On July 23rd, the Youth Olympic Flame was lit for the very first time. The ceremony took place in front of the ancient temple of Hera, where people dressed as ancient priestesses lit the flame using a concave mirror. Photos of the flame lighting ceremony can be seen on Facebook.

The flame will travel to Mexico City, Berlin, Dakar, and Seoul before it heads to Singapore for the game’s beginning on the 14th of August.

What I’m wondering is why do the Olympic organizers only think there are five continents? Has there been a change in international agreement on what a continent is, in the same way that Pluto was demoted to a “dwarf planet”? I’ve always been taught that there were seven continents. Obviously, there aren’t too many people interested in the Youth Olympic Games in Antarctica, but why aren’t they visiting both North and South America? Instead, the organizers lump North and South America into the “Americas”. if we’re going to go by that mindset, we should lump Europe and Asia together into one big supercontinent called Eurasia.

The flame is making it’s way around the world though. If you live near one of the cities that it will travel to, hope you get a chance to see it.

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