs to be on the same page.  There is a lot of individuals, who only care about themselves, and i want us to unite.  I dont play soccer for myself really i think..i love the team stuff, but what good are the long bus rides if i can only speak so much...and not be fully me.  I know it will come in time, but can i wait that long. 


So now I am wondering if I can share my passion through coaching? I want to share how great soccer is with people..I loved seeing the Blues girls i coached getting so excited for games. And I know I will be a good coach, cus i have had the best coaches and bad ones, so i think i know how to treat players, and how to coach them into being good people not just players.  I wont have favorites, and put people down... I don´t know. I am just really missing home, and im finding things very hard right now... I was so blessed back in california and now I am seeing that.


Thanks for listening guys! Love you all


http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=585041022951&set=a.585040918161.2084728.201004106&type=1&theater Here is a picture of my jersey!

First game in Spain!

Hey everyone,


I have a small update. Today I played in my first game in spain. We won 6-3! I played right back the whole second half.  I am so happy, and so thankful to be playing soccer. The team is Prainsa Zaragoza if you want you want to look it up. I got number 3 and it says Leslie on the back of my shirt, loveeeeeeee ittt haha. Hopefully I stay here for awhile because I am enjoying Spain and the people. Just need to learn some spanish! Hope all is well. I miss you amigos, familia, y Blues! 


Lauren

My new home Zaragoza, Spain!

Hey guys, I am back!

I also have some very good news! I have made a semi-pro team in Spain! I joined at the end of season so we only have 4 games left, then the cup. It is called the SuperLiga that I am in, and my team is Prainsa Zaragoza Futbol Femenino. God knows whats best because I am so happy here. First of all my team is so nice, and everything I was looking for. They have made me apart of the family, and want me to be here. I live with 2 girls on the team, Marieta and MaiTei. They are so funny, and are silly like me. I live in the heart of the city of Zaragoza, which is beautiful! I can walk everywhere. Also the food here is so good and fresh! Marieta is a really good cook and she is teaching me how to cook, because lets be honest I know nothing. So I have my own room, my own keys, Im all set! because I joined so late the club is just paying for my stay, food, and needs. We will see next season in August how much I will get paid! Whatever it is it doesn´t matter, I am so happy to be playing soccer with a great group of girls. The jerseys are Blue, which i´m stoked on because it reminds me of the Blues haha! I could not be happier, I am living the dream! I also get to learn a knew language! So far I habla poco espanol. I am so glad God lead me here because it is so much better than it was in England. The weather, the location, just everything really fits! If anyone wants to visit spain you have a place with me! Also I think I am coming home May 12 for my graduation and to gather my things, I hope to liev in Spain for awhile. SO lets get together when I get home!

Lo siento if there are a lot of spelling errors i have to type fast on amigas computer!

Adios,

lauren leslie

I know its been forever!

Yoo Yooo,

I know its been so long so here is a recap on my life :)

I went to Blackpool and stayed with Nana Wynne. My moms mom. She does not have internet so I didn't get to post.  Nana Wynne is the cutest thing anyone could have in their life. She just wants to make you tea all the time! She is so funny, and sings and dances all day long.. I see where my mom and I get it, its in our blood. It was great updating her with everything going on back in cali. We talked a lot about my brothers, and what they are up to. I also got to see Trevor, Nana Wynnes brother. He is very intelligent and writing a book. I loved being around him and Wynne they are so opposite.

So then I went to Germany to visit Julia, my friend who stayed with us in SC and went to CVCS. She is from Germany, and studied abroad at our place. I could not Blog there because when i went to my blog the words were in german, weird!  Germany is amazing, and I loved it! I went to Cologne and Dusseldorf. I saw a beautiful  Cathedral. It was breathe taking! I drank Kolsh, the beer of Cologne (each city makes their own special beer) and ate weird funky german stuff. haha Also their GYM was wild, they have everything from machines, saunas, food, drinks, and tanning bed, all included. So I bought a day pass and after my cardio decided to go in the sauna....well lucky me (not) there were about 3 naked guys just showing their junk, so weird, I guess its a Europe thing..i was not prepared. so i sat there awkardly in my towel. haha.

What was cool was that the gym had the Vibe machines that Brittney's mom uses in her O2 wellness center. Europe of course is ahead of us on health, so it seems. Everyone walks and rides their bikes. I love how crowded the streets always are.

I walked all around, talked to the people, tried to speak german, and went out for the night life! It was so much fun.

So soccer update. Confidence is gone, I mean completely gone, but ya know what I will not stop till I tried my everything.  I am talking to a team in France, Spain, and Italy! In two weeks I have try outs in spain so lets hope this works out because i can speak spanish, not italian or french! If it does not work out, I have been talking to a team in Switzerland, a lot. The coach really likes my view of soccer and likes my video, he has already said I can be on his team! This is great news, but it is not semi pro, just a good league. I don't care about the money anyway, just need some to live :)

So I am back in England now, training, and hopefully Spain works out! I think I just need to find a way to get my confidence back. Im worried I am not the player I used to be. 

Miss you all!! And don't think I will be coming home anytime soon, ICE LIEBE EUROPE!

Lauren

The link below will make you LAUGH :)

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