Today we are going to delve into a topic that divided nations for years: Do we still need the Olympics? First of all, may I point out: it is an excellent way to bring nations together to compete in peace, and celebrate how everyone is different in their own way. Also, it is  motivation for younger people to admire, train and achieve their goal. But, unfortunately on the other hand, it is very, VERY expensive. It can sometimes put the hosting country in debt. Many country’s make a stadium specifically for the Olympics, and then they abandon it. This destroys animals habitats for nothing. Also, the transportation of athletics emit CO2 into the air. So, do we need the Olympics? You decide.

It was the day of the French Olympics and I didn’t have one word to express how happy I was to be here.

The dancing, bright lights, music, everything. It was just so beautiful, especially the outfits that the singers and people in general were wearing. I was also really stoked to be here since one of the athletes representing New Zealand was my sister, she was doing basketball!

The lights slowly started to dim, the crowd calming down from their cheers and chanting. The first act started to go into action, and what was it you may ask? The Lady Gaga act! It was absolutely glamorous, their pink frilly outfits, the Pom Pom’s creating different shapes in their hand, the music in the background making my head bob subconsciously. The song was called “Mon Truc en Plumes (My Thing With Feathers)”.

But let’s skip that since it was only a four minute act, and was slightly repetitive, it was a little hypnotising. Anyway, once the act was finished, I looked over at the crowd, and a boom of claps started to fill the area. I moved my eyes over to my friends who were covering their ears from how loud the ruckus was. “Yeah, I’m fine.” My friend answered back, removing their hands from their ears so they could hear me clearly

I nodded slightly, looking back at the next  act that was happening, it was a pretty boring act, just some dancing and stuff. My mind just drifted off to something  different, like fake scenarios or something. Once I had realised that multiple acts had gone by, I felt slightly disappointed that I wasn’t paying attention, but I was about to sleep since it was getting late and I was tired. Looking over at my friend who was currently watching the acts intensely, their noise cancelling headphones strapped on their ears.

“I’m gonna have a nap, alright?” I mumbled, looking over my shoulder to look at them, my eyebrow raised, curious at what their response was gonna be. “Alright, don't sleep through the whole thing.” My friends responded, their voice having a hint of sarcastic tone in it. I just scoffed and grabbed the blanket that we had packed earlier on before we had left, cuddling it around up before drifting off to sleep

Sadly, when I woke up, my friend was nudging me to wake up, since I had slept through nearly all the act’s and my friend couldn’t finish the Olympics opening all alone. A small yawn left my mouth, rubbing my eyes while watching the end of the Olympic opening ceremony alone. With my friend. Honestly, this was worth the flight. It was amazing to watch the acts. Even if I did sleep through half of them.