Before the Olympics started, Olympic volunteers were newsworthy, especially ones learning to write “I love China” in traditional calligraphy. While going through my rigorous training leading up to the Olympics at the basketball Cube, my opportunistic supervisor jumped on the chance to get her two trainees on tv and in front of who knows how [...]
Entries Tagged as 'China'
My CCTV Debut
December 16th, 2008 · 1 Comment
Tags: Beijing · Beijing Olympics Program · China · China Central Television · Mandarin · Olympics · travel
Bungee Jumping at Longqing Gorge, China
October 30th, 2008 · No Comments
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Tags: China · extreme sport
The Paralympics, Special Oympics and a Deaflympics?
October 22nd, 2008 · No Comments
On September 6, following the Beijing Olympics this summer, the Paralympics commenced. However, I’ve hardly found anyone who knows anything about the Paralympics now that I’m back on US soil. More so, it’s often confused with the Special Olympics. This no doubt is due to the limited coverage the Paralympics got here in the United [...]
Tags: China · Paralympics · travel
