July 21, 2018 Me, Blaise, Todd, & Mike take a day trip from Miami to Bimini Islands of The Bahamas for my 24th birthday. This is about a 3-hour ferry rode across the ocean, then we arrive as you see in the opening of the video. Sadly, I was the only one that wanted to … Continue reading Bahamas Sapona Shipwreck
August 12, 2016 After the Favela Tour, Misha and I had to book it across the city about 40 minutes to get the Sugarloaf Mountain. When we arrived in the area we had to walk to the base of the mountain and waited for John and Danza. We purchased out tickets and off we went … Continue reading Sugarloaf Mountain & Beach Volleyball
February 23 – March 1, 2016 Orlando, Florida I was heading to Orlando for a few reasons, the first was for a Sports Career Fair hosted by University of Central Florida (UCF), the second was I ended up working in Kissimmee for the weekend (Kissimmee is right next to Orlando), the third was I get to … Continue reading University of Central Florida & Orlando
August 12, 2016 Misha and I got up real early on this Friday morning to go on a Favela tour. We were warned many times by family, friends, and the American media that this was one of the most dangerous places in Rio. On my cab ride from the airport to the hostel when I first … Continue reading Favela Tour
Well after the Olympics there is a 2-week break then on September 7th, the Rio 2016 Paralympics begin and then the Games officially end on September 18th. But after it is all said and done, what will happen to the 17 Olympic venues? Rio is a city with a population of over 6 million people, … Continue reading What Will Happen to Rio Olympic Venues After the Olympics?
August 9, 2016 Handball This was one of my most anticipated days of events, I have a deep passion for team handball ever since I played in high school. Misha and I headed to the handball matches at 9am, we were running a little late, so when we got off the BRT, we decided to … Continue reading Handball & Gymnastics Women’s Team Finals
August 8, 2016 Water Polo This was an event filled day, the first event of the day was a set of water polo matches at the Parque Aquàtico Maria Lenk which is inside the Olympic Park, with John and Danza. The first match was not as intense as the second match, which was USA v. … Continue reading Water Polo, Gymnastics, & Basketball
August 7, 2016 I had tickets to one event this day, it was the Women’s Gymnastics Subdivision 5. Which was held at the Olympic Park. The Olympic Park is the biggest complex at the Games, this complex is host to over 10 arenas and stadiums, hosting more than 25 sports. On the way to the … Continue reading First Day at Olympic Park
August 6, 2016 I was on my own heading to Rio Centro, which is a complex with multiple pavilions that host four different sports; badminton, weight lifting, table tennis, and boxing. The line for security was extremely long, not because they were being extra thorough, but because they had 2 out of 20 security booths open. … Continue reading Olympic Boxing & Table Tennis
August 5, 2016 Opening Ceremonies Nothing much was done the first half of the day, but the plan was for all of us to go to Maracaña Stadium at 3pm to start searching for scalpers to snag some tickets to get into the Opening Ceremonies. Cora and I left the apartment at 3pm and the … Continue reading How I Got Into Olympic Opening Ceremonies Without Anyone Looking at My Ticket
