Arrival- by Mack FitzPatrick

 24 hours of travel and an 8 hour time difference has taken it's toll, but I've finally gotten acclimated to the Swedish lifestyle, breakfast at 8, lunch at 12, dinner at 5, and evening coffee at 8:30.  Lucky for us, most of the people here speak English, but it's fun to see and hear all the Swedish words as well. So far our days have consisted of course previews, a few training sessions, some running, and exploration of örnsköldsvik, the town we are staying in. The ski trails that we are going to be racing on are amazing. All the trails are lighted, well groomed, and there's a bridge we get to ski over! To some my trip up so far things here have been wonderful. My teammates are great and the coaches are so supportive. I can't wait for the racing to begin! 

Checking out the course before the race.

Got the wax cabin all set up.

Went wax shopping.

Loving the trails and excited to race.

Teams USA hanging out between training skis.