London 2012 blog

When they first mentioned work experience at my school, my first reaction was, 'oh great, two weeks of wasting my time doing a boring job I will never want to do in the future', but then I thought about it again.

I thought, 'why not try and get a good placement'. And I did, the best placement in my school in fact - at the London 2012 Organising Committee (also known as 'LOCOG').

Arriving on my first day at the office in Canary Wharf was pretty daunting - being from the relatively quiet Stratford upon Avon, the contrast to London life was pretty dramatic.

Once I had my visitor pass I travelled up in the lift which seemed to stop at endless floors. Getting to the reception I was stunned by the view.

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