Ciao Italia....
Well it’s finally over!
After landing in LA and having all of one day off it was back to the office to prep for the Oscars, then actually doing the Oscars, then back to all the other work I missed while I was gone.
The Olympics is a massive, massive event. I’m struck by how much it felt like film production; we build the city, we live in it for a little while, then we take it down and go somewhere else. And we’ve all gone somewhere else; today on IM I was talking to 2 people who were at arms length for 3 weeks; now they are 10,000 miles apart.
I can’t help but thinking that we had our own mini-olympics; with people from offices all over the world brought together for 3 weeks; just like the athletes and fans. We all had fun, but more importantly we all made it work. Our company has been raving about how successful the Olympics were for us.
I’m sure the Italians had their work cut out for them but they certainly didn’t do us any favors. Many people told me this was the hardest games in recent memory; and while I'm sure there was a certain level of organization many of us failed to see it. But what they failed to provide in meticulous, clockwork-like execution they more than made up for with friendly attitudes and welcoming demeanors; despite our limited Italian the natives seemed happy to see us if a bit overwhelmed.
But now, like the athletes we are scattered to the 4 corners of the earth and going on about the business of our lives. Now about Beijing; those games are only about 28 months away….
Ciao,
The Traveler….
If you want to see the entire blog for the Olympics on one page click here; otherwise you can see each entry in chronological order below. Each link will open in a new window.
Andiamo a Torino!
Walking walking walking....
Benvenutto a Torino
Settling In
Out and about
Down in it...
Loooongoto
Day 1
Men in Tights I
Oh-no
Men in Tights II
Here I am
Passion Lives Here
Hats off to the Men in Tights
Medals Ceremony
Like Moths to a Flame...
Girls on Ice
The Jorge and Mary Show
Lost in Torino
Olympic Stadium
Streeters Meat
Medals Plaza
Patrick and I see Torino
Last Night in Torino
The Voyage Home
After landing in LA and having all of one day off it was back to the office to prep for the Oscars, then actually doing the Oscars, then back to all the other work I missed while I was gone.
The Olympics is a massive, massive event. I’m struck by how much it felt like film production; we build the city, we live in it for a little while, then we take it down and go somewhere else. And we’ve all gone somewhere else; today on IM I was talking to 2 people who were at arms length for 3 weeks; now they are 10,000 miles apart.
I can’t help but thinking that we had our own mini-olympics; with people from offices all over the world brought together for 3 weeks; just like the athletes and fans. We all had fun, but more importantly we all made it work. Our company has been raving about how successful the Olympics were for us.
I’m sure the Italians had their work cut out for them but they certainly didn’t do us any favors. Many people told me this was the hardest games in recent memory; and while I'm sure there was a certain level of organization many of us failed to see it. But what they failed to provide in meticulous, clockwork-like execution they more than made up for with friendly attitudes and welcoming demeanors; despite our limited Italian the natives seemed happy to see us if a bit overwhelmed.
But now, like the athletes we are scattered to the 4 corners of the earth and going on about the business of our lives. Now about Beijing; those games are only about 28 months away….
Ciao,
The Traveler….
If you want to see the entire blog for the Olympics on one page click here; otherwise you can see each entry in chronological order below. Each link will open in a new window.
Andiamo a Torino!
Walking walking walking....
Benvenutto a Torino
Settling In
Out and about
Down in it...
Loooongoto
Day 1
Men in Tights I
Oh-no
Men in Tights II
Here I am
Passion Lives Here
Hats off to the Men in Tights
Medals Ceremony
Like Moths to a Flame...
Girls on Ice
The Jorge and Mary Show
Lost in Torino
Olympic Stadium
Streeters Meat
Medals Plaza
Patrick and I see Torino
Last Night in Torino
The Voyage Home
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