My name is Grace. I am 23 years old and a volunteer press assistant out of Whistler's Olympic Park. And this blog is about my cross-country experience at the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics.
My journey towards the Olympics began close to two years ago in 2008, when I saw an article telling those who would wish to be a Vancouver 2010 Olympic volunteer in The Toronto Star. And in a state of what may later be referred to as insanity, I applied as a volunteer, thinking that there is only a slim chance they'd agree to have me.
At that point in my life, I was at a crossroads. I was attending the University of Toronto only part-time, having almost failed out of the Life Science Program the year before. I worked two part-time jobs to fill in the time between mulling my future and my life ambitions. I didn't know what I wanted in life. But I did want something that I could be proud about. And sciences wasn't cutting it for me.
It was as if by applying to volunteer at the Olympic games, I was able to discover what I was passionate about: sports, spirit and the emotional high I get from being a part of it. I took that knowledge and ran with it.
So many things have changed since I submitted my volunteer application. I have since returned to school full-time at the University of Toronto, but this time as a Books and Media Studies major with a minor in History and Biology. I also volunteer with the Toronto community chapter of Rogers TV and write for the university's newspaper The Varsity as the associate sports editor. And I hope one day that this will become my life career: to work in sports media.
Vancouver 2010 started me on my journey to self discovery. And now, heading over to the Olympics, it will hopefully lead me on a brand me journey towards my future.
It will be a month full of new experiences, new opportunities and hopefully many wonderful people and stories that can be shared and told.
This is mine.
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