It's official!

I now have a gracious homestay host for the duration of my volunteer gig at the 2010 Olympics at the Whistler Creekside Venue! My name is Valerie Van Horn-Cotey, and I signed up for the volunteer list over 10 years ago, when Vancouver/Whistler B.C. was trying to get the bid. My "val"unteer title is: "Helpdesk Technician Level 2", which means a generic computer geek to troubleshoot and maintain computers at the Whistler Creekside venue. The big joke from my husband all these years was "They're probably going to stick you in a network closet for 2 weeks and slip food under the door to you". This may still happen, but since I'm getting outfitted with a giant blue parka and 5 other pieces of clothing, my assumption is that I will get to go outside! I have a general training class to attend in Squamish this Saturday, then more training and uniform fitting on Feb4 - work starts Febd 5! Stay tuned, and I will add photos, comments and whatever else turns out to be incredibly interesting!