That's an awesome blanket fortress!!! :D

In many ways my sister has been my best friend, and I've shared a few grand adventures with her, including two trips to Iceland. But possibly the favourite thing we've done together was to volunteer at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver (we were in Whistler, where many of the the cross country and downhill sports were held). I can't tell you how awesome it was to experience the Olympic atmosphere in such a cool place! We shared her little camper trailer and lived in it for a month with her cat, taking the shuttle buses into town and venue every day, walking around among the athletes and coaches and tourists.

It was incredible to be a part of something that big and that positive, and looking back I can't imagine not having done it, but I know it never would have happened if she hadn't basically forced me to apply to be a volunteer. ;) Sometimes we need friends to be encouraging like that and to give us a push in the right direction.