{"id":477806,"date":"2022-07-25T22:55:56","date_gmt":"2022-07-25T19:55:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/spending-diary-chef-de-mission-sam-effah\/"},"modified":"2022-07-25T22:55:56","modified_gmt":"2022-07-25T19:55:56","slug":"spending-diary-chef-de-mission-sam-effah","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/spending-diary-chef-de-mission-sam-effah\/","title":{"rendered":"#Spending Diary: Chef de Mission Sam Effah"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2eba12370c5\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2eba12370c5\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/spending-diary-chef-de-mission-sam-effah\/#%E2%80%9CSpending_Diary_Chef_de_Mission_Sam_Effah%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Spending Diary: Chef de Mission Sam Effah&#8221;<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-2' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/spending-diary-chef-de-mission-sam-effah\/#Monday\" >Monday<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/spending-diary-chef-de-mission-sam-effah\/#Tuesday\" >Tuesday<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/spending-diary-chef-de-mission-sam-effah\/#Wednesday\" >Wednesday<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/spending-diary-chef-de-mission-sam-effah\/#Thursday\" >Thursday<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/spending-diary-chef-de-mission-sam-effah\/#Friday\" >Friday<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/spending-diary-chef-de-mission-sam-effah\/#Saturday\" >Saturday<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/spending-diary-chef-de-mission-sam-effah\/#Sunday\" >Sunday<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CSpending_Diary_Chef_de_Mission_Sam_Effah%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Spending Diary: Chef de Mission Sam Effah&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n                            Now one of two chefs de mission for the 2022 Commonwealth <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Game<\/a>s, Effah shares how he splits his money between work and play\n                        <\/div>\n<div>\n                                                                        <em>Sam Effah\u2019s Olympic sprinting days may be in the past, but he\u2019s still a man on the go. Effah represents Team Canada as one of two chefs de mission for the 2022 Commonwealth Games, which begin Thursday in Birmingham, England. He shared his costs for one week in the lead-up\u00a0to the event, splitting his spending between work and play.<\/em><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Monday\"><\/span>Monday<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Last night, I flew to Ottawa to light the Canada Games torch at the Centennial Flame monument on Parliament Hill. It was such an honour. Pascale St-Onge, the minister of sport, was there. I started my day with a three-egg omelette and coffee ($24) from room service. I don\u2019t normally drink coffee, but I needed to stay alert.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Tuesday\"><\/span>Tuesday<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>My mom is coming to visit at the end of the month, so my wife, Sofia, and I bought us all tickets to a Greek-<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">theme<\/a>d beach picnic ($450) on the Toronto lakeshore as a 60th-birthday surprise. One of her best friends, Gloria, my sister, Erica, and Gloria\u2019s son, Ian, will be joining us, too\u2014and my mom has no idea!<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Wednesday\"><\/span>Wednesday<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>We kicked off celebrations for my friend Chris\u2019s bachelor party today. I know Chris from my track days. The seven of us grabbed some food and drinks ($74) at the Loose Moose in downtown Toronto and then we went to the Rogers Centre to watch the Blue Jays play the Minnesota Twins ($40). To be honest, I\u2019m not a baseball fan, but I love the atmosphere of the stadium.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Thursday\"><\/span>Thursday<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The bachelor party continued in Niagara Falls. We went go-karting at the Niagara Speedway ($130), which was fun, even though kids were driving circles around me. We headed to Brasa Brazilian Steakhouse for an all-you-can-eat meat dinner ($111). There was so much steak and chicken; I don\u2019t want to look at meat ever again.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Friday\"><\/span>Friday<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>I drove back to Toronto in my rented silver Ford Escape ($196). I had to stop for gas, which cost me $75 and didn\u2019t even fill the tank. It hurt my heart!<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Saturday\"><\/span>Saturday<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Last summer, I trained with four-time Olympic coach Joey Scott and started using his line of supplements, JML Levitate Nutrition. His team let me work out with them during lockdown. Today, I re-upped on my favourite JML protein powder ($115). I do everything I can to support good people.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Sunday\"><\/span>Sunday<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>I went to the Farm Boy in my building to buy avocado, bread, vegan cheese and vegan mayo ($42) to make my wife a grilled cheese before she headed to Miami for a friend\u2019s bachelorette weekend. She\u2019s vegan, and I participate out of support. 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