We're here!
HI! I just wanted to let you know that everyone is here.
My group had a fun day in Zurich yesterday - finishing with a gourmet meal at McDonalds! Arnetha was in heaven!
The group from the Atlanta flight arrived in good spirits. Many got no sleep on the plane, but they are troopers! We completely filled up all the seats in the bus & overflowed the luggage compartment. The trip to Lausanne (not really sure how to spell it) was 3 hours. The main excitement was when Kara was trying to figure out where the bathroom was in the bus & then there was a big commotion. Maybe she fell in? I didn't ask! We made a lunch stop at the rest area on the expressway. Guess where we had lunch. Right! McDonalds!
We unloaded the group at the school first. Rachel & Dave arrived just as we did - great timing. There were 2 long flights of stairs up to our classrooms. Lots of fun carrying up all that luggage. The mens room is first on the hallway & then 3 ladies rooms. There are 13 people in each room, all sleeping on the floor. The air mattresses this time look good. If you remember the last Gymnaestrada, they either bottomed out or bucked you off the side. Many in our group brought extra air mattresses that you inflate with a hairdryer. Everyone is living in luxury! Dennie & I helped get everyone settled before we walked to the hotel. When we left, the girls were heading to the shower - a big open room with 6 faucets, & the first faucet controls the temperature for all 6. Now you understand why bathing suits were on the packing list! We are all wearing our purple polos today & since we will need them again, everyone is doing laundry Chattooga style (in the shower).
The hotel is a 10 minute walk to the school. It's by the marina & is very beautiful. The rooms weren't ready, so everyone had to wait. People were laid out all over the lobby. I think we're all settled in now. Just one problem - I've lost Danny. I heard he went out to eat.
Food is really EXPENSIVE here. About $15. for a big Mac meal, so you can imagine what real food costs. Joey, Karen, Robin, & Erik are going to the grocery store to try to find something affordable for dinner. We have set up a serving table in the lobby at the school. There's an organizational meeting tonite, so we should have a plan soon. Jessie, Jo, & Karen are the room mothers at the school & Joey is the Commander in Chief. Great team!
Tomorrow is rehearsal day at the school. We will have almost our whole group together! Mary Fehrenbach, the Kentucky coach, had to escort Team USA home from the World Games in Greece. She has 1 day at home & then flies to Switzerland.
Get ready for another adventure!
My group had a fun day in Zurich yesterday - finishing with a gourmet meal at McDonalds! Arnetha was in heaven!
The group from the Atlanta flight arrived in good spirits. Many got no sleep on the plane, but they are troopers! We completely filled up all the seats in the bus & overflowed the luggage compartment. The trip to Lausanne (not really sure how to spell it) was 3 hours. The main excitement was when Kara was trying to figure out where the bathroom was in the bus & then there was a big commotion. Maybe she fell in? I didn't ask! We made a lunch stop at the rest area on the expressway. Guess where we had lunch. Right! McDonalds!
We unloaded the group at the school first. Rachel & Dave arrived just as we did - great timing. There were 2 long flights of stairs up to our classrooms. Lots of fun carrying up all that luggage. The mens room is first on the hallway & then 3 ladies rooms. There are 13 people in each room, all sleeping on the floor. The air mattresses this time look good. If you remember the last Gymnaestrada, they either bottomed out or bucked you off the side. Many in our group brought extra air mattresses that you inflate with a hairdryer. Everyone is living in luxury! Dennie & I helped get everyone settled before we walked to the hotel. When we left, the girls were heading to the shower - a big open room with 6 faucets, & the first faucet controls the temperature for all 6. Now you understand why bathing suits were on the packing list! We are all wearing our purple polos today & since we will need them again, everyone is doing laundry Chattooga style (in the shower).
The hotel is a 10 minute walk to the school. It's by the marina & is very beautiful. The rooms weren't ready, so everyone had to wait. People were laid out all over the lobby. I think we're all settled in now. Just one problem - I've lost Danny. I heard he went out to eat.
Food is really EXPENSIVE here. About $15. for a big Mac meal, so you can imagine what real food costs. Joey, Karen, Robin, & Erik are going to the grocery store to try to find something affordable for dinner. We have set up a serving table in the lobby at the school. There's an organizational meeting tonite, so we should have a plan soon. Jessie, Jo, & Karen are the room mothers at the school & Joey is the Commander in Chief. Great team!
Tomorrow is rehearsal day at the school. We will have almost our whole group together! Mary Fehrenbach, the Kentucky coach, had to escort Team USA home from the World Games in Greece. She has 1 day at home & then flies to Switzerland.
Get ready for another adventure!
so can you replace the peanut butter and jelly!!!! what a bummer to have had to give all that stuff up!!! oh well you know tsa is enjoying it have a great time
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Glad everyone made it ok. Have fun! Tell Khalilah we miss her.
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Hi - I'm Kelli's mom. Please tell her Kip and I miss her, love her to death, and hope she is having a really good time. Also, tell her not to forget to practice her "yodeling." HA! Love you girl!!
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