The last week of the Olympics is usually a quick one. We have been here for a couple weeks and friends that have been working at venues that have finished have started to leave. I know I have said it before, but it is like groundhog day everyday. We have no idea what day of the week it is, if it is light or dark outside (since we work in an area that always has the same lighting day or night), what is happening in the real world, and we all miss seeing our families and homes. Today we have a lot of programming that we are editing. We have to cut about 15 segments of diving to air on 2 different networks. It will be a challenge and good test for Thursday and Saturday because we will have similar challenges those days too.
I have gotten a couple questions that a lot of people have sent, so I will answer them.
Have you seen mosquitos? If so, are people worried about ZIKA?
I have seen a grand total of 2 mosquitos while I have been here and that was in the first week. I have not heard anything about ZIKA while here except for people in the states talking about Miami. All good here.
Did they build all new venues for these Olympics?
No. A lot of the venues in Olympic Park were from the Pan American Games that were held here in 2007. A few, like tennis, were built for these games. The World Cup was also in Brazil a couple years ago so there were a few soccer stadiums that were reused during the Olympics.
I have gotten a couple questions that a lot of people have sent, so I will answer them.
Have you seen mosquitos? If so, are people worried about ZIKA?
I have seen a grand total of 2 mosquitos while I have been here and that was in the first week. I have not heard anything about ZIKA while here except for people in the states talking about Miami. All good here.
Did they build all new venues for these Olympics?
No. A lot of the venues in Olympic Park were from the Pan American Games that were held here in 2007. A few, like tennis, were built for these games. The World Cup was also in Brazil a couple years ago so there were a few soccer stadiums that were reused during the Olympics.