Hey Everyone!Wow - the first day of handball was weird. NIS is completely different... but not really. Workers transformed the venue last night into a handball stage. The broadcast mixed zone is completely gone and seats are now in its place. The floor is a handball court and the press mixed zone is completely reorganized. There was also a lot fewer people. It's like gymnastics was a dream. Things were completely changed and reorganized to the point of seeming like we weren't in the same building. It was a rainy morning and it took a little longer to get to work. We arrived at 9:ooAM and ended up sitting around for awhile. The BOB (Beijing Olympic Broadcasting) group was practicing with the new camera setup. Julie and I went down to the FOP (Field of Play) and asked the camera guy to get us on the jumbotron! It was so cool! Our job for the next few days will be to direct journalists to the press tribune to watch the handball matches. We got to watch one match and then ended up leaving because they were overstaffed. We walked around the Green and toured the Coca Cola pavilion. The entire building was focused on how green the company was trying to be. It was a neat display of ingenuity and creativity. They also had a line to get your picture with the Olympic torch. At night, a bunch of us went to Club Bud - the Budweiser pavilion - to party. It was amazing to rub shoulders with athletes and hang out with other ONS people.
Ted
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