Today marks 50 days until my classmates, advisors, and I head to Rio de Janeiro for the Olympic Games! I can’t believe we’re so close! The group and I all have many feelings about traveling to Rio and we thought it would be interesting to write them out and look back on them after the trip. Here are a few of our quotes about traveling to Rio!
“I’m looking forward to this trip because not only is it gonna be a great experience, but it also will be my first time leaving the country.” -Michael
“I’m very excited because this is a once in a lifetime experience and we are going with a great group of people. I look forward to touring the favela, witnessing athletes perform at the highest level, and meeting people from all over the world.” -Paul H.
“I’m personally both excited and anxious. I can’t wait to experience a new and different culture while Brazil as well as to see the cultural differences shown by all the countries attending the games. I’m anxious because I’ve never been on a plane for that long the media is only portraying the negatives right now. I know once I/we are down there it’s going to be nothing short of amazing though.” -Jeremy
“I’m super excited to be going. Not only do I love the Olympics, but I have studied Latin American culture for 15 years (I was in a special bilingual program starting in kindergarten), and this is going to be my first time being able to experience first hand. This is the opportunity of a lifetime, and I cannot wait for the memories that are going to be made. In terms of all the negatives portrayed by the media, I am optimistic because there is always speculation, but the host city always pulls it off. I expect that they will be ready and will put on a Olympic Games very deserving of being the first in South America.” -Erika
“I’m pretty pumped for the trip. I can’t wait to be a part of such a huge event like this and be able to experience these sporting events. I’m also very excited to do some sight seeing because I’ve only been to on place out of the country and Rio is such a touristy place for so many reasons and im excited to experience it first hand.” -Tyler
“It really doesn’t feel real yet. It probably won’t until we are in Brazil. I just looking forward to being surrounded by almost every culture in the world. It’s going to be awesome to see the whole world coming together to play some sports.” -Francesco
“I’m excited about going to Rio for the Olympics mostly because all the other places I’ve gone outside of the US haven’t been much of a culture shock like I’m hoping Rio will provide. It still hasn’t sunk in that I’m actually going to the Olympics yet though. I feel like I’m excited to go and see athletes compete at the highest level as well as be surrounded by people from all over the world but I also feel like it’s still so far away even though it’s only a few short months away.” -Emily
“I’ve really struggled with being able to put my thoughts about this trip into words because I honestly don’t know what I’m feeling about it because it doesn’t seem real to me yet…I’ve traveled to different parts of the world with my family my whole life but I can never remember be this excited but also nervous for a trip. This is a once and a lifetime opportunity that has been on my bucket list for as long as I can remember and it seems surreal that it’s becoming a reality and now with it being only 100 days away the excitement and nerves just keep growing and growing” -Paul
“I can’t even find the words to describe my excitement. I’m so thrilled and honored to be a part of this once in a lifetime opportunity. Regardless of what the media is saying I’m sure we will have a great time as we witness the 2016 Olympic Games” -Rickie
There you have it! Here is how we are feeling 50 days out from our trip. I’m looking forward to updating you all.
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