September 08, 2004
A day in the life of an Olympic volunteer
My original intention when starting this blog was to write each day of my experiences here at the Athens 2004 Olympics...after all, I'm just a volunteer, plenty of free time to reflect and record my experiences. The reality has been...Read this update
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August 20, 2004
Day 6: Daduka Days
OOOOOO! I've found my favorite volunteer job! It probably has to do with the fact that I'm a big ham at heart or because I'm a Leo (we crave attention apparently) but whatever the reason, I've found the job I...Read this update
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August 19, 2004
Day 5: A Day Off
Mercifully we have a day off from baseball today...and I really need to catch up on sleep. Between staying out with Caroline until 3 am and standing for almost six hours every day in the baseball field, I'm in desperate...Read this update
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August 18, 2004
Day 4: Later that day...
Today marks the first day of what will quickly become a habit: staying out all night, sleeping until 1 pm and barely having enough time to shower, eat and get to the ballpark on time. But I'm not complaining. I...Read this update
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Day 4: Undercover at the Olympic village
"Let's go get another drink," one of our new friends suggested as we were being kicked out of a bar at 4 a.m. by the weary manager. It seemed like a perfectly reasonable idea to Ariana and I at the...Read this update
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August 17, 2004
Day 3: More Baseball
I'm not enjoying this volunteering stuff very much. I have found two people to talk with, an English girl named Caroline and an English bloke named Martin, yet neither seems to be anywhere I am so again I'm destined for...Read this update
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August 16, 2004
Day 2: Response Team
I think my expression the evening before when Kelly asked me if I would return to the Support role again the next day told the true story of my feelings on the subject. I had, of course, said I'd be...Read this update
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August 15, 2004
Day 1: Baseball
I arrived today full of anticipation and excitement. First last few days in Athens have been rather dull apart from seeing my cousins and visiting very briefly with a friend who was using my apartment as a jump off point...Read this update
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