Most confusing Olympics ever?
I really thought that the postponed Tokyo Olympics, moved from 2020 to 2021, would be the most confusing thing I have to deal with in my job. But as the saying goes, Beijing 2022 grabbed the microphone and said, "hold my beer." The entire process of getting prepared to go to China has been an absolute cluster on my end. There was the entire process of trying to get them to take my money, which was exacerbated by their need to get the funds in Chinese currency instead of US (like the other three Olympic hosts have done), then the addition of purpose codes that were never relayed to us and the like. But, as my last blog post said, that was taken care of, finally and my hotel is there and waiting for me when I arrive in Beijing. Or, that is, if I arrive in Beijing. Getting there, as referenced in a previous blog post is proving more and more difficult. The representative from Cathay Pacific was in regular communication for a few weeks as we tried to work out a schedule that wor...