FMyLife #10 : Docs & Biceps

Annual visit to doctor for sports certificate to get French Federation licence.

Door of waiting room opens, doc calls my name. Backpack on shoulder and skates in hand, I head towards the doc with free arm straight for a handshake...

... Guess who kisses me hello on both cheeks? I know it's very French, but I can assure you that no matter how long you've known your doc (for yearly visits) even in France, it feels like "err-- okay" awkward.

Welcomes me in and follows me to his desk when he adds in a confessing tone that "[he] ha[d] always been jealous of [my] biceps". Eyebrow rising. Haha. Thanks!

Let's do the physical test, shall we?

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2013-2014 Team France. CHECK!

Wow. I made it, I'm in! I'm part of the selection for the new French Team, with 39 other players... and the list is quite mouthwatering: Imagine a silver plate with 80 SPORTY FROG LEGS. Yummy!

The suspense was broken in the weekend for the lucky chosen skaters, who were personally contacted by the coaching team to confirm their availability and motivation. Names were added to the list one by one and the team fleshed out before our very eyes.

The list was revealed once all the concerned people had given their answers, as intended and announced, on Tuesday Sept. 3 at 11PM on the dot.

It was then not much of a surprise, but at last we could burst out in joy publicly -- by publicly I mean: through facebook statuses, it goes without saying.