Maggie: During our first weekend in Beijing, we had the opportunity to be on TV. CCTV, the official Chinese network, was very interested in George Washington University students’ reactions to the USA-China men’s basketball game. Since it was nearly impossible to get tickets to the actual game, CCTV filmed us watching it in a local [...]
I spent the whole plane ride home reflecting on my trip (and sleeping).
First, I want to say this course was amazing. I know many of the blog entries I wrote (and probably others) focused on experiences outside of class rather than our site visits and speakers. A lot of the knowledge that we were exposed [...]
Kara and Matina: Check out this serious pin collector in the Olympic Village.
– Kara Franz, Matina Golias.
Tiffany: The plane ride home was long. We had two layovers, one in Korea and one in LAX. Oddly, and I say oddly, it was a very smooth route security-wise. Even leaving China, I was not questioned, searched, pulled over — you get the point. Coming back to LA was fun. It was great to [...]
Matina: During our tour of the USOC High Performance Training Center’s gym, we saw beach volleyball players working out.
– Matina Golias.
Rosina: For my last night in Beijing, Editra and I went to see the USA-Japan baseball game. The game was great and scoreless for the first 10 innings. The 11th inning started with players on first and second base, an Olympic rule we appreciated because otherwise I think we would have been there all night. [...]
