I'm Home!

What an adventure...I loved every minute of it. I feel so blessed to have had the opportunity to work at an Olympic games in Canada. I've never been so proud to be Canadian! This was my first visit to the west and that alone was amazing. What a beautiful country we have. Thank you for following my blog and my Olympic adventure. Pictures will be loaded this weekend :)

Last Shift is Tomorrow

Tomorrow will be my last shift at the Poly-clinic. After working nights last night I wasn't very productive today :( I am going to watch the fire and ice show (ski jumping/ trick riding) in the village tonight and see Swollen Members as they are playing are giving a free concert. Tomorrow night the Poly-clinic staff are throwing a party so that should be fun for my last night. Looking forward to seeing all of you soon and showing you my pictures.

Happy Valentines Day and Peak to Peak

I was really missing my Valentine today! I hope everyone had a lovely day.
Today I took the Gondola up from Blackholm to the top and took another gondola across to the Whistler side. When I left the Whistler Village it was sunny and I was fine in a big wool sweater, I took the gondola up the mountain and it was a completely different story at the top. I had to buy ski mitts I thought I was going to freeze my tail off it was so cold. It was breath taking! This is truly the most beautiful place I have ever seen. The peaks of the mountains look untouched.
I ran in to Jessie Lumsden. I was chatting with Nick on Skype and he walked by the coffee shop I was sitting ouside of. Small world! It was nice to see a familiar face.
I have been thoroughly enjoying the gym and roof top hot tub at my hotel but had to come in to the clinic tonight for my last over night shift :( I can't beleive my Olympic adventure is almost over.

Music in the Village

Every day in the Whistler Village they have live music...Barenaked Ladies, Bedouin Soundclash, Feist etc. CTV has their outdoor broadcast booth in front of my hotel so tomorrow I am going to try to stand in the background to get on tv...keep an eye out :) The weather is supposed to be beautiful tomorrow so I am going to do the Peak to Peak Gondola ride and take tons of pictures. I work my last overnight shift tomorrow and I'm not looking forward to it. Nights are rough. VANOC has been giving out gifts to volunteers every 3 shifts they work. So far I have received an olympic pin (3), a quatchi doll (6), and a birks pendant (9) and I will receive one more on my last shift...yeah presents! Here in the atheltes village people love collecting and exchanging pins....they're like drugs...everyone is addicted. I have been collecting myself and can't wait to show all of you my collection when I get back. I have pins from all over the world!

Crazy day in the clinic

I'm sure all of you are aware of the sad news that a Georgia athlete was killed in a Luge accident this morning during training at the Whistler sliding centre. The staff at the poly clinic were amazing in managing the accident and chaplins from the multi-faith centre were here to assist all those who were stricken with grief. The sports psychologist was quickly brought in to work with the team mates of the athlete. I've found that some things are very well organized and others are kind of trial and error. Either way people care and do the best they can for one another which is a wonderful thing to be a part The tone of the clinic has been somber so the opening ceremonies were welcome this evening. We all sat in the clinic together and watched in the lounge of the clinic. What did you think? I thought they were amazing...technical difficulties and all :)

High Performance Centre

Yesterday I had the opportunity to go in to the high performance training centre and athlete rejuvenation area. It was pretty amazing. They have a track that measures your speed, weight bearing comparison bilaterally, speed stride eficiency....so neat. I observed a Russian athlete doing jump squats with three plates on either side.....wow...that's all I can say. Steve called our football players large mamals...if they are large mammals then these guys are not even the same species. The rejuvenation area has cold and hot tubs and massage therapy for the athletes. Today was insane in the clinic. I'm staying at the Westin Hotel now and it is glorious. This morning before work I worked out in the gym with the mountain views, took a dip in the outdoor hot tub and used the sauna....life is hard :) This is a welcome change from the trailer park I was staying in originally. I'm missing you guys but loving this experience.

Steve Podborski???

Today I met Steve Podborski...I think that is how you say it. He is a former down hill ski racer for Canada and olympic medalist. Pretty neat! The clinic is getting busier everyday. Communication is a real challenge when working with so many different countries. We are using interpreters on an every other patient basis. Tomorrow they will be moving me out of the village and into the Westin hotel to make room for athletes. I will not be sad to move out of my little prison cell. At the Westin every room has a balcony with a hot tub...yeah! All of the medical staff will be housed there. Everyday in the Whistler village there are concerts and shows. Last night I watched ski jumpers skiing through hoops of fire.