Wednesday, June 30, 2010
Lots of Links
I just sent one of my professors an email of everything I've written for the USOC so far, so I thought I'd post it here, too, in case any of you were interested in reading my work! I'll also be posting some pictures later today!
Here are my blog posts in no particular order:
They should all be aggregated at http://www.teamusa.org/
Here are a couple of other things I've worked on:
http://www.teamusa.org/
http://www.teamusa.org/news/
http://www.teamusa.org/news/
http://www.teamusa.org/news/
http://www.teamusa.org/
I've also been writing the daily "In the News" section, which is located daily on the homepage.
Sunday, June 20, 2010
Weekend Update
Okay, I'm terrible at updating this thing.
I blame the fact that I'm blogging for TeamUSA.org, keeping a daily journal for internship credit, and keeping my usual personal journal on top of all that. Good thing I like to write, eh?
This weekend, I headed up to Denver for the second time since I came to Colorado. I went to a Rockies game with some of the other interns and my friends from Ball State, Steven and Josh. Coors Field was amazing! The view was incredible...you can see the mountains from just about everywhere! It was a good game, too. The Rockies ended up beating the Brewers 8-7, but it really came down to the last inning. Everyone was on their feet at the end...the last at-bat took FOREVER because of four foul balls. After the game, I walked around downtown Denver with Steven, Josh, and Jon (an intern), then Jon and I came back to Colorado Springs late.
Last week was a busy one at work. Our cable wasn't working in the office, so I found feeds online for everyone to watch the USA vs. Slovenia World Cup game on Friday. I updated the website all during the game so that people could get live updates, so it was a fun morning at work. I'm still slightly bitter about the goal that the USA scored but the ref didn't count...
Last Thursday, a bunch of the interns had a random toga party. It's a fun bunch of people, so we tend to do random things like that! I've also made friends with a couple of athletes and they've been hanging out with us, too! So, here are some pictures for you all...
I blame the fact that I'm blogging for TeamUSA.org, keeping a daily journal for internship credit, and keeping my usual personal journal on top of all that. Good thing I like to write, eh?
This weekend, I headed up to Denver for the second time since I came to Colorado. I went to a Rockies game with some of the other interns and my friends from Ball State, Steven and Josh. Coors Field was amazing! The view was incredible...you can see the mountains from just about everywhere! It was a good game, too. The Rockies ended up beating the Brewers 8-7, but it really came down to the last inning. Everyone was on their feet at the end...the last at-bat took FOREVER because of four foul balls. After the game, I walked around downtown Denver with Steven, Josh, and Jon (an intern), then Jon and I came back to Colorado Springs late.
Last Thursday, a bunch of the interns had a random toga party. It's a fun bunch of people, so we tend to do random things like that! I've also made friends with a couple of athletes and they've been hanging out with us, too! So, here are some pictures for you all...
Me (in a toga) and Alexy, one of the gymnasts
5th trip to the Incline...down to 52 minutes!
Interns at the Finish Line, a bar across the street from the OTC
Sunday, June 13, 2010
I forgot to mention this the other day, but if you're interested in sending me mail of any sort, here's the address:
Riley Steinmetz
Intern, New Media
1 Olympic Plaza
Colorado Springs, CO 80909
Now start planning some awesome care packages to send to me!! =)
Riley Steinmetz
Intern, New Media
1 Olympic Plaza
Colorado Springs, CO 80909
Now start planning some awesome care packages to send to me!! =)
Saturday, June 12, 2010
Mmm...Success!
I apologize for the lack of constant updates! I've been keeping busy with work and new friends, so I haven't had much time for blogging here! I am, however, keeping another blog for the USOC...it's called the All Access Blog. Technically, there are four or five people who have the ability to post to it, but so far it's mainly been me posting to it because I really enjoy writing the entries. You can click here to read my latest entry...click on the title at that page and it will take you to a list of the rest of the entries.
Thursday and Friday were both very exciting days at work for me. On Thursday, my blog entry that I posted above ended up getting nearly 3,000 hits! Apolo Ohno posted a link to it on his Twitter account, and Travis Jayner (another speedskater that I admire) and US Speedskating also retweeted the post (for those of you who don't speak Twitter, "retweeting" is basically reposting another person's post so that more people can see it). Needless to say, I was pretty pleased. It's been awhile since I've really gotten to write freely and creatively, and it appears that I didn't lose my knack for it!
On Friday, one of my supervisors took me to the downtown headquarters to some meetings. I met with a person from Development because I rewrote a donor letter for them. They LOVED it! That one was about Lopez Lomong, a runner for Team USA in the 2008 Beijing Olympics. It's really awesome that I'm getting these opportunities this early in my internship! Hopefully, that means that someday I can get a job in this field!
Last night, I went out with some of the other interns. Today's kind of a cold, rainy day here, so we're probably just going to hang out, watch the World Cup (Go USA!), maybe go outlet shopping and relax!
Thursday and Friday were both very exciting days at work for me. On Thursday, my blog entry that I posted above ended up getting nearly 3,000 hits! Apolo Ohno posted a link to it on his Twitter account, and Travis Jayner (another speedskater that I admire) and US Speedskating also retweeted the post (for those of you who don't speak Twitter, "retweeting" is basically reposting another person's post so that more people can see it). Needless to say, I was pretty pleased. It's been awhile since I've really gotten to write freely and creatively, and it appears that I didn't lose my knack for it!
On Friday, one of my supervisors took me to the downtown headquarters to some meetings. I met with a person from Development because I rewrote a donor letter for them. They LOVED it! That one was about Lopez Lomong, a runner for Team USA in the 2008 Beijing Olympics. It's really awesome that I'm getting these opportunities this early in my internship! Hopefully, that means that someday I can get a job in this field!
Last night, I went out with some of the other interns. Today's kind of a cold, rainy day here, so we're probably just going to hang out, watch the World Cup (Go USA!), maybe go outlet shopping and relax!
Sunday, June 6, 2010
Around the OTC
It's been a busy couple of days...I've worked two days, spent one day at Intern Assimilation, did the Incline again (cut my time down to an hour...and I ran all four miles down the Barr Trail to the bottom!), made friends with athletes and interns, and got my first taste of Colorado Springs nightlife. I also managed to take a couple of pictures of the OTC for you guys!
The outside of my dorm...it's one of the older dorms
Courtyard where we spent a lot of today laying out
Back entrance of the Athlete Center...I ran into Michael Phelps right here yesterday!
The view...not bad, eh?
Me in my dorm room on move-in day
Life in the dorms is fine...everyone wants to be here, so they all take pretty good care of everything. My roommate, Emily, is nice and we have pretty compatible sleep schedules fortunately. Every night, there's usually a group of interns watching TV in the lounge...most of the time, they're watching sporting events but sometimes it's a movie. The food in the Athlete Center is healthy and good...some of the other interns aren't big fans of it, but I like it.
This weekend, I went out to two bars with most of the interns, the Thirsty Parrot and Cowboys. The Thirsty Parrot is a pretty standard bar...Cowboys, on the other hand, is a three-story country bar with line dancing, a mechanical bull, and karaoke among other things. It was certainly an interesting experience.
Now, I've got to get to bed cause I've got a long work week ahead of me!!
Wednesday, June 2, 2010
Somebody Pinch Me
I'm all moved into my room in the US Olympic Training Center!
Seriously, this place is like living in a dream. The dorms are dorms, but they really provide everything we need. We have a TV lounge (which is sponsored by AT&T...yes, really, we have a sponsored lounge) with really nice sofas, computer stations, a large flat screen TV, and a brand new poker table. There are a couple of free washers and dryers. My dorm room has a sink and vanity in it, as well as a decently-sized closet, fully-made beds (they provide all of the bedding), a small flat screen HD TV and DVD player, a refrigerator, a desk, a dresser, and plenty of room. I have a roommate, Emily, who I get along with great (she and I are actually watching Toddlers and Tiaras in our room right now). All of the interns tend to congregate in the TV lounge in the evenings and hang out...last night some of us watched Invictus (we can rent new release DVDs for $1.99 in the Athlete Center). I'll post some pictures whenever I get around to taking them!
The Athlete Center is where we eat our meals...and it is AMAZING! Today at lunch, Michael Phelps walked about a foot behind me, fresh from the pool. Visitors aren't allowed in the Athlete Center, so it's kind of a place where everyone can just hang out...no one cares who's an elite athlete or intern or coach or employee. There's a great variety of food (even for vegetarians like me!)...there's even a soft-serve ice cream machine (which will be the death of me) and an espresso machine.
And finally...today was day one of my actual work in the New Media department! The people who I met today at work were really cool and I think I'll work quite well with them. Brandon and I actually went to lunch with Scott, one of the guys who works on the website and taught us how to add content to it. Kyle, the assistant director of New Media, also seems pretty cool. We got some work done today uploading news stories to the website and I tracked some athletes' Twitter accounts to follow an event in California. Today was mainly a lot of orientation and learning, though...tomorrow, though, it's all work! My department is moving offices over the next few days, too, so some of that work may be manual labor!
That's all I've got for now...I'll try to get some pictures posted whenever I take some, and I'll keep you all posted on my internship!
Seriously, this place is like living in a dream. The dorms are dorms, but they really provide everything we need. We have a TV lounge (which is sponsored by AT&T...yes, really, we have a sponsored lounge) with really nice sofas, computer stations, a large flat screen TV, and a brand new poker table. There are a couple of free washers and dryers. My dorm room has a sink and vanity in it, as well as a decently-sized closet, fully-made beds (they provide all of the bedding), a small flat screen HD TV and DVD player, a refrigerator, a desk, a dresser, and plenty of room. I have a roommate, Emily, who I get along with great (she and I are actually watching Toddlers and Tiaras in our room right now). All of the interns tend to congregate in the TV lounge in the evenings and hang out...last night some of us watched Invictus (we can rent new release DVDs for $1.99 in the Athlete Center). I'll post some pictures whenever I get around to taking them!
The Athlete Center is where we eat our meals...and it is AMAZING! Today at lunch, Michael Phelps walked about a foot behind me, fresh from the pool. Visitors aren't allowed in the Athlete Center, so it's kind of a place where everyone can just hang out...no one cares who's an elite athlete or intern or coach or employee. There's a great variety of food (even for vegetarians like me!)...there's even a soft-serve ice cream machine (which will be the death of me) and an espresso machine.
And finally...today was day one of my actual work in the New Media department! The people who I met today at work were really cool and I think I'll work quite well with them. Brandon and I actually went to lunch with Scott, one of the guys who works on the website and taught us how to add content to it. Kyle, the assistant director of New Media, also seems pretty cool. We got some work done today uploading news stories to the website and I tracked some athletes' Twitter accounts to follow an event in California. Today was mainly a lot of orientation and learning, though...tomorrow, though, it's all work! My department is moving offices over the next few days, too, so some of that work may be manual labor!
That's all I've got for now...I'll try to get some pictures posted whenever I take some, and I'll keep you all posted on my internship!
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