Birmingham-more like a tiny suburb outside of Birmingham

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Stretching & Wine
Short entry this week since it was uneventful.  Our site is pretty crazy.  It is on a MASSIVE hill so the tent is extremely crooked and they had to build up the stage so much that my elbows can touch the trapeze net, in other words, super dangerous for big tricks (the largest guys have about 6” of clearance) so the team decided not to train trapeze this week and the show is pretty ridiculous since they can’t do any higher tricks or one that might not get caught-aka shoot, layout, splits, planche.  On the bright side we found a gymnasium where we could train trampoline this week and I got to work on some twisting for the first time in ages.  It has been really hard going back to basics, but I think it is finally starting to pay off.  In acrobatics coaches just kind of threw you into things without much form training which I think has given me bad habits mentally when it comes to doing tricks, so now I am trying to focus much more on form. 

Chips + Meat Pies =
True England Food
Something I am pretty proud of is the momentous improvement I have had in my handstands. For the past year, I have struggled to hold one for more than a few seconds, but since I have been here I can now relax in them and switch into several different positions while maintaining control-probably not a big deal to anyone else, but I am pretty darn proud.  J  Alistair has also started training some acro with me, which is fun.
                 
Highlights of the week:
-Training trampoline
-Went to Cadbury world (this amazing brand of chocolate which I now have a ton of)
-Going to a local pub and seeing a Queen cover band





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