Blog summary #1

I understand what leisure in my life consist of. My true leisure is playing soccer and sometimes creating some music. But I find leisure is better when I am with my friends because I like socializing with people that I truly find important in my life. For example, I socialize with my soccer team on a weekly basis and I enjoy that but sometimes I am sore and tired and I do not feel like playing the game that is scheduled. What keeps me to still go to the game is the fact that I know I will have fun simply talking with all my friends on the team... I guess I do not want to let the team down by not showing up in a way but, the fun I will have just going to the game pushes me to go.

I also notice I experience leisure at best when I am at 'flow'. For example, when I am at flow while playing soccer I am usually hard to beat. The opposite team gets frustrated because they cannot score goals on me. I even experienced flow for a while when I played bowling because I got 3 strikes in a row! I noticed I was not anxious nor bored but, I was relaxed and just going with the moment.

My leisure might be constrained this Christmas Holiday but I will see... I'll call the Chilean Consulate this week and find out what is happening... I might just disappear and never come back! j/k

I was I can be leisure educated is simply by reading the class book and relate what I have read to my leisure life. I can find alternatives to problems in my leisure or even help out a friend by giving solutions to their leisure constraint.

End of weekend

I had a good relaxing weekend... On Friday I played soccer with my team and we lost again but this time by the score of 6-4. But before the game I had to buy some new goalie gloves which did not cost too much. Working to leisure? Seems like it but well worth it. After the game I went to eat out with a few friends and then went home early because I had to work at 9:30 the next day. On Saturday, I worked till 5:00 and then went out to eat again but this time with my girlfriend. After that I came up with the idea to play bowling. It's lame but I haven't played since high school. I went with the lady and a few friends and we played 3 games. Sunday I just lazed around and did some stats assignment. Costly but relaxing weekend...

Big game this Friday

I was looking at my soccer schedule and I found out that this Friday my team is playing against the first place team. Last time we played them we were winning 3-0 but actually managed to lose the game 6-3. I am looking foward to playing a hard game due to us losing the last one 4-3. I realize that playing soccer is the leisure I am most passionate about. I love playing the sport but I also like the social aspect of it. We don't only socialize during the game but we also go out and drink after the game which is my favorite part! Back to the point... I never fully experienced flow but I do feel it at some points of the game. I noticed I play my best soccer when I am experiencing flow... I can basically save anything without even thinking about it. Hopefully, I will flow the whole game this week because it's a big one.

Second posting

I was not too happy today since I have problems with the Chilean consulate. I got my citizenship renewed a few months ago and I later filled out a form to get exempt from the servicio militar. It as been 5 months they still did not get the answer... The problem is that I was planning a trip to Chile in December for about 3 weeks but now I am not sure anymore. I do not want to go and be stuck there for 2 years to fulfill the service. It is basically leisure constraint since I might not be able to go this winter. I will hopefully receive an answer soon... Because I do want to see beaches in my hometown in Vina del mar!!!

Starting off...

What up? I am simply starting off this blog and I do not have much to say about it. I just decided to get this out of the way since I actually have time to. During this evening I put some beats that I produced on a myspace which I just created before class. You people should check it out at:
www.myspace.com/michileno