Humanitarian Day of Giving

The highlight of the Olympic Academic Experience is the day of giving that is held in conjunction with the World Olympian Association. We set out at 9 am to shop at Oxford circus because people needed to get more formal attire. I bought a black cardigan and a tie. I had McDonalds for lunch with a couple guys. Coca Cola is activating their sponsorship of the games with a limited edition glass available only in London with a large meal. We the headed to the Wellington barracks to play games with children from East London. I was on Team Thailand and competed in the standing broad jump. I left the limbo contest for others. In the beginning, the kids were soft spoken but by the end, they were laughing and having a great time. Throughout the day, former Olympians came and spoke to us about their philosophies. They also inspired us with their stories and advice. After this, we got dressed up and headed to the reception. We all looked like a million bucks, or British pounds I should say. We had a delicious meal and I of course got seconds. We had a medal ceremony. After this, we celebrated our classmate Chris' birthday. We later went to House of Nations, a dance club. Luckily the DJ mixed up the Euro house music with some Urban musical stylings featuring US lyricists.