After a summer that was great but entirely too short, it is time for basketball season again. I have landed back in Macedonia for the 2011-2012 season. I will be playing for the same team as last year (ABA Strumica). We have a new coach and some new players. The league here will be much stronger this year, but I think our team will be better also. ABA seems to be moving in the right direction.
We played some friendly games last week in Greece near Katerini. Next Tuesday (20th), Wednesday (21st) and Thursday (22nd) we will again be going to Greece for some games. We will play in Thessaloniki, Katerini and 1 other city against 2 Greek teams and a Turkish team. Hopefully this will help us continue to improve. We haven’t received an official schedule for the season yet, but the rumor is our first game will be October 15th.
All in all, things are good. I hope to be settled into a new apartment by this weekend and am ready to begin the journey again.