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    My Experience of Rio de Janeiro Summer Olympics

    Where do I even begin? For many, going to the Olympics as a spectator is a dream come true. And this trip was a bucket list item come true. A month later, it’s still amazing that I was really there. Like I was LIVE for the Olympics!!??! My first goal was to make sure I secure sport tickets. So I first purchased tickets in January via Cosport, the authorized ticket reseller for the United States. Second goal was to purchase flight tickets to Rio. The price for my roundtrip ticket from Houston to Rio de Janeiro was $1120. In the last weeks leading to my trip, I purchased more tickets and arranged…