Day 2 in Shenzhen was a day of firsts: Our first encounter with all the athletes, our first Chinese driver, our first time getting lost, our first World University game, and our first time getting kicked out of a facility :)
The day began with the flag raising ceremony and an insightful interview with the US Consul General. Directly following the interview we were off to the Bowaun Natatorium for Men’s Water Polo’s first game.
Our first adventure- getting into the car and experiencing street driving…and once we arrived at the natatorium we felt lucky to be alive. Little did we know our driver dropped us off 2 miles from the media entryway, so we walked in 100+ heat & humidity caring all the gear until we stumbled upon the correct gate …fun stuff. 45 minutes later, we finally made it to the stands, where once again we were in the wrong spot. So we fought our way to the pool level to get some decent footage and interviews.
Apparently we "broke" the rules because media is not allowed on the pool deck to interview players. So after our 1st water polo game we were banned from the natatorium, and our names were known amongst the 1,000 useless volunteers. BUT at the end of the day we got our footage and interviews, so it was a successfully productive day.
Interviewing the US Consul General...I was too short for the shot.
Walking 2 miles to find our media gate, because media is only allowed to enter through the media gate. Even if it's 2 miles away.
Day 2 at The World University Games
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