Gina and Kara: After a 90-minute subway adventure across town, we finally hit the weightlifting venue to see the 77k class compete. Our seats were amazing — sitting right behind us were the South Korean families of gold-medal winner Sa Jaehyouk and fourth-place finisher Kim Kwanghoon. When Jaehyouk won the gold, tears gushed down his [...]
Alex: We had tickets with assigned seats for Team Handball, but we arrived to find other people already sitting in them. The ticket ushers told us that that they would not move the people out of our seats. Why? In the immortal words of one usher: “The Danish fans are scary.”
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Editra: I went to an amazing acrobatics show at the Beijing Chaoyang Theater, full of incredible stunts and beautiful costumes with vivid colors.
It was a spectacular display of athleticism and core strength as the performers did high-flying tricks through the air, intricate tumbling and impressive maneuvers while standing on top of one another. Some of [...]
Lila: Kimya and I had lunch at a local restaurant, which was curiously decorated with American movie posters. We ordered fried shrimp with garlic paste (spelled “pasted” on the menu) and chicken with celery and garlic. The shrimp came with their heads intact, and Kimya was brave enough to consider it.
Kimya: In the end, Lila [...]
Tiffany: The Chinese people don’t know what the Today Show is, so we figured the crowd wouldn’t be out of control and we would have a good shot to get on TV. We made signs for the show and got in the front row of the background. That would never happen in New York.
Rosina: We [...]
