When I look at these pictures I just laugh. Look at our fancy new uniforms. Don't we look happy and excited and eager. It doesn't seem to matter to us that we are standing in the rain, holding 20 pound boxes and another 20 pounds of brochures in our backpacks....we are excited for our Olympic experience to begin.
This all changed very quickly. One hour later is a totally different story. I wish I had a picture to compare. One hour later we were shocking wet, walking up a hill. Our backs ached, our arms burned, our shoulders throbbed and our legs were weak. We were no longer smiling and laughing....we were panting and trying to catch our breathes. And the 'real' work hadn't even started yet.
But even with all the heavy lifting and sore muscles I'm having a great time. I have my morning to hang out, relax, and explore the city. At night we head down to BD Place to get as many flyers as we can into the hands of the 25,000 people attending the Medal Ceremonies and concerts. After everyone is seated we get to go in and enjoy the show. Tuesday night I got to see Canada get a gold medal. The crowd went CRAZY....they love getting golds. Last night we rocked with INXS. It was a great show, complete with fireworks at the end.
Last night after the concert we decided to head out and see a little more of the city at night. It was beautiful, amazing and crowded. The Canadian Hockey Team beat Russia last night so the streets were full of excited fans. They were dressed up in all sorts of face paint and costumes. We walked down by the waterfront and checked out some of the international houses and I got my first listen of French Rap. Very interesting. The highlight of the night for me was seeing the torch.
As a super Olympic junkie, I am tremendously jealous and eating up every one of your posts. I'm especially envious of your awesome new Olympic gear! Have a great time!!! See you soon :)
Posted by: Marissa | February 25, 2010 at 06:51 PM
It makes me smile that you were see it all. What an experience! The torch on TV was cool, but to be THERE had to be unbelievable.
Posted by: mom | March 12, 2010 at 06:57 PM