London 2012

I love the olympics. I especially love the summer olympics. And I am very sad that I will be missing them this year due to my lack of a TV. :( Luckily, however, a British girl whom I met last weekend at the hash, was kind enough to invite me for the viewing of the opening ceremonies at the pub in the British Embassy. It was quite an ordeal to actually enter the embassy, but once inside I was amused to find nothing British in the pub. It was quite a disappointment...no imported beer or snacks...only Meta, St. George, and a basket of Twix on the bar. They projected the ceremony onto the wall and it was the first time I had watched the ceremony with such attention and on a big screen. It was quite impressive. Because of the time difference, it didn't start until 11pm, so we left halfway into the parade of athletes, but I was able to absorb some of the olympic spirit which will hopefully carry me through the remainder of the games, as I read stories about the events (rather than watch them).