So my day off was an adventure! A group of us took a few cabs over to the Kazakhstan flea market. It was an interesting ride because we went from the city area to an area that looked like the slums. The market was HUGE and that was only one building. It was freezing inside the building. Even though it was +5 outside it felt like -10 inside. I picked up a couple of things for my family, and then we decided to head back. We weren’t sure how to contact a cab, and we were told not to flag cabs down so we decided to take a bus. The bus was PACKED and they still packed in more and more people it was nuts! We soon got off the bus and started walking for around 30 mins. The group split up and some went to the mega mall but I went back to the hotel with a few people. I heard the mega mall was like the Eaton centre and had a Lasenza and a Lush and other stores we have as well. So I was sort of happy I missed out on the mall because I was more interested in going to places that would not be in Canada.
The day after (Monday) we had two games. The second game between Japan and Kazakhstan was really exciting. Kazakhstan won and they are the current leaders in the tournament. Today North Korea and South Korea played first and you could guess already that nothing was going to happen in that game. Next was China versus Japan and Japan won with 20 seconds left in OT. Also a very exciting game. So the top teams are now Japan and Kazakhstan.
I have improved a lot at AD-ing from the first game. I’m very proud of myself, and I have received good feedback from others, it’s a very good feeling. Becoming an AD is something I want to perfect because I hope to become one when school is finished. The experience I am getting out of this trip is amazing, I've learned so much just from sitting in the control room for 5 days.
Tomorrow everyone is travelling to the mountains on our day off to watch a game (I forget the name of it) that is like Lacrosse on ice. The rink is right in mountains, which is an experience I don’t want to miss. Afterwards, I was asked by the producer to join himself, the director, the floor AD and a select few to go back to the arena for the rehearsals of the ending ceremony. The ending ceremony is on Saturday I believe which I will not be there for, my flight leaves at 3:55am Saturday.
Crew Call Thursday is at 9am until 8pm, Friday is my last day off and I’ll be packing my life away, so I think this may be my last blog. Once again, thanks everyone for the love and support, it means the world.
But now it’s time to get some well-deserved sleep!
The day after (Monday) we had two games. The second game between Japan and Kazakhstan was really exciting. Kazakhstan won and they are the current leaders in the tournament. Today North Korea and South Korea played first and you could guess already that nothing was going to happen in that game. Next was China versus Japan and Japan won with 20 seconds left in OT. Also a very exciting game. So the top teams are now Japan and Kazakhstan.
I have improved a lot at AD-ing from the first game. I’m very proud of myself, and I have received good feedback from others, it’s a very good feeling. Becoming an AD is something I want to perfect because I hope to become one when school is finished. The experience I am getting out of this trip is amazing, I've learned so much just from sitting in the control room for 5 days.
Tomorrow everyone is travelling to the mountains on our day off to watch a game (I forget the name of it) that is like Lacrosse on ice. The rink is right in mountains, which is an experience I don’t want to miss. Afterwards, I was asked by the producer to join himself, the director, the floor AD and a select few to go back to the arena for the rehearsals of the ending ceremony. The ending ceremony is on Saturday I believe which I will not be there for, my flight leaves at 3:55am Saturday.
Crew Call Thursday is at 9am until 8pm, Friday is my last day off and I’ll be packing my life away, so I think this may be my last blog. Once again, thanks everyone for the love and support, it means the world.
But now it’s time to get some well-deserved sleep!
Silly picture, but I want to fit in. Everyone wears these hats so I thought I'd buy one. I haven't had a chance to take too many pictures, but I hope to tomorrow.
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