Ankara, Turkey - Yes, there was an earthquake in Turkey and yes we are all ok. The earthquake didn't effect Ankara, but unfortunately it hit the eastern part pretty bad. I have heard that the death toll is over 50 now and the area hit the most is relatively poor and the homes are made of concrete and mud. Sad news indeed.
Some other news to report, my club hasn't paid us in two weeks! The Turkish Ice Hockey Federation apparently has no money to release to the clubs (can't figure where the money has gone...... someone elses pockets maybe?). So no money from the Federation apparently means no money for us! This has resulted in the water at our apartment being shut off for two days (but by a miracle coming back on without the club paying!). The previous week had us without electricity for a couple of days.
Today (Tuesday) is supposed to be the day we get our food money for the week so I hope and pray that some money will come our way. Otherwise I wonder how our board members think we can survive on no money for another week!
Also, the Turkish Ice Hockey Federation is doing another great job of planning the women's ice hockey playoffs (sarcasm). Two weeks have gone by and only one game has been played, in Istanbul. So Brittany and Kate, and every other women hockey player in Turkey is waiting for the Federation to figure out what the playoff schedule is going to be. Hopefully they figure it out soon, otherwise we could be here until May! By the way, they only had the entire season to figure out the schedule!
So thats my rant for the day. Thank you for reading.
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