Day 1 in the Village!

Hello!

After an eleven hour flight we arrived in our new home for the next three weeks.  Before boarding the flight to Beijing we first had to make a quick pit-stop in San Fransico for team processing, otherwise known as Christmas for any athlete!  We literally were given shopping cards and made our way around a huge warehouse room where we received our Olypmic gear from both Nike and Polo.  I cannot say much about the opening ceremony outfit, but we will be looking very sharp!  After lugging all of the new gear back to the room we proceeded to package almost all of it up and send it home before we left, that will be nice to go home to!  After we got all of the goodies it was onto more serious manners.  We then had a meeting in a lecture hall about issues such as media, athletic trainers, behavior in the village, and go figure the dos and don’ts of blogging.  Let’s just hope I stay in the dos.  After a whirlwind of a day it was off to Beijing first thing the next morning.

After a very smooth trip we arrived in the village around 6 PM Beijing time, 3 AM our time.  To say the least, we were a bit tired.  Our first team event…the dining hall.  It always seems as though we eat about 5 meals in one day when you travel anywhere.   Gotta love it!   Now the dining hall is a sight all by itself.  Split into the Mediteranean, Asian, and Italian sections, there is enough food to feed an army!  Then it was off to one last meeting before we got to pass out, and I mean pass out.  I think my eyes shut immediately after my head hit that pillow.  Hopefully today will bring some new and exciting experiences!

Until next time….

Lauren