First Day

After an weird night of waking up every hour in a panic of "it's time to get up" sort of way, I found my way to the VANOC2010 offices on the edge of Burnaby.

The day started with paperwork, an RCMP background check, and a bit of a tour as the new employees were dropped off to their respective departments; sort of like a bus drops of passengers along a route. When I arrived to the Branding and Creative Services work area and was introduced to the team a cheer went up in a sigh of relief. They've apparently been awaiting me to become their savior as the map-guru; I hope I can meet their lofty expectations. The group is full of young and enthusiastic people, who I look forward to working with. However, my first day was spent over in the Transportation Department helping out where I could on a few drawing updates. Another great bunch of people that I will be interacting regularly with.

The evening commute home was a bit of a gong show, but after a couple of missed buses, a lesson on zone fares, and a missed stop (which on an express bus means a 2km walk back), I made it back to my friend's place in Kerrisdale in a bit over 2hrs. Will try and do better tomorrow so as not to miss the Thursday evening group run that goes at 6:30.

473 days to go...

C.