Australian Youth Olympic Festival Day 4
Just one last arrival today. Some members of the China Gymnastics team arrived in the early afternoon. Meat and salad for lunch today.
Things have quietened down considerably. Some of the dorms are decorated in team colours and nicknames, some have flags hanging out of windows, still others just have signs set up advising who's sleeping where.
I have met some very nice people from the teams. Particularly Edmund? Redpath from South African Judo who always stops by to say hello and has a quick chat. The Oceania Judo team manager Patrick is also a good bloke.
Despite the language barrier the Japanese, Chinese, and those from Chinese Taipei always have a smile and are quick to use their English (what little they have) usually limited to "hello" and "thank you". They are nice people too as are the athletes.
I'm feeling quite "Olympic" today.
Things have quietened down considerably. Some of the dorms are decorated in team colours and nicknames, some have flags hanging out of windows, still others just have signs set up advising who's sleeping where.
I have met some very nice people from the teams. Particularly Edmund? Redpath from South African Judo who always stops by to say hello and has a quick chat. The Oceania Judo team manager Patrick is also a good bloke.
Despite the language barrier the Japanese, Chinese, and those from Chinese Taipei always have a smile and are quick to use their English (what little they have) usually limited to "hello" and "thank you". They are nice people too as are the athletes.
I'm feeling quite "Olympic" today.
posted by Peter Konnecke at
20:11
