So we are now preparing for our big game against Brazil and it should be a great one. Both of us have won our first 3 games convincingly. Our first game, against Uruguay, we won 7-0 with goals coming from Sincy (who had 3), Randee had two, and Tanc and D each had one.

Our second game we won 4-0 where Kara had 3 and Andy notched another one in. Our final game came against Jamaica where the final score was 11-1 which now puts us through to the semi’s no matter what the outcome is tomorrow. Katie and Amy V both scored her first goals for Canada in this game so it was an exciting day for us all.

Our big treat of the trip so far came after the game where we guided out of the village into three passenger vans out to a nice dinner to a place called Fratelli’s. It was scrumptious. We were joined by the CEO of the Canadian Olympic Committee, Christopher Rudge, who warmed us with a beautiful speech about these games and the Olympics. Read the rest of this entry »

Well hello again from the beautiful city of Rio Janerio. It has been a wonderful visit so far. We have all had a great time.

Our flight over wasn’t too bad. We flew through Dallas and had a longer layover before our 10 hour flight into Brazil. We first flew into Sao Paulo and were there for just over an hour and then flew here into Rio.

Upon arrival, which was later in the AM, we went through a couple customs/PAN AM games official stations. Once outside we took our luggage to the “luggage truck” which we wouldn’t see until later that night because of the security and thorough bag checks they had to do with them, and loaded our bus. We shared with several other Canadian athletes but I have to admit I didn’t notice much as I didn’t get much sleep on the 10hr flight so I quickly fell asleep once I sat down.

I didn’t get to enjoy the drive and the scenery to the athlete village because when I did wake up we were just pulling into the highly secured area. Everything we had on us was checked once again and our passes validated so that we could go to our home for the next three weeks. Read the rest of this entry »