Universiade

This year Shenzhen was chosen to host the 26th annual Universiade games.  I had never heard of them before, and have learned that they are basically the university's version of the Olympic games.  Universities from around the world compete in every sporting event to find out what team is ranked the best.  Last night I went to the U.S.A verse Turkey men's volleyball match and it was a blast.  We were surrounded by Chinese spectators whom were all cheering for Turkey.  Every day when my coworkers and I walk down the street many Chinese people take our pictures or ask to have their picture taken with us.  At the volleyball match was no exception, other than the sheer magnitude of pictures that were taken of our entourage.  Every time the U.S. made a kill or succeeded with a block, our group would stand up and cheer, which was followed by Chinese people taking our photographs or turning around and laughing at us.  Even though we were surrounded by non U.S.A. fans, our team was victorious and we walked out of the gym with our heads held high.