Friday, February 19, 2010

Fewf!

Sadly no pictures today...got a bunch from a very busy and exciting day at the Games, but they just don't seem to want to cooperate today. Hopefully I can get that fixed before I return.

It was an unbelievably exciting and tiring day today, following the trend of each day being even more than the last. Today we started with a group of Grade 5's (who I am sure know that they must hold the 'shift' key down to make letters capitals, especially on their names) come visit in the morning - they learned a little about Right to Play and then played a wicked game of human foosball. A great way to kick things off.

Then we did a flash mob dance thingy where people 'spontaneously' appear out of nowhere to dance as a big group - and when I say 'spontaneous' I mean, in this case, totally planned, collaborated on, a rehearsed. It was fun none-the-less and I hope to teach you guys at home this little dance so we can continue to spread the word (hopefully it will be up on YouTube tomorrow).

And then of course we finish the day with another gold medal (WOOOOOOOHOOOOO!) and a stressful win over the Swiss in hockey.

The win touched off a celebration in this city I have yet to see, further proving hockey to be #1, and I think was made all that more explosive and awesome because it was so stressful! Literally the city exploded....it was awesome!

Once again, thanks so much to everyone who has commented (you can view your comments for each entry by clicking at the bottom), especially those who have cleaned up their grammar act. 'U' is not a word!

To answer a few questions posed in the comment section: yes, I am loving my time here; no, I haven't met too many athletes; and if I were to be an Olympic athlete at these games I would be a hockey player (yeah right) or compete in the biathlon!

2 comments:

  1. Dear Mr. Dinner,

    Hi, we're here in Mrs.Cioccio's and Mrs. Ostner's class really enjoy hearing about what you've been doing! You're an awesome skipper! Can we call you Skippy?
    Do you think you might be able to get one of our own famous Canadian athletes or maybe the likes of Shaun White to join The Right to Play? We think that would be awesome!
    Have fun with your remaining time and have a safe journey home.
    The Grade Six Students from Mrs. Cioccio and Mrs. Ostner

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  2. Hey John,

    ‘Flash Mob Dance’?!?

    Hmmmmm, I’m thinking that would be a great lesson for PE on Monday – you’re teaching it right?!?!

    We had a wonderful time checking in with you this week, but the kids are really looking forward to having you back – they missed you.

    Have a safe trip home.

    C. Kowalski

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