Vaccination. Check.
Two pre-flight negative tests. Check.
Take daily temperature for two weeks. Check.
I'm ready to go.
- I've been called abroad. - But I haven't.
I'm going someplace special with a caveat.
- Oooh, that's a big word. - Yeah, will you miss me?
- Maybe - [Laughing]
I'll give you a hint.
We've been there and if you watched my channel before
we have several videos on this place.
I'm going to Japan for the Olympics, to work, with football.
- Don't you mean soccer? - Soccer!
No, go for tourism.
I mentioned a few times, on this channel,
my connection with sporting events, especially World Cups and Olympic Games.
I've been working on these events since 2004.
Nobody likes to get these tests, huh?
I got to do it twice. Today and tomorrow.
The first one is done and I didn't even sneeze.
Now let me tell you something.
I'm here on the weekend and the lab is closed.
They opened only for me just to make sure
I'd get my exam done at the right time.
Thank you so much Dr. Linda.
I hope that it's negative and if I'm able to catch this flight
that's thanks to you. I hope that she's watching.
Next day, let's do it again.
- You ready? - Yes, I'm ready.
In Japan, I'll probably do PCRs
every day or every other day but hopefully the saliva test.
Who-hoo, negative, negative! See you in Japan!
This trip for me is all about media operations which means
give a helping hand to the thousands of journalists, photographers, assistants
that come from all over the world to cover the events.
And that means, also, organizing a thing or two like interviews.
I'm super grateful for the opportunity but this event comes with some challenges.
Some of the documents I submitted here.
My activity plan in Japan,
Health monitoring,
and my list of close contacts.
And this will become my accreditation.
This Tokyo Olympics will be unlike any other Olympic games.
This will not be an event of thousands of cheering fans
rooting for their country.
But it looks like a lot of cool things will happen virtually
and I'm very excited to see it.
For me, this just means more focused work.
No sightseeing, no exploring, no discovering new foods and restaurants.
This time to help secure a safe event
I'll be limited to working at the hotel or at the stadium.
I'm up for it.
You may not know this but some Olympic competitions
take place outside of Tokyo too.
Sports that require multiple venues as football
or that need special conditions like surfing
happen in different venues.
So, for us, it will be like a mini-World Cup.
In addition to Tokyo, I will also be in Miyagi.
- Where's Miyagi?
- Miyagi is north of Tokyo.
Now it's still in the same island as Honshu.
In between Tokyo and the north of the island.
Sendai. Sendai.
My last game in Tokyo will be at the Olympic Stadium
where they have the opening and closing ceremonies.
- Will you be at those?
- No, not at those.
I'll be at the final of the Women's football which is also fantastic.
Quick break to watch the match here.
It's the final of the Euro. Great game.
Oooooohhhh!!
Wow!
Congratulations to Italy but I'm so sorry for England.
The other cities with football games in the Olympics
are Yokohama, Kashima, Saitama and Sapporo.
- What! - Yup.
- Only one suitcase? - Yup.
- Yeah. - For three weeks?
- Unfortunately, baby, yeah.
There are so many more Japanese videos on my channel.
Come take a look
Tokyo and Yokohama, where there will be games are covered in detail.
Although the Olympics are in Tokyo
there are lots of competitions that happen in different cities.
and Yokohama is one of these cities.
It was right here. The final of the 2002 World Cup.
This is one of the top stadiums in Japan if not the top.
There will be soccer games in the Olympics here, too.
- And, don't forget Osaka and Nagoya.
- Exactly, Nagoya, Osaka, and Shinkansen. Famous Japanese bullet train.
We have a really nice trip in the Shinkansen.
Wow!
With that said, Japan and the IOC are taking every possible measure
to ensure a safe environment for the Japanese people, the athletes, of course
and foreign staff like me.
These rules are more strict if you don't quarantine for 14 days,
which is my case.
That's why all the testing and all the monitoring.
I do believe in the steps that they are taking.
- And how many times have you looked at the documents?
- Oh, so many. I can't even tell you
because there are so many details I need to make sure I don't forget anything.
And some of the documents you depend on Japan sending you.
You know, you need to make sure you get them.
There are also some apps that are installed on your phone
and they work for contact tracing, for health monitoring.
They are taking technology to a whole new level.
And of course, I need to take my temperatures every single day
and input in the app.
I believe this will be a very successful event.
Very unique in its own way.
I'm taking all the precautions and all the necessary measures.
I'm very excited about it.
I ended up with a suitcase and a carry-on.
But only because I wanted to have as much as possible
with me inside the plane.
Both are half empty.
And by the way, it's 6 in the morning.
- Japan, here you come!
- Oh, baby, this is it. - You go to Japan.
- Ok, bye.
- That's it? - Yeah, that's all.
You get to have fun. I don't.
That's all you get. I'm sorry.
- Wish me luck, baby. - Good luck baby. Enjoy. Have fun.
- Thank you
- Tchau. - Tchau.
First time in a long time that I travel all by myself, like this.
Ok, now the flight and that's a whole new adventure.
I'll save that for the next video.