While I was working on Hayman, my mother asked me ‘what’s next?’
After going from working on the street to a 5 star resort, the obvious next step was the Olympics.
I started looking at Olympic jobs last year, and even applied for a few that I was grossly unqualified for. It seemed the Olympic organisers were mainly looking for people could organise things. i.e not me.
Then I heard about this Samsung Olympic blogging competition. It had my name written all over it- Olympics, blogging, videos.
Fast forward a couple of months and I’m sitting in a hostel in Copenhagen and I found out I won.
I looked around for the Germen guy I’d befriended, he wasn’t there. I didn’t know anyone else. I smiled at people in a way that said ‘you should come talk to me so I can tell you how awesome I am’. Didn’t happen.
I skyped my very excited parents. Mum wanted all the details so I decided it would be easier to forward her the email. The email that said if you don’t reply in 5 days time you forfeit your prize.
Obviously I replied in time. I wasn’t going to let this opportunity go begging, or was I?
7 days later I was surprised that I still hadn’t heard back. I checked my original email. I’d accidentally sent it to my Mum. Yes, I am that incompetent.
I wrote a somewhat hysterical email to the original address and played the waiting game. That painful kind of waiting game where your stomach is in knots and you’re filled with regret.
Anyhoo, it’s all good now. It looks like the universe has smiled down on me once again. Lucky Maya.
My prize:
- Flights to London (not using them, already here)
- 10 nights accommodation in London (in a hotel, not a tent or a bus shelter :))
- Tickets to at least one Olympic event
- Samsung Galaxy Note or Samsung phone
For more info on the competition click here
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