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One on One Jane’s Olympic Journal Day 8: The Picture I Didn’t Take and the Ones I did.

August 5, 2012

Friday morning, riding a quiet Light Rail train with my friend Laurene, we sat across from two very tall men in their red and yellow team uniforms wearing official Olympics badges. They looked like athletes, so I started a conversation. “Where are you from?” “Tunisia.”And what sport? “Volleyball,” they said in fairly thick accents. “Have […]

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One on One Jane’s Olympic Journal Day 7: An Apple a Day… It just takes a minute…

August 3, 2012

Thursday August 2nd was a day of figuring out technology — again. Thank goodness there’s an Apple Store in several parts of London. A 3pm class at the store in Oxford Circus turned into a 4-hour session of how to edit and short-cuts for me, because the editing process is not my forte. For 15

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One on One Jane’s Olympic Journal Day 6: A Volleyball Adventure

August 3, 2012

The ticket said 9:30. Volleyball. Earls Court. I had the best intentions to be there for the start, but exhasuted from the day before, checking emails, and eating breakfast put me behind. That delay equated to no crowds, and no lines; I was in between big activities for Olympic spectator and London morning Tube traffic.

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One on One Jane’s Olympic Journal Day 5: A Little Train to Intensity

August 1, 2012

While all the main action is happening in the main venues and around the London area, I learned the U.S. had a training center for several teams who need to train, practice and have sports treatments prior to their competitions. Emily Cox, from the Olympic Training in Chula Vista, is also the media relations coordinator

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One on One Jane’s Olympic Journal Day 4: An Early Ah Ha Moment

August 1, 2012

Hello… my journal for Monday, Day 4, is a litte different. For the details leading up to a very special day, please read the latest story I wrote for NBC San Diego http://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/Jane-Mitchell-Reports-from-London-164131596.html (or read it after the videos.) To expand on that, here are tw0 interviews: the first with the man from Belgium, then one of

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One on One Jane’s Olympic Journey Day 3: Weather or not…

July 30, 2012

With the sun beaming in during breakfast, a summer dress seemed a good choice for a Sunday afternoon. But within an hour, the clouds rolled in, lightening cracked, and rain was on its way. No worries. This is London, and I had a plan to take a break from the busy Stratford area and see

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One on One Boys of Summer series begins: Early Advice (part 1)

July 29, 2012

As I am in London writing about and watching this international Olympics affair — with athletes from all corners of the world and every walk of life — I am also thinking about America’s game and all it inspires. For 15 years covering the Padres and telling their life stories, I liked to start at

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One on One Jane’s Olympic Journal Day 2: A Walk Outside the Park

July 28, 2012

Saturday in London started as Friday night’s spectacular and uniquely British Opening Ceremonies, fireworks display went well past midnight. Friday the French friends I’m staying with and I alternated between watching the quality BBC coverage and leaning over the balcony (slightly) to see the stadium lights and action. When it appeared the flame presentation was

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One on One Olympic Pictures A selection of images from London 2012

July 28, 2012

Here is a selection of pictures from London. Some coincide with posts for NBC San Diego. http://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/ Others just capture a moment or observation. Enjoy.

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One on One Jane’s Olympic Journal: Day 1 Pre-Ceremony Excitement

July 27, 2012

The Westfield shopping center at Stratford Station in East London is a hub near a main entrance to Olympic Park. On Friday afternoon, after buying a local telephone to save on international calling, I found myself in the middle of not just a shopping crowd, but in the heart of early pre-ceremony excitement. While meeting

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