Olympic Park and Sweat

So today I am pretty sure that I lost about 8 lbs, just in sweat. We took the kids and their moms to Olympic Park and then to Minority Park today. It was a blazing 96 degrees and I am pretty sure that I haven't had that much sweat come off my body in years. So far we have had pretty good weather, because it has been a bit overcast and the sun stays behind the clouds. Today the sun was out and belting it's beautiful rays down on us as we walked through Olympic Park. The Bird's Nest is an amazing sight to see. The architecture is unbelievable. Kirsten, a team member, and I were wondering who had an imagination that great to put it together. It really does look like a birds nest. We also were able to see the Water Cube, which all the swimming and diving events were held in. I never realized how close together everything was. The kids were troopers, we only had one mom and child head home early. It was so fun to walk through the stadium and be in the very spot that I saw on TV last summer.
From Olympic Stadium we stopped at the apartment of one of the ELIC gals that lives near Olympic Park, and had our lunch in the luxury of air conditioning. We then sent the preschoolers, my Dad, and their moms off to the hotel and were off to Minority Park. There was so much history there. We learned of all the different ethnic groups that are in China. I was amazed at the diversity. These people are absolutely amazing.
The second team from CBC comes in tomorrow morning and will rest. On Thursday they will shadow us for the day and then we are off to the airport to come home. I am ready to go home, but sad to leave China. I have met some incredible people here and I will forever be changed by the experiences here. I know when I say goodbye on Thursday night it won't be forever.
See you all soon.
Lisa