Our ambassadorship training yesterday was interesting and informative and it added to my excitement about and understanding of the cultural differences between our countries (China and the USA). It also brought home what an historic event this Olympiad will be. This is a great opportunity for everyone involved, and I am more thrilled than ever to be a part of it.
I’m in United’s red carpet lounge waiting for my plane, munching celery sticks and thinking about what a privilege this trip is. We’re all sporting new Team USA outfits we received yesterday. They picked up our bags at the San Jose State Student Union (the University hosted yesterday’s training event), so we had one less thing to contend with en route. The food here in San Jose was incredible (you might not think it to look at me, but I do enjoy eating – I burn the calories). Even on an off day like yesterday, I managed to get in a nice run.
It’s a great day to be me. I’ll rest on the long flight, maybe watch a movie and listen to my MP3 tunes; I’ll be thinking too about shopping opportunities and about what exotic goodies await us. My coaches, Janusz Peciak and Michael Cintas, are on this flight too. In just a few minutes now we’ll be on our way!
The photo is Janusz and I. It was taken just a few minutes ago at the San Francisco airport.
Next blog from China!
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