We're all loaded on five tour buses and ready to depart for Olympia. The last two days have been in Athens, and now the next 11 will be at the International Olympic Academy in Olympia. I will have more information on Olympia in future blogs.

Last night was the opening ceremony of the session, which was long and difficult for many people to stay awake. At least for me and everyone I talked to. After the ceremony was a reception at our hotel in Athens. At the end of the ceremony, the emcee told us that the night was still young. Considering he again reminded us of this fact once we were back at the hotel, clearly there were expectations of the reception being a party. A dance party.

Those who know me know that I'm not much of a dancer. Last night was a little different, though. It was interesting to see what songs would be played. The DJ was really good at throwing in the annoying siren sounds and other various (just as annoying, though) sounds. The highlights of music selected included "Hotel Room Service," "Beat It," and "Jump Around." I get teased about being Wisconsin-centric (more on that in a bit), but "Jump Around" has special meaning for any Wisconsin football fan.

I mentioned how everyone at this session can speak English. I wonder how thorough their understanding of English really is, because I wonder if they know what DMX actually is talking about in "Up In Here."

Back to me being Wisconsin-centric. I am quick to notice Wisconsin license plates, strike up a conversation with a Wisconsinite, or tell my non-Skonnie friends how great Wisconsin is. Well, on our first day here, Angie and Gina and I were walking down the street and saw a black Ford Escape. I drive the same vehicle, so it certainly stood out in a crowd of non-American vehicles. The Escape turned right in front of us, and that is when I saw the "University of Wisconsin" sticker in the back window. I was pumped! I was hoping that it was going to quickly pull over, as I would have went to talk to the driver, but it wasn't meant to be.

I have gotten to know one of the Australian delegates, Adam, a little over the first two days. Yesterday on our walk to the Parthenon Museum he told me that he went to college in and swam for Nebraska from 1996-2000. My next-door neighbor and good friend Brad Vering was there from 1996-2001, so of course I sent Brad an email asking if he remembered Adam. Brad said that he does, and that he remembers him being an awesome swimmer. I tend to agree, as Adam was in the 2000, 2004, and 2008 Olympic Games.

So many towns and cities dub themselves as the official fill-in-the-blank. For example, Boscobel, Wisconsin, the hometown of USA Wrestling Executive Director Rich Bender, is the Wild Turkey Capital of Wisconsin. Anyways, I am dubbing Athens the Graffiti Capital of the World.

I have a feeling that motorcycle etiquette isn't just different in Greece, but rather all foreign countries. I would never cruise down the road in between cars, but that is commonplace here. What really surprises me is when motorcyclists do this between our bus and other vehicles. I guess I just tend to obey the white dashes used to separate lanes of traffic, not ride right on top of them on my motorcycle.

The bus just drove by a place called Tony's la Mama's. I'm not sure what kind of place it was, but I can assure you that it is awesome. Okay, maybe I can't assure that.

We saw that the Lakers won the NBA Championship last night (this morning here). I'm not a huge basketball fan, but I was hoping the Celtics would win. I have always liked KG, so I was hoping they'd win for that reason. My Minnesota Twins got schooled by Ubaldo Jimenez and the Rockies yesterday when going for the sweep, and the US soccer team plays Slovenia tonight at 5:00. I'm not sure if there will be a way for us to watch the game, but I'm sure we'll try. Anything else happen in the world of sports?

Time to chat with the guy sitting next to me on the bus, Leo, a taekwondo player from El Salvador.

Citius! Altius! Fortius!