Life in the Village

Hi again! Life at the village have been nothing short of amazing. Yesterday we had our first training run and surprisingly it went pretty well. The heat isn't bad, just a little more humid than we are used to. We haven't done anything too strenuous yet, just some basic skill and penalty corner practice. After practice we just went to the dining hall and then came home and went to sleep. We are still adjusting to the time change so we have a hard time staying up past 9! 

This morning we had practice again at 10:30. We are looking like we are really coming together well in this last week before competition starts. Our skills are sharp and you can feel the buzz among the team. Its thrilling to see the facilities that we are going to play in. I wasn't sure what to expect but I was really impressed with what they did. They have to competition fields, A & B. The field A is the larger stadium where the medal games will be head, but they are both beautiful. They have a two tone turf and a huge stadium surrounding the field.  The venue is only a 5 minute ride from the village which is awesome. 

After practice today i went to the USA athletes lounge, where you can call home to the US. They also have access to wireless internet. It's pretty cool cause you get to hang out with other us athletes. Today was an eventful day at the dining hall. We saw Michael Phelps, Misty May & Kerri Walsh, Roger Federer.  It was pretty awesome. I have never been surrounded by such greatness before. 

Tonight our team is going to the flag raising ceremony in the village. I am not really sure what that entails but I will update you all on it! Tomorrow we are leaving the village for a night, we are going to see the great wall of china and then do a little bit of exploring. I will update when we get back! I am gonna update my pictures on a picture website and put the link on my blog because it won't let me upload them on here.  I'll check back soon!!!