Roei Yellin, 22, a native Israeli who is one of the three kayakers who will represent Israel in Athens, said he, too, now understands and speaks quite a bit of Russian. His coach, Anatoly Peshehodov, who is from Moldova, has even Russified Yellin's name, calling him Roeike. Yellin's kayaking team - his coach, sports doctor, sports psychologist and the man who maps out his training plan - are all from the former Soviet Union.I particularly liked the comments from one of the other kayakers, who now lives on a Kibbutz and appears to have gone completely native:
Before every competition, kibbutz members drape signs wishing him luck on an old grain silo. More signs and a festive reception always accompany his return.What a good sport (oy)...
'On kibbutz I have training-camp-like conditions - a place to live, a bed, meals three times a day, laundry,' he said. 'It's everything I need and the people are great.'
(Via Shosh)
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Help me Dude, I'm lost.
I was searching for Elvis and somehow ended up in your blog, but you know I'm sure I saw Elvis in the supermarket yesterday.
No honest really, he was right there in front of me, next to the steaks singing "Love me Tender".
He said to me (his lip was only slightly curled) "Boy, you need to get yourself a shiny, new plasmatv to go with that blue suede sofa of yours.
But Elvis said I, In the Ghetto nobody has a plasma tv .
Dude I'm All Shook Up said Elvis. I think I'll have me another cheeseburger then I'm gonna go home and ask Michael Jackson to come round and watch that waaaay cool surfing scene in Apocalypse Now on my new plasma tv .
And then he just walked out of the supermarket singing. . .
"You give me love and consolation,
You give me strength to carry on "
Strange day or what? :-)
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