Whoop Whoop I'm off again

Time to get back to the blog as I'm off volunteering yet again.

This is the first Big event of the year for me, though I have been involved in other one off events and volunteering this year and have others coming up too, this is the first away from home for the year.

5 years on from where it all began in a big way for many, I am heading back to London to volunteer at the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park and this time I am heading to the World Para Athletics Championships.
 http://www.paraathleticschampionships.com/

I am so lucky to have been chosen to be Team Attache with none other than Team GB, based at their Team Hotel and liaising with the Team Manager to make sure the athletes don't have to worry about the little things and can get on with their competing. How awesome is that? Mind you, at this point in time I have absolutely no idea what that will entail as every athletics meeting is different and will have different challenges that need to be met. I expect to be heading home at the end of each shift exhausted but happy to have made an athlete's day a little easier.

Every time I volunteer I learn so many new things and meet so many great people. I'm just very lucky to have been able to do so much and feel I've come a long way in the past 5 years since London 2012.

One thing about volunteering at big events, is knowing that behind the scenes everyone is working away furiously trying to iron out any issues that crop up, and I have yet to be involved in something that hasn't had issues to start with, yet the athletes and the public usually only see the polished article.
If the Games are a success publicly, then any hassles behind the scenes are well worth having gone through.

As for our uniform, well this time we have a glamorous pink to show off, so I'm trying to work out what hair bands will coordinate and whether I have time to paint my nails in different colours without them chipping almost immediately. First world problems eh?

So now to the packing list.... Luckily with a uniform provided I don't need to think of much else.

First shift is Monday afternoon before the teams arrive, so I expect to be kept on my toes with pre-arrival preparations. Team GB is one of the larger teams, so let's hope they don't all need support at the same time, that could indeed be challenging.

Will update once I have settled into my role.
London here we come