Backstreet is Back!

Cameron Khoury's first blog! Our first day in the wonderful country of Bhutan couldn't have gone any better! After sleeping for 12 hours and getting our bodies on Thimphu time, we woke up this morning and ate a really good breakfast. After breakfast we saddled up in our vans to head to the first school, a high school. When we arrived the principle of the school greeted us and rushed us up on stage in front of the whole school, size of about 1000. The principle introduced us to the school and Coach Boomer formally introduced each one of us. After the introductions the whole school of 1000 sang the Bhutanese National Anthem, to me, officially starting our trip here in Bhutan. Once the national anthem was finished the high school was dismissed to begin school and go to their first class. We split up the team into groups of 4, with Nolan, Tom, Billy, and myself in a group, and got the chance to speak to a class of about 30. Each of the other groups also got to speak with a class. In the class we got a chance to further introduce ourselves and tell a little background information about us. The kids were extremely respectful and gave is their undivided attention. We talked to them about basketball, life, and what other benefits you get from being part of a sport and a team. They asked us questions about positions of basketball along with what players in the NBA play those positions. With one kid being a Laker fan and the rest being Miami fans. I had to give the one Laker fan a high five for being one amongst all the bandwaggoners. Our group finished our classroom session first and when exited the classroom we hear a group of guys singing. So I walk into the class, two away from us, and come to see my teammates Taylor and Kirk, along with Coach Boomer and our coordinator Josh singing Backstreet Boys "I Want It That Way" by request from one of the kids! With the kids are clapping along and me getting it all on video! They plan on doing that song at every school we go to!