Lex: The Olympic spirit has hit Chinese of all ages. Everyone seems genuinely excited about the Games although not all have a chance to participate by attending an event. Every evening you see shop owners along with friends and families sitting on side streets watching the Chinese compete. You hear late-night cheers throughout the city [...]
David: I was hoping to get a ticket from a scalper for the China-Germany and USA-Spain basketball games. I arrived at the national basketball stadium at 7 p.m. About an hour before the first game, scalpers were selling a 300-level ticket for 9,000 yuan, which converts to $1,300.
It was a crazy scene because every five [...]
Patrick: From watching our videos, you might get the idea that we’re just playing over here, but we really are learning a lot too. And that is an awesome balance. All our speakers are amazing. I love seeing trends emerge from all their lectures and how they are starting to come together as fun and [...]
Lila: A group of us went to the Russia-Australia basketball game. Between quarters, the entertainment featured all of the Beijing Olympic mascots dancing around on the floor.
At one point, I guess their costumes started slipping on the floor because at least two of the mascots wiped out. The other mascots promptly decided the best plan [...]
Stephanie: When we arrived at the set of the Today Show, we wrote a sign board that said “USA Chicks Dig Michael Phelps and Al” with the hopes that Al Roker would come over to us. But it was Ann Curry who came over first and she was so sweet. She held our hands and [...]
Alex: This is an amazing story of being in the right place at the right time. I was outside the Water Cube before Michael Phelps’ race for his eighth gold medal, and tickets were going for $500-$800 (U.S.) a piece.
There was a lot of commotion when a relative of an Australian swimmer showed up with [...]
