Quarter Finalist Archives - Page 44 of 50 - My Family Travels
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My trip to Mexico and How It Impacted Me

During the summer of 2008, I took a vacation with my family to Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. It was my first trip outside...

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Merida, Yucatan

This Past summer (2009) I was blessed with the Chance to Go to my parent’s homeland of Merida, Yucatan. Also known as the home of one of the Seven Wonders of the World: Chichenitza. It...

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Nature Affects A City Girl

I am a Los Angeles teenager who loved every aspect of the urban life. Los Angeles is a city filled with bright neon lights and gritty music venues. L.A. was my playground; a location where I spent countless...

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Snorkeling and Scuba Tips from my Kauai Hawaii Vacation

Snorkeling and scuba diving are both exciting activities when you visit a beach, but only if you are in a nice place to do it. The state of Hawaii offers...

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Australia Done On Wheels

There are things a person learns when they find them self in a wheelchair.  For instance, how water fountains are never user-friendly, and how to adjust to being eye-level with...

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2010 Global Youth Leadership Conference in China

The only thing more challenging than eating eel, octopus and jelly fish is writing a teen travel essay using 600 words or less. The only thing almost as exciting as experiencing Chinese culture firsthand...

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My Life-Changing Traveling Experience

During the summer of 2008 I traveled to the Choctaw Reservation located in Mississippi.  My church goes there every summer to teach Vacation Bible School to the Choctaw...

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Teen Travel Writing

In the summer of 2007 my family took off for a 3-week long road trip to the Grand Canyon. This is the same trip my mother took with her family as a child. She was determined we would do the...

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I (Now) Love New York

“I’ll go, but I really hate New York City.” “Of course you do. This is coming from the girl who hated...

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