A Third-World Paradise I Call Home
I have paid multiple visits to the diverse island of...
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Ayiti:The Land of High Mountains and even Higher Hopes
When the massive earthquake hit Haiti, and I saw the hundreds of...
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La Republica Dominicana
For spring break this year, I went on an ASB trip with the Pre Med Club. It was really a turning point for me. I had so much fun, and it really renewed my motivation. After the trip, I really felt a...
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Young Travel Writers Scholarship Entry: Magical Punta de Mita
The mystique of travel and the discovery of new and exciting places have the ability to give one feelings that are indescribable. When reflecting...
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Sea of Cortez
January 2009, the second half of my junior year of high school, I traveled to Baja Mexico with a group of students from school and my science teacher to study Humpback Whales. I lived on a research...
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With Peru as My Teacher (with photos)
As the aircraft lifted off the runway and propelled itself into darkness, I clutched my travel pillow and hoped for a smooth flight. I was heading to Peru to study the effects of tourism on culture...
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Traveling Through Life: How Education Lead to Service-Young Writers Scholarship
When I was at the University of California I was always envisioned myself leaving the comfort of my country to volunteer abroad. A travel study abroad program in Carribbean and South...
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Young Travelers Writers Scholarship
It was the time of my life after I came back from the Bahamas just last October. It was even more fun because we left on Halloween. There was...
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