February 2010
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*Blush* Mussi Cho Roscoe Pond! →
Alright.....
I would like to thank the Four Host First Nations, the Coast Salish Peoples for allowing me to be on their territory, Tewanee Joseph for being a great role model and spokesperson for the Native Peoples of Canada, the 300 delegates at IYG who danced their hearts out for the World. And to the World for finally paying attention to us.
Mussi Cho!
Chantal ‘NDN Princess’ Rondeau
Day Fifteen- Feb 13th
So we get up early in the morning and head to the main camp where my bags are already packed (more on that) and I go and put my bags on the bus where I learn that I have to take them off when we get downtown (I was expecting to leave them on the bus until after the Canada’s Women Hockey Game)
So we get off downtown at the Aborinal Pavilliob where they were having a special Youth Day for us....
Day Fourteen- Feb 12th IYG Celebration
By the time we left BC Place, I was super tired. We got on the bus after rushing out of BC Place in 20 mins. We were all buzzing with excitement, and then we started driving through Stanley Park… Very very slowly.
They were stalling us, because they weren’t ready to receive us at Chief Mathias Center in North Vancouver.
We went there and we had to wait more (of course) then we went...
WatchOne of my besties got tickets to the Medal Pairs Figure Skating and while we were there they Four Host video came on which he is in!!!
The Performance
(Will post more pics of people in their regalia when Tumblr allows me to do more)
So we were standing like we always do in our dressing room in our VOM lines to go out, we have our earpieces in hearing the countdown and heard the snowboarder come down the fake hill throught the Olympic rings. This is when someone comes in and starts calling our VOMS. Outside of our dressing rooms is the Athletes...
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Day Fourteen- Feb 12th THE BIG DAY!!!!
MORNING
Wake up early can’t sleep. In a new camp since something happened in my cabin that didn’t make me feel comfortable to go back there.
Shower. Get ready. Head downtown. Downtown is crazy! People everywhere! It takes us 20 mins to go 2 blocks! It’s nutso.
Get to BC Place. Everyone is excited, some nervous.
We get ready and wait the 4 hours until we are on.
Day Thirteen-Feb 11th part two
Power of Sport Gala Dinner Event
This was awesome! The event was held at the Commodore ballroom. The place was beautiful with tables all set.
‘Tonights gonna be a good good night’ (our theme song)
Tewanee starts off by welcoming us to the Gala event. He said that we were in for an exciting dinner! Well we were joined with us were tons of dignitaries, Aboriginal Athletes, singers. It...
Free Downtown Time
SHOPPING!!!
