With only 18 days to go, I must admit, I’m officially drunk off the Olympic Kool-Aid.
When the first call for volunteers for the Vancouver 2010 Winter Games went out, I was looking forward to the opportunity to help “welcome the world” to the city I call home. As you may now, I would love to be a professional volunteer, so me signing up to volunteer for the Games wasn’t a big shock to anyone.
However, it wasn’t until recently that I finally reached that tipping point – the one between “this is kind of neat” and “HOLY WOW THIS IS AMAZING!” Being a part of the Games has made me smile a little bit bigger and hold my chest out a little prouder each day. From the free transit rides, the cool volunteer gear we get, the e-mail from John Furlong asking all staff & volunteers to donate to Haiti relief, to the heart-warming videos (like the one below):
For the first time I can remember, I am truly, genuinely, and fully proud to be a Canadian. No slam by Shane…
…or song by Classified…
can truly sum up what I am feeling. (They do a pretty good job though!)
This is my last full week of work before I go into my own little “Games Time” mode. I couldn’t be more excited to spend the month of February at Thunderbird Arena volunteering as part of the on-site Communications Crew and in rehearsals for my gig with the Opening and Closing Ceremonies. (I wish I could tell you more about the later, but you’ll just have to tune in to see the magic unfold. You won’t want to miss it – THAT I can guarantee!)
If this is just the start of the inebriation, I don’t even want to think of what the hangover is going to be like. Like everything in life, let’s enjoy this while it lasts.
Pick of the post: Two Foot Falls – We Were Electric (music video)
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