espnW Blog: 2012 Paralympics
Clive Rose/Getty ImagesIt was day three of the Paralympics when I started getting messages from Russian reporters on Facebook and Twitter. "We've found your family!" one said, with a photo of a Russian-looking family attached.
Laura Evans/U.S. ParalympicsTuesday was the day I fenced in my event (women’s foil Category A) here in London at the Paralympics, and it was rough, to say the least. I went into the experience with the biggest butterflies in my stomach and a lack of confidence in my own skills.
As of Saturday, I have been in London for a full week, yet it feels like I just got here yesterday.The whole experience has been jaw-dropping. The athlete village itself really is almost its own city -- it has rows of apartment buildings, a main dining hall off on one end and an activity-filled community center at the other side.