Day 1 here in Sao Paulo, Brazil. We had a bit of fun over in New York yesterday (first, a shout out and huge THANK YOU to Aunt Joanne for zipping Erica and me to the LIRR) ... long story short, our flight liaison for this trip has been a little less than spectacular and a couple of our group's tickets weren't correct. So, I had a SUPER time on the phone trying to sort out the mess with our Portuguese speaking liaison (while checking myself in) - awesome.
Anyway, the flight wasn't terrible. I was sandwiched in the middle but managed to find a completely empty row of 4 seats. Then, I realized that the row of 4 was smack in the middle of the bathrooms (which, on one hand, for those of you that know me, is PERFECT, but, on the other hand, means that I'm sitting next to two bathrooms for 10 hours). After a bit of internal conflict, I realized that the benefits of laying down and going to sleep far outweighed the costs of the bathroom traffic - there I stayed.
Off of the planes, we had a 2 hour bus trip to our resort in Itu (outside of Sao Paulo). It's called the Spa Sport Resort and it's where many of the pro soccer teams stay when they come to play in Sao Paulo. We basically have the place to ourself (restaurant, pool, etc).
I'm just back in my room after a light training session with the team and a game of 4v4 with the staff.
I'll write again soon!
Anyway, the flight wasn't terrible. I was sandwiched in the middle but managed to find a completely empty row of 4 seats. Then, I realized that the row of 4 was smack in the middle of the bathrooms (which, on one hand, for those of you that know me, is PERFECT, but, on the other hand, means that I'm sitting next to two bathrooms for 10 hours). After a bit of internal conflict, I realized that the benefits of laying down and going to sleep far outweighed the costs of the bathroom traffic - there I stayed.
Off of the planes, we had a 2 hour bus trip to our resort in Itu (outside of Sao Paulo). It's called the Spa Sport Resort and it's where many of the pro soccer teams stay when they come to play in Sao Paulo. We basically have the place to ourself (restaurant, pool, etc).
I'm just back in my room after a light training session with the team and a game of 4v4 with the staff.
I'll write again soon!
No comments:
Post a Comment