Shout out for the media at 2014 World Championships in Nanning.
Crazy about gymnastics, the keenest got very little sleep.
Photographers lug heavy equipment up and down concrete steps all day. Shooting angles were not ideal. I don’t envy them.
Most of the bloggers were paying their own costs, including me. The flight was expensive, of course. But I saved money by staying in a small hostel for about $25 / night / single private room. Air con. Reasonably good wifi. The media hotel was about $80 / night.
Organizers provided media food … though some round eyes preferred to live on McFlurries, instead.
Getting a Chinese visa was a hassle for many. Some were unable to get one. I made 4 trips to the Chinese Embassy paper pushers before actually having the essential stamp in my passport.
Hardest working media in 2014?
LIVE bloggers International Gymnast on Facebook and The All Around on Facebook. It’s nearly impossible to watch Worlds never mind trying to simultaneously record what’s happening.
We missed Blythe Lawrence, the Gymnastics Examiner. She went and got a real job. Working for the FIG. 🙂
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