By Andrew Badeau: Hey everyone, I can’t believe I have already been here for almost a month. The time is flying by so far. I am definitely feeling more comfortable now that I have adjusted to the jet lag and acclimatized myself. It has gotten chillier here now in the evenings. During the day however, […]
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Soaking up the heritage in “Heritage Square”
By Kimmy Lennon: It’s hard to believe that I have been here for almost a month! It took me a little longer than expected to settle in, but I am finally starting to feel right at home. Everyone at the committee has been incredibly kind and helpful which is making my experience very enjoyable. Nicha […]
Welcome to Swaziland
By Mitch McSweeney: Aloha – no, wait, that’s not right – Sawubona! Ligama lami ngingu Mitch (My name is Mitch) and I am the other SportWORKS Officer in Swaziland along with Jenna. We have been here for just about two weeks up to this point, and I can hardly describe everything we have done, or […]
Turks and Caicos Week One
By Caity Mallett: Hi Everyone, It’s officially been a week since I arrived in the beautiful Turks and Caicos Islands. I’m living on the island Providenciales (or Provo locally), which is the third largest in area and most populated of the islands. Safe to say it’s been a whirlwind since I arrived. I flew out […]
First week in St. Vincent and the Grenadines
By Kimmy Lennon: It’s a week today since I’ve arrived in the beautiful island of St. Vincent and the Grenadines. I received a warm welcome from everyone at the Olympic Committee and look forward to working with them for the next few months. My mom came for the first week to help me settle in […]
First Week in Botswana
By Andrew Badeau: Hello everyone, It is still surreal to me that I will be spending the next three months in Botswana. It still feels like yesterday that I was applying to the Queen Elizabeth Scholars program. I will admit that I was sad to leave my family and friends back home but I look forward […]
Week One in Swaziland
By Jenna Brown: Sawubona! It has been officially one week since Mitch and I arrived in Swaziland. After two days of travel, we arrived in the country last Friday, where we were met at the airport by Dalton and Bandile, two members of the Olympafrica Centre in Lobamba. They greeted us warmly, and showed us […]
Finishing Off my Work and Travelling North
By Jarrett Costron: There are only 21 days until I am back in Canada. In other words, it has been 77 days since I jumped on a plane and embarked on what has been one of the most memorable experiences of my life. Moving across the world, away from family and friends, has certainly been […]
March Madness: The Home Stretch Now
By Jamie Worboys: ** Check me out in the local newspaper at the Track Association of SVG’s Annual Awards Ceremony (bottom right image) March is almost done. This means that my internship is about to wrap up and I head back home! Throughout the month I volunteered my time coaching five year old kids the […]
Packed Stadiums, Cattle Posts, and Car Troubles
By Jarrett Costron: On March 20th-21st we will be having our second grassroots coaching module. As a result, a portion of the last couple of weeks have been spent preparing for the second module. Thankfully, organizing the module has been a lot less stressful than organizing the first. Not only do I have way more […]