Patrick: Who would have known that grasshopper tastes like crunchy popcorn? I even ate a second one just to make sure. Check out this video Kara shot of my eating exploits:
Molly: Snack Street is literally lined with booths that feature some pretty exotic foods ranging from sugar-coated fruits to silkworm to [...]
– Enrico Campitelli Jr. on the inside and Stephanie Baldwin on the outside.
Kelly: The Chinese are fascinated with tourists. They have no shame in throwing a camera in your face or joining in your pictures. It is hilarious.
Lila: Kelly, Kimya, Shannon and I went to Hou Hai Park, a rather touristy area teeming with bars and lounges that are [...]
Kari: While I was walking on WangFuXing Street with Maggie and Patrick, we saw a 2-year-old boy with the Beijing 2008 logo shaved in the top of his head. I am not sure the kid was fully aware of why everyone was pointing at him and snapping photos.
We were also approached by a Chinese radio [...]
Kelly: There was so much talk about the air quality in Beijing leading up to the Games. Of course, it isn’t the best air and quite possibly the worst I have experienced — but L.A. is not far behind.
What didn’t get as much attention is how amazingly clean the city is. There isn’t trash anywhere, [...]
David: In a cab ride back from an intense handball game between France and Croatia, I experienced some communication — slight communication, but communication just the same — with our driver. I was with a few other students who began saying signature Chinese phrases, and the driver started to laugh. One of the phrases was “I love [...]
