Okay here goes...one month today until I head out to Vancouver for the Olympics!
I have had so much interest from people on my upcoming experience that I thought a blog would be the best way to keep in touch with everyone, and you can follow my "Olympic Journey:)"
A little background on how this happened. About almost 18 months or so ago I saw an ad on TV looking for volunteers, I can't remember the ad but it was good enough for me to take a look at the web site. I completed an application, much like a job interview and hit the send button then waited and waited. In April 2009 I was contacted by phone for a brief interview, the interview was to test my French and to see if I was still interested. Then some more waiting, then another interview at the University of Ottawa, this took about 3 hours. Even in the interview you got a sense that this was going to be a great experience with very enthusiastic, friendly people. Then of course more waiting, finally in October I was offered a position as a host at Hockey Canada Place. (GM Place) This is where all the men's hockey will take place and I think a women's medal game) I had to make a decision if I was going to accept the job or not. There was allot to consider, this is a totally volunteer position : finances, where would I stay, would I get the time from work. Then everything fell nicely in place, I am staying with a family friend in Surrey, got the time off work. Where there is a will there is a way.
So here it is a month until I leave. I get to Vancouver 5 days before the games start. There is much to do in this week: pick up my uniform, training, get familiar with the transport system. But this is a very new experience and I am very much looking forward to it.
I will try to update weekly before I leave then as often as I can once in BC