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July 28, 2016
The first few days of being in Brazil have been a whirlwind of sights, sounds, smells and even tastes for Reilly Ann Small and Madi Grosh, two of the Ball State University students providing behind-the-scenes coverage of the 2016 Summer Olympics.
Vivien Pong, a senior telecommunications major from Carmel, Indiana, is one of nearly 50 students from Ball State who are in Brazil to cover the 2016 Summer Olympics.
“My favorite part is the graffiti street art because it is viewed as an art form here, as opposed to vandalism back in the U.S.,” said Small, a junior studying public relations. “I am also enjoying Brazilian coffee. I am a huge coffee fanatic. So being in a different country and trying different things is something that really sparks my interest.”
Shortly after landing in Sao Paulo, the nation’s largest city, during a recent weekend, Grosh began reporting for a “need-to-know” story to assist visitors to the upcoming games.
“I am working on a story about the differences in culture between the U.S. and Brazil,” said Grosh, a junior who is studying telecommunications. “I learned a great deal and have a lot to write about. I’ve met new people, learned new words (in Portuguese, Brazil’s official language) and now have new favorite foods.”
Small and Grosh are part of a first wave of students reporting on the culture of Brazil as part of Ball State at the Games, a student-managed news operation working in conjunction with several media organizations to provide original multimedia content about the Olympics, the host country, athletes and spectators.
Students will spend their first week in Sao Paulo before moving to their base of operations, a hostel just a short distance from Olympic facilities in Rio de Janeiro. Overall, about 50 students will travel to South America and …
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