Journal entry 1: May 30, 2012 We all just got lunch in Atlanta at Pei Wei and are now lounging waiting for our flight to Milan. The day has been good so far. Everyone made it on time and had their passports. The flight to Atlanta was a little bouncy, so of course I was uneasy with that! Spirits are very high and there is much excitement for the upcoming days. This is such a great opportunity that we have. The chance to visit some great cities in Europe and play some really great volleyball! There is no question the team will be pushed and will grow from playing some international volleyball. Hopefully their lives will be enriched by the travels, people they meet, and the amazing things they will see. The trips I have been involved with in the past have been great and we are so fortunate. I wish all of our travel party a safe and wonderful trip! It is really great for me personally to have ny family with me on this trip and get to share this experience with them. All the prep is over lets get to Milan and get this adventure rolling. It will be great having Tim Kelly as our tour guide too. Tim has put this together for us and it will be fun as Tim always does a great job! Ciao everyone! See you in a couple weeks! Jeff