Wanna play ball?

Peur du jour- 11 Mai 2012: More interaction with strangers

So today was an absolutely gorgeous sunny day that a large group of us decided to spend à la plage (at the beach)! I packed a totally French picnic lunch (baguette, cheese, grape tomatoes, apple, and rosé) and took the tram and the bus over to Palavas-les-flots, the cute beach town to which I biked in March.

We had an excellent time picnicking in the sun, lounging in the soft sand, and going as far as we dared into the water that was full of crabs and jellyfish (another peur du jour). But we had a hankering to play some beach sports: soccer, volleyball, anything! Without the proper equipment for these sports (aka: a ball) we were left to stare longingly at the fields of sand that would be perfect for a little healthy competition. We finally spotted a group of what must have been high school boys with a volleyball, but no one was courageous enough to go over and ask if they wanted to play.

Looking back on it, I still have no idea why I get so nervous to talk to people. But I threw the fear of rejection aside and asked if they wanted to play volleyball with us. And they said yes. And we had a great match!

Kathleen, when will you learn to not be such a scaredy cat?