With the IBC Uniform Team / Credit: Haeun Choi
From January 9 to February 26 of 2018, I was a student intern for OBS (Olympic Broadcasting Services) as part of the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympic Games. I could not forget the moment when I arrived at PyeongChang on January 9, feeling the coldest weather that I had ever felt. Some people who had experience in Sochi 2014 also said, “PyeongChang is much colder than Sochi in Russia”. It was extremely cold, but the cold weather made me feel that I am actually at the Winter Olympic Games.
I worked at the International Broadcast Centre (IBC) in PyeongChang as a student intern. IBC was the home for all broadcasting stations and operations during the Games and I was assigned in the Support Services department of IBC, which helps various tasks, such as accommodation, transportation, uniform, and food service. Among the diverse tasks, I worked at the uniform department. At the uniform department, where we distributed OBS uniforms to the staff who works in the IBC and venues of the Olympic Games. Therefore, I could meet most of the workers of OBS and talk with them while packing their uniforms. Having some conversations with people from various countries, I could learn different cultures and characters. It was a great lesson for my life. Actually, the tasks were more challenging than I had expected, leaving me to feel exhausted. However, I was cheered up when I saw the workers such as the camera men, interviewers and drivers who work hard in the cold weather wearing the uniforms that I gave to them.
My role was supporting the broadcast service and it seemed like a little thing, but I was proud that I could contribute myself to the Olympics. Through my work experience, I also could realize that there are many respectful workers behind the big and beautiful events. Numerous hidden workers supported the services of PyeongChang from place to place, including myself. I think the all of the workers and volunteers made a beautiful Olympics and gave me an unforgettable memory.
Haeun Choi | Cub-Reporter
hchoi34@masonlive.gmu.edu
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