Today was the first day of our training on American soil. People often hope to conquer this great, so-called ‘American Dream’ back home in India. But here we are, the lucky ones blessed with this dream. Who knew we would be the privileged two selected to play baseball in this great nation of opportunities!

We were really happy to meet our Coach Tom. After some formal talks and introductions he asked us to go through a physical test. After inspecting my body, he said that I missed some essential muscles and that I can build them with some simple workouts. He spotted that I’ve got an oxygen shortage in my blood by checking my nails. That was amazing!

After this routine, we were rewarded with our baseball uniforms and bags. I was really beaming with joy looking at them. We soon changed into our baseball attire and were ready for our very first practice session. The practice session started with some warm-up exercises. They inspected our shoulders, to check the flexibility I guess. Later, the practice session ended with Coach Tom asking us to throw a few balls. But the day ended only after we completed the homework (25 towel drill) given to us by Coach Tom. It was a pretty exciting day and also a little tiring. I went to bed dreaming of returning home as the first baseball hero of my country.