written by Matt Eshleman
The
travel meet that we just had to Michigan was amazing. It was cool, fun, and
exciting. The thing about this meet is that not only was it a prelims-final
meet. It was a fantastic experience. I think that I learned a lot from this
meet. I learned that Ray is really good at getting lost, apparently there is
such a thing as a C final, and when you travel Ray makes sure you take a nap
during the day.
I think the trip started off well, we were all so happy to be at the airport at 6:15 AM. Although getting off the plane and immediately having a short little practice isn't that much fun, we did go to eat a giant lunch afterwards. Then that night everyone who did the mile rocked and we partied with some Italian food. The night couldn't have been any better. Then, Ray got lost looking for a Super Market; yes the van had a GPS. But the next day was tons of fun. Even though we were all tired we made the best out of the meet that we could. We went to eat at Jimmy Johns which is one of the best sub shops ever. That is until you eat there three times in two days. It started to taste a bit gross.
Sunday went pretty much the same as Sat. However, we had
a mad rush to the airport which got a bit crazy but we luckily made the flight.
The look on all of the security guards faces was priceless. They had no idea
why we were in such a rush and so many of us. We eventually made it back to VA
around 12:45 in the morning. This kind of stunk because we had school the next
day. Although there was a bright side to returning, I could finally stop
hearing all the girls call Ian, Whittle Ian. ' Cause let me tell you, when you
hear eight girls call one guy that constantly for three days it starts to get a
bit annoying. Although everyone on the trip was tons of fun though.
What
was interesting about Michigan was that it snowed every night and people don't
freak out like they do here. It was cool to watch the snow fall every night
because it was so pretty and we don't get snow that often here. The funny part
about Michigan is their street lights. I think the government believes they are
really bad drivers because at all of the main intersections there were two sets
of lights for you. So if the light turned red you would then see a second light
ten feet ahead of it turning red. Not sure why they put their lights like that
but it was very amusing. Mr. Rogione and I got a kick out
of it every time. Especially sense the one light would turn red while the other
was still yellow so it was confusing whether or not you were allowed to go.
