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AnnaM wrote:

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Para tennis has similar categories to athletics, which were missing in tennis. So bringing it into tennis is a welcome development. 

The presentation went well. Dom did the toss, and because F Jones took so long rooting through her bag, they had time for all of it. The day was hot and sunny, and the tennis was of very high quality. We saw Cilic get a lucky win over Anderson, who was cruising until his injury. But men's tennis on grass can often result in short points, so we enjoyed the quality women's hard-fought matches more.

Trump has reopened the student visa scheme, but the ridiculous fascist terms and the fact that there is a risk of being grilled for hours at the airport and not being let in, or kidnapped by masked men and deported for little or no reason, make going to the USA a very unsafe, expensive risk. The civil unrest will only increase as they attempt to find a way to cancel or fix the midterms. So Anna has just cancelled her term abroad.

 Thats such a shame - re the term abroad- I hope things calm down enough for Anna to consider it again in the future? 



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Thanks for the updates, Anna's dad. Glad you had a good day at Nottingham and sorry to hear Anna won't be spending a term in the US, but it seems a very wise choice. I hope she gets an opportunity in the future, or the chance to so something similar in another country.

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Tanaqui wrote:

Thanks for the updates, Anna's dad. Glad you had a good day at Nottingham and sorry to hear Anna won't be spending a term in the US, but it seems a very wise choice. I hope she gets an opportunity in the future, or the chance to so something similar in another country.

 Thanks all.

She is considering taking the 2nd term off and spending 16 weeks in Soto. She may try again in a year. It is a pity that all but one of her choices are in the US. The one non-US option was New Zealand. Which we liked, but were worried that there would be no tennis nearby. In hindsight, that would have been the better choice. Attending the AO and going to New Zealand for term two makes a lot of sense. But we will see where finances take us. The women in the study abroad program were quite rude to Anna, suggesting she was ungrateful, as she had received her first choice, and all they had done for her. Hopefully, that will not be held against her.  Her peace of mind and safety come first.   



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