Olympic Update Continued
Hi again,
Yes indeed I am typing on my laptop and have just returned to my little spot at Blenz cafe. I finished my training, which consisted of a lengthy introduction and food safe training. Then a gondola ride up the mountain where some of our posts will be. Our locations change daily, sometimes down at the base of the mountain or partway up at the finish line where we receive the athletes and keep their family and friends comfortable with hot food and beverages. Then there's one more post at the top where the men and woman begin their hopeful gold medal sprint down the mountain. Lots of strict instruction not to ask for autographs and only speak when spoken to. After all , those are tense moments before their descent.
How thrilling! I was frozen solid and am only now beginning to thaw after my $4.25 small hot chocolate, which I gulped down in two swigs.... but it did reach my toes and now I am getting that nice tingling sensation indicating that my blood has indeed started moving again.
I can't get over how gorgeous it is up here. The houses all tucked into the mountain sides, the roofs so covered in snow that it's a wonder they don't cave in under the weight. Every direction you turn there are gondolas that lead up the mountain sides and the slopes lead literally right into the coffee shop......in fact, here comes one now...ahhhhhhhh!!!!!
Then from one slope which lands in Creekside, the eager skiers and snowboarders pile into the bus which will take them back to Whistler village to do it all again. What a life...I had no idea this world existed. It doesn't even feel like Canada. Everywhere I turn there are Brits, Aussies, Germans, Dutch, Russians, Japanese, Chinese, Hungarians, Spanish, a couple Americans and a few locals in the mix. Oh, how I'm soaking up the different languages! It feels strangely like home....even though I do feel like a fish out of water with my little pumas, jeans and no hat or scarf, slipping and sliding in and out of snowbanks. I only packed one outfit since I will be heading to Vancouver again tomorrow.
Shawna, Aarons's sister, is simply a gem. There's a special at the pub tonight: pint of beer and pizza for 10 bucks...count me in.... What a great group of people up here.
Anyway, I will keep this one short: I have to start on my visa stuff.
love, Verena
Yes indeed I am typing on my laptop and have just returned to my little spot at Blenz cafe. I finished my training, which consisted of a lengthy introduction and food safe training. Then a gondola ride up the mountain where some of our posts will be. Our locations change daily, sometimes down at the base of the mountain or partway up at the finish line where we receive the athletes and keep their family and friends comfortable with hot food and beverages. Then there's one more post at the top where the men and woman begin their hopeful gold medal sprint down the mountain. Lots of strict instruction not to ask for autographs and only speak when spoken to. After all , those are tense moments before their descent.
How thrilling! I was frozen solid and am only now beginning to thaw after my $4.25 small hot chocolate, which I gulped down in two swigs.... but it did reach my toes and now I am getting that nice tingling sensation indicating that my blood has indeed started moving again.
I can't get over how gorgeous it is up here. The houses all tucked into the mountain sides, the roofs so covered in snow that it's a wonder they don't cave in under the weight. Every direction you turn there are gondolas that lead up the mountain sides and the slopes lead literally right into the coffee shop......in fact, here comes one now...ahhhhhhhh!!!!!
Then from one slope which lands in Creekside, the eager skiers and snowboarders pile into the bus which will take them back to Whistler village to do it all again. What a life...I had no idea this world existed. It doesn't even feel like Canada. Everywhere I turn there are Brits, Aussies, Germans, Dutch, Russians, Japanese, Chinese, Hungarians, Spanish, a couple Americans and a few locals in the mix. Oh, how I'm soaking up the different languages! It feels strangely like home....even though I do feel like a fish out of water with my little pumas, jeans and no hat or scarf, slipping and sliding in and out of snowbanks. I only packed one outfit since I will be heading to Vancouver again tomorrow.
Shawna, Aarons's sister, is simply a gem. There's a special at the pub tonight: pint of beer and pizza for 10 bucks...count me in.... What a great group of people up here.
Anyway, I will keep this one short: I have to start on my visa stuff.
love, Verena
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