Wanderlust: Expat Life & Style in Thailand December 2014 / January 2015 | Page 32

Life & Travel

Sueb doesn't run the rink
any more, we're still in contact.
Girls who'd never skated
before are now pushing 27 laps
in 5 minutes. Week on week our girls
come back. They skate faster
and get better each time.

YOU ARE ENOUGH
What do I love about roller derby? I love the sweat, the noise
and the rough and tumble; the skating, high spirits and hard graft;
rules and tactics and teamwork.
I love the way, after the final whistle
of a bout, enemy teams high five,
slap each other on the back, laugh
together, cry together, all in the spirit
of gratitude and a fierce shared bond:
we are roller derby. That's the thing
about roller derby. It's not just a sport,
not just a way to get fit or learn
a new skill. It's a community. I love
playing in a team with women,
working together to compete against
other women in an atmosphere
that's as focused and aggressive
as it is supportive and united.
We are everyone: radical femini