According to Reference News Network citing the Associated Press, 66-year-old Viviane Robinson is a "super fan" of the Olympic Games. In the past 40 years, she has been to seven Summer Olympics, and this Paris Olympics is no exception. Vivienne's body is covered with badges and decorations, and it is difficult to ignore her figure on the streets of Paris.
This is the Eiffel Tower taken during the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympic Games on July 26 (Source: Xinhua News Agency)
However, this trip to Paris was expensive - to be precise, Vivienne spent US$10,000 (approximately RMB 71,600).
Vivianne is from Los Angeles, USA. In order to pay for this trip and purchase of 38 event tickets, she not only maxed out her credit card but also worked two jobs. She worked in Venice Beach during the day and at a grocery store at night. Vivienne said she would have to work for another two years to make up for the money she spent on the Paris Olympics.
"It's not easy to save money, and the budget is quite high, but it's very worth it." Viviane said.
But she was a little disappointed that she spent 1,600 US dollars (approximately RMB 11,500) to watch the opening ceremony, but in the end she could only watch the screen on the bridge. Viviane said: "Do you know how long it will take me to earn so much money?" However, she finally added: "The world is unpredictable, life must go on, and there will be wins and losses."
It is understood that, Viviane's obsession with the Olympics began at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics, when her mother worked as an interpreter for athletes at UCLA. Her mother would come home from get off work with a badge given by an athlete and hand it to her daughter.
A new hobby of collecting badges brought Viviane to the 1996 Atlanta Olympics. There, she made necklaces for athletes in exchange for their badges.
According to statistics, the Olympic Games she has been to include: 1984 Los Angeles Olympics, 1996 Atlanta Olympics, 2000 Sydney Olympics, 2004 Athens Olympics, 2012 London Olympics, 2016 Rio Olympics and the current Paris Olympics.
As soon as the current Paris Olympics is over, Viviane will begin to prepare for the 2028 Olympics, from preparing clothes to saving money to buy tickets, no matter how much it costs - because the next Olympics will be in her city, Los Angeles held.
Source: Jimu News
