We are here in Brazil now. Our flights went very smoothly. Business class is quite amazing. 3 course meal, hot towels, reclining seats ---- makes the time go pretty quickly. Upon our arrival, we met Thadeu, the professional coach that will be with us all week, and transferred to our hotel. After checking in, our boys got their first taste of playing against Brazilians. Needless to say the first 15 minutes were tough for them. I'm happy to report that they settled down and started to play more quickly and with less anxiety. They are still adjusting to the travel time so by tomorrow I expect even greater improvement. We had a short team meeting with our Brazilian teammates. Our team consists of 7 Americans and 7 Brazilians. They will be training and competing with us all week.
Have to run and eat. Take care all.
Dan
