The end of the Olympics is not “the end”
Tomorrow is my last day working as an Olympic Games volunteer. This is bittersweet. While part of me looks very forward to going home, not standing in the rain for hours on end, spending time with my kitty cat, having the energy to go for a run, and seeing my wonderful boyfriend … part of me is also very sad this experience is coming to an end. I have met and worked with some truly wonderful people, been present at some historic Olympic moments, witnessed some incredible kindness and amazing feats of fanaticism, and been part of something much, much larger than myself. It has provided me with time for reflection in an atmosphere I couldn’t have created on my own, and I will leave a little different than I arrived.
Even though tomorrow is my last day working at the Olympic Games, it won’t be my last day wearing the affectionately-called Smurf outfit for work. I am one of the lucky few who will return to serve at the Paralympics. And while the Olympic Games were an amazing experience, I expect the Paralympics to be even more so.
our possibilities become limitless. –Jamie Paolinetti
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