Daily Archives: August 23rd, 2008

Unbalanced Checks

Rosina: When Kara and I went to Chaoyang Park for beach volleyball, it really set in just how much venues operate differently from each other. Security for this venue, just like basketball and baseball, was much tighter than others, even those located on the Green. Not only were our bags X-rayed but they were also [...]

Into The Nest

Patrick: Come along as I try to find my seat in the Bird’s Nest Stadium.

– Patrick Donnelly.

Starting To Wind It Down

Molly: In the last two weeks, our group has been together through the bad and the good, but we’ve stuck it out and now it is over. Throughout our trip, I have had to constantly remind myself that this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity has actually been our reality! The chance to see China overcome hardship to host [...]

House Of Red, White and Blue

Chris: Thought we would check out the USA house at night. Usually this place is overrun during the day with corporate execs who gave a pretty penny to put their name on the wall. Nighttime is a bit different, though. This is where we watched USA basketball take on Argentina in the semis.
To my left [...]