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My CCTV Debut

December 16th, 2008 · 1 Comment

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 [...]

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Tags: Beijing · Beijing Olympics Program · China · China Central Television · Mandarin · Olympics · travel

It’s official!!

March 18th, 2008 · No Comments

After a competitive interview process to get into the program back in October and then a grueling test administered by BOCOG officials over two weeks ago, it is official:
I’m going to the Beijing Olympics this summer!!

It has been weeks of preparation, anticipation and suspense waiting for this announcement. After reading the email, [...]

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Tags: BOCOG · Beijing · Beijing Olympics Program · China · International Sports Reporting · Journalism · Mandarin · Olympic News Service · Olympics

Off to the Beijing Olympics!!

November 11th, 2007 · No Comments

Dear Friends and Family,
I have been back in Boston since September to finish up my Masters degree…however, I have found another way to push back graduation until the end of summer!  I am overwhelmingly excited to announce that I have been accepted into a program through Emerson that will send me to the Beijing Olympics [...]

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Tags: Beijing · China · Communication University of China · Emerson · Integrated Marketing Communications · Journalism · Mandarin · Olympic News Service · Olympic athletes · Olympics · Paralympics · Veteran's Day