27 Aug Notes from the Olympics

One of our staff members in Macau writes:

Going to the Olympics was a once-in-a-lifetime experience for me. I’m not actually that huge of a sports fan, but I’ve always thought it would be fun to experience the atmosphere of the Olympics…and it was!

I think the thing I enjoyed most was just the excitement and joy among all of the Chinese there.  They were so excited and proud to be hosting the Olympics. The volunteers were all very sincere, and knew enough English phrases to at least tell us to enjoy the games. Many of them were retirees, and I’m sure they had never imagined that China would have an opportunity like that.

This year will go down in history for China for so many reasons, and I’ll be glad I got a close-up glimpse of it.