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London 2012: A dream come true
Greetings from London – sunny, sunny London. Seriously, I thought this place was supposed to rain something like…always? I suppose if there are going to be any days for London to hold off on the rain,...
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Thoughts from the Media Center McDonalds
It’s day 11 and I’m sitting in McDonalds for the 15th or so time, eating fries because they cost 99p and I don’t have a fancy expense budget. I’ve spent the afternoon conducting an interview at Africa...
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London 2012: A day in the life
Covering the Olympics requires Olympic-level endurance. Going into London, I knew I was looking at three straight weeks of hard work, no play, and very little sleep. After all, as a mentor told me,...
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Things I learned from my first Olympics
While London 2012 was my fourth international sporting event, it was my first Olympics. This was the big leagues. Being able to peek behind the curtain of something I’ve been obsessed with since...
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Photo Essay: Olympic Torch Relay through Islington, London
The morning before the Opening Ceremony, the Olympic torch relay came through the borough of Islington. I’ll admit that for someone who loved the Olympics, I never took much interest in the torch relay...
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In Photos: London 2012 Opening Ceremony
After watching the spectacle of Beijing 2008 unfold from a bar in Hong Kong, I decided that I would one day watch an Opening Ceremony in person. I never expected that my first Opening Ceremony would...
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Wenlock, or How I learned to stop laughing and love the mascot
I still remember the day the London 2012 mascots were unveiled. I was just days away from graduating college, and came back to my tiny campus apartment in between senior week activities to check my...
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In Photos: London 2012 Closing Ceremony
Tonight I bring a close to my posts on London 2012. There’s much more I could say about the Olympics and my experience, but for a few reasons I’m going to stop here — besides, I want to get back to...
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Five years on: How I moved abroad after college and built a career through...
This week marks the five-year anniversary of my college graduation. FIVE years! Well I. feel. old. When I graduated from the Class of 2010, I was 20 years old, had $700 to my name — and zero clue what...
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London 2012: A dream come true
Greetings from London – sunny, sunny London. Seriously, I thought this place was supposed to rain something like…always? I suppose if there are going to be any days for London to hold off on the rain,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Thoughts from the Media Center McDonalds
It’s day 11 and I’m sitting in McDonalds for the 15th or so time, eating fries because they cost 99p and I don’t have a fancy expense budget. I’ve spent the afternoon conducting an interview at Africa...
View ArticleClik here to view.
London 2012: A day in the life
Covering the Olympics requires Olympic-level endurance. Going into London, I knew I was looking at three straight weeks of hard work, no play, and very little sleep. After all, as a mentor told me,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Things I learned from my first Olympics
While London 2012 was my fourth international sporting event, it was my first Olympics. This was the big leagues. Being able to peek behind the curtain of something I’ve been obsessed with since...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Photo Essay: Olympic Torch Relay through Islington, London
The morning before the Opening Ceremony, the Olympic torch relay came through the borough of Islington. I’ll admit that for someone who loved the Olympics, I never took much interest in the torch relay...
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In Photos: London 2012 Opening Ceremony
After watching the spectacle of Beijing 2008 unfold from a bar in Hong Kong, I decided that I would one day watch an Opening Ceremony in person. I never expected that my first Opening Ceremony would...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Wenlock, or How I learned to stop laughing and love the mascot
I still remember the day the London 2012 mascots were unveiled. I was just days away from graduating college, and came back to my tiny campus apartment in between senior week activities to check my...
View ArticleClik here to view.
In Photos: London 2012 Closing Ceremony
Tonight I bring a close to my posts on London 2012. There’s much more I could say about the Olympics and my experience, but for a few reasons I’m going to stop here — besides, I want to get back to...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Five years on: How I moved abroad after college and built a career through...
This week marks the five-year anniversary of my college graduation. FIVE years! Well I. feel. old. When I graduated from the Class of 2010, I was 20 years old, had $700 to my name — and zero clue what...
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