Happy Holidays!

Happy Holidays from Colorado Springs! My name is Megan Coffey and I am an intern in the broadcast department. I must say that I am one of the lucky ones because I love my department, the people I work with, and the work that I do. This is my 4th (yes count it, 4th internship!) and one of my favorites because I have been able to learn and participate in so much already. Our department every week edits together the Amazing Moments and Going for the Gold that are featured on our website, TeamUSA.org. We also work directly with other departments and NGB's on any videos that they may need for upcoming events and conferences to help build the Olympic Spirit. We are also in charge of any and all Olympic footage and the rights that go with using the footage. Our department is always busy, whether it is putting together videos for the web or making dub reels for another company on footage that they requested. It really is a fun job because there is so much opportunity to be creative and with the upcoming Winter Olympics in Vancouver there is so much to do!

We are just about to wrap up our last few weeks as fall interns at the USOC and it is getting real sad. We have spent the last 3 months eating together, working together, living together, and basically exploring Colorado together. Thanksgiving just passed and about 19 of us interns who did not go home for the holidays all pitched in and rented a cabin in Breckenridge for 4 days. It was one amazing trip! We made sure to cook a legit (well, as legit as you can get) thanksgiving dinner for us to enjoy that included a turkey, 2 full chickens, homemade stuffing, hasbrown casserole, corn, green bean casserole, chicken and dumplings, bread, pumpkin pie... you name it, we almost had it! It took us all night Wednesday night and literally all day to cook and prepare all the food - especially since none of us had ever cooked at a high altitude (we were 10,000 ft high!) and everything takes longer to cook.But I must make a mad props to my roomate Emily who not only planned the entire trip but the food menu as well. She ran that kitchen like a true chef and everything went so smoothly, we had all the food ready by 5:30.

It was a wonderful thanksgiving meal shared by all fellow interns. And we are proud to say we are the first class to ever go on a thanksgiving trip together!

Since it is getting into the BRRRRRRRRR cold and snowy-like season, most of the interns have been planning as many ski and snowboarding trips as they can. Being from Chicago and the "flatlands" as they call it, I don't get a beautiful scenic view like the mountains everyday. And boy is it beautiful! I still wake up in awe when i look out my window and see the snow-capped Pikes Peak straight ahead. I can at least say I am trying as much as I can out here since I normally did not do many outdoor activities back at home. Everyone here has been great as well in doing the activities together and making fun group outings out of it.

Coming out here has been one of the best experiences and I hope the next intern classes to come can experience everything that we have been able to.

Happy Holidays to everyone!

Megan