The Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ's US08 Bus tour across America is at an end.
Here, members of the World Service language services who joined the bus at different points reflect on what they - and their audiences - learnt from the experience.
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Duong Hoang, Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Vietnamese
Duong was on the bus from the start in Los Angeles, California.
He met a number of Vietnamese people in California, and gave his view of the country - the first time he had visited it:
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Hassan Solhjoo, Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Persian
Hassan described the US as "a nation of nations".
He was also very interested in the issue of obesity - finding Americans very big, but also very friendly:
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Gulnara Kasmambetova, Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Kyrgyz
Gulnara spent much of her time bringing the questions from her audience in Kyrgyzistan, Uzbekistan and Azerbaijan to America - as well as observing the divisions within the country:
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Dawood Azami, Afghan stream
Dawood reported from the bus in Pashto and Dari.
He says his audience learned a lot about the American political system, and that he personally learned how open most Americans are to expressing their opinions.
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Frederique Maillardo, Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Afrique
Frederique travelled from Dallas to Memphis.
She says many of her listeners were surprised to discover that poverty also exists in America.
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Alexander Zhuravlev, Russian service
Alexander Zhuravlev from the Russian service says he wanted to convey to his listeners that America was not just financial misery and the credit crunch, that the bigger picture was much more complex than that.