So it's the big day today. Jim competes tonight at 6:30. I am so excited to get to be there. It's been interesting to be experiencing a games in another country. I have to say I'm not all that impresses overall. People are helpful, but it doesn't seem to be ok to be supporting another country, let alone trying to find out how your country is doing. All you see on tv is Aussie this and Aussie that. If an Aussie gets silver, they often don't tell you who actually won. I must also say I like that Aussie national anthem, but seriously I have only heard two others the entire time, Scotland and Kenya. It's crazy. Jana Pitman (an Aussie) won yesterday and I have seen her race 5 times and the playing of the Aussie anthem 3 times. It's nuts. Ah well, hopefully I get to hear O Canada tomight. Yesterday was a good day. I went to see netball (Aus vs. Singapore and NZ vs. Malawi). It was interesting, although I had some issues with some of the rules. Ah well. Also, Rosaro Joseph, Mel's cousin, won silver in the mountain biking. Anyways, off to St. Kilda, cross your fingers for Jim.
So this all started out as a trip to New Zealand to celebrate the end of undergrad - but that was just the beginning of the adventures. This prairie girl has travelled a lot since then and these are just my thoughts on the most recent adventures.
Thursday, March 23, 2006
Wish Him Luck
So it's the big day today. Jim competes tonight at 6:30. I am so excited to get to be there. It's been interesting to be experiencing a games in another country. I have to say I'm not all that impresses overall. People are helpful, but it doesn't seem to be ok to be supporting another country, let alone trying to find out how your country is doing. All you see on tv is Aussie this and Aussie that. If an Aussie gets silver, they often don't tell you who actually won. I must also say I like that Aussie national anthem, but seriously I have only heard two others the entire time, Scotland and Kenya. It's crazy. Jana Pitman (an Aussie) won yesterday and I have seen her race 5 times and the playing of the Aussie anthem 3 times. It's nuts. Ah well, hopefully I get to hear O Canada tomight. Yesterday was a good day. I went to see netball (Aus vs. Singapore and NZ vs. Malawi). It was interesting, although I had some issues with some of the rules. Ah well. Also, Rosaro Joseph, Mel's cousin, won silver in the mountain biking. Anyways, off to St. Kilda, cross your fingers for Jim.
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