Putting our backpacks down
Friday, February 5th, 2010A few days can sometimes seem like an eternity.
Just last week, we were happily wandering down the colonial streets of Colonia as ‘compulsive travellers’ without a worry in the world. Now it seems like months ago.
We returned to Buenos Aires last Wednesday and on Thursday I flew via Mexico City and Los Angeles to Vancouver to work for ONS for the sixth time. I arrived on Friday night and spent a whirlwind 2.5 days in the city sorting out uniform and accreditation, receiving training and catching up with friends.
On Monday afternoon we headed to Whistler, where I’ll be based for all of February reporting primarily on ski jumping and Nordic combined at Whistler Olympic Park. It’s been nice to not have to worry about giving training, managing staff etc for a change, and I’ve been able to enjoy myself more and focus on writing.
Meanwhile, Wendy left Buenos Aires on Tuesday and is now in Geneva, awaiting the start of her freelance contract at the UN on Monday. She has already found a place to live and bought a completely new wardrobe (dirty backpacker clothes don’t go over too well at the UN, apparently).
I’ll be busy throughout the Games and won’t be updating the blog for a while. In early March I will join Wendy in Geneva until her contract finishes at the end of June.
Nick