Spectator Olympics (from a TV set!)
Now it's time for me to write an Olympics post from behind a TV set instead of from a nosebleed seat from some Olympic venue in London. It's my penultimate night in Switzerland and we've been reported for a noise complaint. This embodies my experience in Switzerland. Controlled madness. I can be excited for Puerto Rico's performance in the Olympic games but not enough to bother the neighbors (oh and by the way a lady next door kept me up half the night bawling at 2:30 am two nights ago, super weird). What propelled this noise complaint? (Normally I would be shocked but when it comes to my voice and decibels of course I am not). I just happened to be for the first time in many many months jumping up and down in front of my TV rooting for Puerto Rico's own Javier Culson in the 400m men's hurdle. He was one of a handful of Puerto Rican athletes in the 2012 Olympics and happened to be a favorite in this event at the Olympics all along and came in 3...