We waited.
Everybody waited.
From all around the world we came, we took our seats, and waited.
Some had prepared for months. For others, a last-minute opportunity had presented itself. But we were now mingling with people of many nations while we waited.
Our group, from Japan, Russia, and the U.S. stayed together. The bus had arrived early enough that we quickly found seating without having to navigate the uncomfortably steep, bowed concrete amphitheater steps.
