Luo Donglian missed her chance to be a volunteer when Beijing hosted the Olympic Games in 2008, but she is making up for that this year.

Luo, 25, is volunteering as an information consultant for the APEC meeting taking place in Huairou district from Nov 5 to 11, and said it is the best way to make up for her failure to participate in the Olympics six years ago.

"I was too young and only wanted to go back to my hometown in Jiangxi province at that time. But when my college roommates, who were volunteers at that worldwide sports festival, shared their interesting experiences and told me what they gained during the activity, I admired them," she said.