There is an interesting, but albeit logical phenomenon at the local markets here. One that makes me want to give up my American label. Vendors at the markets assume that all Americans are rich, which can make things tougher when you’re trying to bargain. The sensible alternative: tell them you’re Canadian. For some reason Chinese love Canadians. Walking around in the market I saw maple leafs everywhere. And the great thing about it is that you can’t tell an American apart from a Canadian, or at least the Chinese can’t.
The Opening Ceremonies are tomorrow and I strongly urge everyone to give up their morning and watch. From what I’ve read and heard they are going to be spectacular. A few of us have a plan now to go down towards the Bird’s Nest and get as close as possible, stake out a spot and chill. Obviously, if I watched it on TV I would be able to see everything, but I could watch it on TV back in STL, I couldn’t be outside the actual stadium. I just want to be around the atmosphere and see the fireworks and feel the excitement. Since I’ve learned here to not follow a lot of my predictions when it comes to China, I don’t even want to imagine how many people might be downtown and how crazy things are going to be. Just pray that everything goes off smoothly and there aren’t any disturbances. No matter your feelings on China, this needs to go off well.
Road Cycling starts on Saturday and it is the first marquee medal of the Games. The men ride on Saturday, followed by the women on Sunday. After two days off, both the Men and Women race their time trials on Wednesday
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