Playing Basketball Overseas: Intro

Hi my name is Cameron Mitchell. I am a 22 year old basketball player, currently playing in Limerick, Ireland for the UL Eagles of the Irish Superleague. This blog is meant to keep me in touch with my friends and family back home and to give a good insight on playing basketball overseas.
After finishing my career as a Willamette Bearcat, I was fortunate to be offered a job in Limerick. I found out about the job on the 27th of August and was on a plane to Ireland on September 2. I had only a couple days to get all of my stuff ready and say goodbye to everyone back in Oregon.
I live in a three bedroom apartment with two of my teammates. It is a nice apartment and I am very happy with the living arrangement. You hear horror stories about people living in tiny, crappy apartments, but I am very lucky with my situation. As far as basketball, I have individual workouts Monday through Friday at noon. The team has practice (or training as they call it) every Mon., Wed, and Friday nights. We play one game a week, either on Saturday or Sunday. The team has been doing great so far and we are currently 8-2 in league play, good enough for 1st place in the Southern Conference.

While Ireland is definitely a country that loves its sports, basketball is not very popular in the country. Gaelic Football, Hurling, soccer, and rugby dominate the sports scene in Ireland. We get only about 100-200 fans for most home games and have the nicest basketball facility in the country.
For the first time in a very long time, I have a great deal of free time. I usually am in the gym and weight room for a couple hours a day, but other than that, I have no obligations. In my spare time I enjoy reading and watching movies, along with writing. It's tough at times, because although I have accomplished my goal of playing overseas, I often get home sick and wish I could catch a flight home. Well thats just a bit about my situation here and I will have updates coming soon.
Happy Holidays