I owe you a couple of pictures - seems I only attached one - argh! bear with me, if you are under 35 you totally get this technology, if you are of a somewhat more mature age like me - it takes a bit of trial and error! The picture on my last blog was of the Patullo bridge which the skytrain crosses from Surrey into Vancouver.The first picture here is snapped from the Surrey central station to prove that there is indeed snow on the mountains around Vancouver, so all is nto doomed for the Olympics.
Now let me introduce you to Mimo - the cute little kittie who is getting used to me. She is very shy, a little skittish and as light as a feathe'; and loves to be scratched under her chin. The next few are from my colleagues on my Thursday evening shift. First, Swedish Carina and Russian Andrey. Then in the second one, Brazilian Carolina has joined Carina and me. The language crew has dozens of different languuages, of course with "beacoup de francophones".
Yesterday's shift saw the beginning of the arrivals of the reall Olympics people. The Swedish cross coutnry team arrived and although Carina was off shift, Swedish Monika. And at the same time, the Ukranian assorted ski teams arrived and amidst a sea of yellow blue from head to toe ( no kidding - yellow toques with blue trim and blue puffy boots) and I meandered around, welcoming them and offering assistance. They were for the most part, weary and focused on making sure all their bags arrived. However, I managed to break their stoic Slavic glares into smiles when I welcomed them in Ukrainian. So I hope they will have good memories of their arrival in Vancouver. We also welcomed the Dutch speed skating team and a few random IOC committee members and media.
All of this is really getting everyone into the spirit of the games. In random conversations with airport staff, you can pick up the buzz, the excitement and the pride of the Vancouverties. They are eager and ready to welcome the world!
Ciao for now,
Irene
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