(Posted by Stephanie) Tomorrow's the big day..... after waiting for this for months and months, Adam is leaving for Dailan China tomorrow, with his huge Track and Field suitcase filled with swag from Nike - tons of shirts, jackets, hats, and other stuff with the Track and Field insignia.
His flight goes through LA and Seoul Korea before arriving in Dailan, a resort town on a peninsula that juts into the Yellow Sea. Communist Party leaders usually stay at the hotel where Adam will be based, but for 4 weeks it will be the "training camp" for the Track and Field team, where they will acclimate, prepare for competition, and compete in early heats. Adam will be supervising the hotel's Chinese chefs to prepare a western menu for the athletes. The hotel's head chef will act as his translator. At any one time, there may be between 8 and 300 athletes on site, along with coaches, etc. They'll be served familiar western food (don't want any upset tummies before a competition!) The final competitions will take place in Beijing, an hour flight away.
In the last week, I've gotten regretful about not having booked a ticket to go, so I'm now considering joining him for the last week! It's only money, right?
His flight goes through LA and Seoul Korea before arriving in Dailan, a resort town on a peninsula that juts into the Yellow Sea. Communist Party leaders usually stay at the hotel where Adam will be based, but for 4 weeks it will be the "training camp" for the Track and Field team, where they will acclimate, prepare for competition, and compete in early heats. Adam will be supervising the hotel's Chinese chefs to prepare a western menu for the athletes. The hotel's head chef will act as his translator. At any one time, there may be between 8 and 300 athletes on site, along with coaches, etc. They'll be served familiar western food (don't want any upset tummies before a competition!) The final competitions will take place in Beijing, an hour flight away.
In the last week, I've gotten regretful about not having booked a ticket to go, so I'm now considering joining him for the last week! It's only money, right?
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Have a great trip Adam! Stephanie, you should definately go. When will you ever get a chance like this?
Bon voyage, Adam! Wave to us when you're attending an event, and we'll look for ya among the millions! ... and Stephanie, of course, you should go! It's a once-in-a-lifetime adventure. Love, Linda
Ps. and Simon says ah-goo, go!
Adam...My Brutha..!
We will be excited to hear how you are doing on your trip to the Far East...The title to your blog should be "Cookin' for the Gold..!"
好運, hǎo yùn...
Jonathan
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