Torino 2006

In our 3B term during the fall of 2000 Laura and I decided that it would be neat to watch to Sydney Olympic opening ceremonies live at 4 am EDT. We managed to convince Douglas and Matt to join us by bribing them with a homemade breakfast. Since then I’ve kept the tradition of watching all Olympic opening ceremonies live and combining them with a host nation themed meal.

The Torino 2006 opening ceremonies were live at 10 am PST on Friday. One of the great things about grad school is that our schedules are pretty flexible and 8 of my friends were able to come over and watch with me. I got to introduce a number of Americans to the CBC coverage since NBC did not do a live broadcast. Since the Olympics are in Italy this year I served manicotti and spaghetti for lunch. We also had a few bottles of Italian wine (before noon!) and enjoyed some gelato for dessert. It was a great way to kick off the games!