Well it is good to be back here in Indiana and I am excited to hit the court with some new teammates this summer as well as having a healthy Tamika Catchings back on the court.

During the break I played my last season in the Women’s National Basketball League (WNBL) back home in Australia. It was a pretty emotional farewell for me but I knew it was time to hang up the boots there. After the completion of the WNBL I continued to train and attend camps with the Australian Opals. Just recently we traveled to Beijing, China to compete in a Good Luck Tournament in preparation for the Olympics. The US National team was there also along with Cuba, New Zealand, Korea, and host nation China.

Being my first trip to China, I did not know what to expect but had many stories told to me about the food and the people. Anyway let me say that going to the markets is an experience. I am no good at the negotiating game but here I was finding myself haggling over what turned out to be something like 30 cents, so I would always give in. Maybe it was the “Aussie, Aussie, Aussie, oi, oi, oi,” chant that we kept receiving every shop we stepped into that softened me up! But hey you have to love those cheap dvd’s…am I allowed to mention those???

If everyone can now cross their fingers and toes for me until late June I would appreciate it. It would be a dream come true to go to an Olympics especially when this is my last chance of making it. I am not getting any younger so it’s now or never!! :)

Getting back to the Fever, can you believe our first game is just days away now…I can’t wait and I’m sure you are all ready and raring to scream and shout for us against the Washington Mystics.

Now that I am over my jetlag, I will be blogging for you regularly during the season. No doubt there will be a few stories to share with you along the way about my teammates and not forgetting the coaching staff. No one is safe from the roving Aussie reporter…I have the power!! Haha

Watch this space for another blog coming your way soon.