Quarter Finalist Archives - Page 11 of 50 - My Family Travels
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Eau de Grasse

As a perfume fanatic and aspiring perfumer, I have wanted to visit Grasse ever since I learned it was the perfume capital of the world. I have had wild dreams featuring colorful meadows with rows and...

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In the World, Not Of the World

Breathing in was like breathing in a new culture, adventure, and life - taking it all in at once. Here I was, along with twenty-one adults and students I’ve known most of my life, experiencing this....

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My Home is the World

We rumbled down the worn dusty road passing families on mopeds, donkeys carrying bundles of grass and battered taxis. The silhouettes of rocky hills and desert dunes stood...

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A 6 Month Journey

At first I thought my parents were joking. Leaving school behind for six months to travel across...

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A Lesson Learned, A Perspective Changed

This past summer I was fortunate enough to be awarded a scholarship for a trip to Bolivia and Peru for 24 days. It was with the Youth Ambassadors program sponsored by the...

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On Wings Like Eagles

I must admit, when my mother first pitched the idea of zip lining through the trees in the beautiful forests of Alaska, I was nervous, my mind instantly filled with questions and concerns. What if I...

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De Egurrola, The Reunion

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Fifty Feet from the F-22

     I could feel the pressure waves reverberating through my body. They started with a tingling in my feet, raced up my torso and stopped in my chest. I was keenly aware of every heartbeat,...

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Travel: Familiar But Not For Granted

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