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Haiti=love=LIFE CHANGE

Chaos had flooded the already poor, small island country of Haiti, and they needed (as they do now) America’s help. At age 15, I went to Haiti naïve and ready to do “a good deed”...

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Garmisch: Place of Adventures

Being a military child, I get the opportunity to travel quite a bit. I have visited all over the world, lived in exciting places, and taken many vacations to places I never thought I would. Out of all...

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All Roads lead to Rome

March of 2012 My school took a group of students and parents on a trip to Italy where ancient history loomed. We all signed up on EF...

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EF Tours provided more than just an Italian tour for my family and I

Through the international travel foundation, EF Tours, I visited Italy this past summer for 12 days with my family and a group of over 30 from places such as North Carolina, New Jersey, and Michigan. ...

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“Dees mahn, bullsheet.”

    Israeli philosopher Martin Buber once said, “All journeys have secret destinations of which the traveler is unaware.” I have never entertained that notion until my...

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???? ? ?????? Children of the World: A Thai Kid Adventure

     I was exhausted - mentally and physically worn out. I’d spent the entire morning taking a load off of the Thai teachers at a village school: entertaining and teaching some...

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Texas, My Own Personal Paradise

On July 5th I had the pleasure of waking up at 3:00am to get to a 5:15am flight. And since it was the 4th of July the night before you can imagine how well that went. When me, my...

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Big City, Big Dreams

                For most kids in my school, spring break means a warm, sunny week at the beach, but my sophomore year, it...

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East Meets West

When I first arrived, I was cranky, exhausted, and annoyed. All I wanted to do was sprawl on a bed and sleep. Jet lag was not working well with me. On top of that, it took us forever to try and find...

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