This past February, a small group of SigEps went on a trip to Vancouver BC to see the sites of the 2010 Olympic games. The Phis who attended were Sam Dowdle, Grady McGuire, Zack McMacken, and myself. Our Phi leader, Corey Krzan and my brother Scott Uhrich also joined us. When we first arrived, we took the Olympic Line streetcar to Granville Island to see a few of the shops. We then took the Olympic Line to downtown Vancouver to see the main area of the games. We immediately saw gatherings of diverse people from around the world. Everywhere we looked we saw hundreds of people and there was a line for nearly every store and restaurant. The longest line we saw was for the Olympic Superstore. Since we wanted the full Olympic experience, we decided to wait in it. The line moved quickly, winding around two sides of a block. Later that day we walked down Granville Street in downtown Vancouver. We saw things ranging from zip lines from buildings, to stations set up to celebrate nearly every country. We even saw Canada Hockey Place (where the hockey games were played) and BC Place (where the opening and closing ceremonies were held). We eventually stopped to eat at Red Robin and soon after we made or way to the see the Olympic torch. The area was filled with people and flags of every country. Nearly everyone had a camera out and was taking pictures. The atmosphere was exciting and everyone was extremely nice. I frequently saw people politely asking strangers to take pictures of them so they could remember this experience forever. As night drew near we headed to a restaurant to watch the exceedingly popular men's curling final, of which Canada won, and the third place hockey game. With Canada's victory in curling, the streets filled with chants of Go Canada! It was an incredible experience to be at the Olympics, and I am happy I was able to share it with my close fraternity friends.
-Ryan Uhrich
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