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Aquatic thrills, mingling with mammals, and much more found only in Paradise

As I gripped the rails that kept me from plummeting, my knuckles turned as white as the grains of sand on the pearly white beach.  Then the light turned green signaling that it was my turn. ...

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Alamosa

Running. Most people consider it a hobby, or something that people without lives do. However, for me, and the other members of my cross country team, it's a way of life. Because of our trip to...

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Hoodwinked

When I first found out that I would be vacationing in Haiti, I had mixed emotions. Visiting exotic locations is one of my passions, but the idea of spending three weeks in isolated villages had me...

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The Rain Clouds Below Us

A blast of hot sticky air hit my face as I got off the bus; my first instinct was to turn around and retreat back into the air-conditioned oasis. But unfortunately for me the bus doors had already...

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New York City also known as the “Big Apple” With so Many Wonderful Places to See

The big city of New York had always been on my list of places to go. As seen in the movies, the tall buildings and the thousands of people seem to make it all the more inviting!...

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The Art of Giving

Stepping off the bus, I was hit hard with the hot August air and the smell of burning forests miles away. I looked around this small, forgotten village in the Russian countryside and sensed the sharp...

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Destination Free Wifi

                Getting up at 4:00am to go to the Airport is not what I had in mind for my first week of summer vacation....

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Personally Exotic

In the spring of 2012, my junior year of high school, I had the pleasure to go on a Royal Caribbean cruse to the Bahamas. It was for four sun filled days spent out near the beautiful clear ocean...

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Life in Sandwiches

My first morning on the Cherokee reservation was spent being sardined between hundreds of ecstatic teens from all over of the country on groaning bleachers in a dimly lit auditorium in beautiful...

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