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| Lining the BMX course during training . All volunteers were dubbed the "Blue Army" |
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| Ready to interview athletes leaving the race course. It was intense work |
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| Lauren Harrington, left, and Andrea Thomas try to mimic the Peking Opera performers after a special performance for volunteers |
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| We were frequently stopped and asked to have our pictures made with young children, especially. Shown: Traci Gillig |
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| The subway was the most efficient (and hottest) way to navigate Beijing |
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| In a city of 17 million people, you can imagine we got lost ... a lot |
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| We fell in love with the official Olympic mascot, Fuwas, or friends |
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| We got to see all the great historic Chinese sites, including this shot at the Forbidden City |
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| Traveling as the locals do it (it's very scary) |
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| We made new friends we will stay in touch with |
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| The ice cream in China was amazing. But unusual sometimes, like this corn-flavored popsicle |
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| We caught the Olympic spirit, decorating our dorm rooms and watching events on TV |
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| And ate a lot of food we'd never had before |
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| Olympics spectators: Many students used their days off to see Olympic events. Here, Kelsey Habig, left, Val Arias and Christina Harp are joined by two Chinese racing fans at the bicycling road race |
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