I can’t believe I have been here for 4 weeks now and that the Olympics start in 8 days! It has gone so quick!

This week I went to the Forbidden City near Tiananmen Square. It covers a vast area, with so much to see. It was home for almost five centuries for the Emperors within the Ming and Qing Dynasties.

Outside the Forbidden City is Tiananmen Square, there is a large flower show based on the Beijing 2008 Olympics, which is being put on display just a week before the Games.

My training is based at the Workers’ Indoor Stadium, where the boxing is held. I am so excited to be there within the journalists and the athletes. Being part of the Games is such an exciting time in my life at the moment and it’s too hard to describe in words, but I know for sure that the atmosphere here will be fantastic. A group of us are hoping to go to the Bird’s Nest to witness the Opening Ceremony on the 8^th August. It should be a night to remember!