First Day of Work!

What an exciting (and long) first day of work! A couple men from Belgium worked with us and showed us how to set things up. They were hilarious! One minute, they were explaining things to us in English, and the next, they would break out in Dutch to each other. They joked that their favorite language to speak to each other was cantonese - which wouldn't surprise me as they each knew 6+ languages. That's what I really admire in other countries - the emphasis on learning more than one language. The work here is not at all boring to me, in fact, I feel like a small child climbing all over a jungle gym!

Tomorrow will be a long day - 11.5 hours, but I'm looking forward to it! The Medals Plaza is really amazing, even with the disillusionment from working behind-the-scenes. It's crazy how many people it takes to pull something like this off - and how much time and effort go into the little details.

I also had my first mountee experience today - I watched them as they saluted and marched around in their boots and really interesting pants. The kind I saw were in navy, not red, but that didn't take away from their mounty aura. Some time in the very near future I will have my picture taken with one.

Still unsuccessful on my bubble tea hunt, but I'm not giving up hope. I've got 17 more days!

Food has been really good - I had lunch today at an Indian restaurant and dinner at a place called "Soup Boutique". Each small meal costs about $12 (in Canadian dollars), so I'm try my best to enjoy the food, but not go crazy with my spending, because it adds up.

I don't know why I thought Whistler wouldn't be cold, but now I've learned to bundle up even if 30 degrees doesn't seem that intimidating. Good thing I learned my lesson now and not on an extremely cold day.

It seems that my time is up again. Until next time. :)