Word: namgyal
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...into the flashbulb glare of Barcelona's Olympics. Anxiously consulting an astrologer before they left, Bhutan's Olympians -- all archers -- had never boarded a plane before, or experienced summer heat. The Olympic Village was almost the size of their capital, Thimbu. And the biggest shock of all, said Namgyal Lhamu, was "the sea," which she, like the others, had only read about at home. "I thought Barcelona was going to be peaceful, like Thimbu," added a cheerful Pem Tshering. "But it's so busy!" High-rise buildings, spiceless food, subway trains -- everything was a source of wonder for them...