Student Articles Archive - Page 9 of 291 - My Family Travels
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The Alligators in New Orleans might pee on you, but NOLA is the bee’s knees

As a 13-year-old, I’m grateful to have the opportunity to travel a lot with my dad. Every year for the past 6 years, we’ve taken “guys’ trips” during my summer vacations from school. It’s a...

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Rainy Day Scrabble

“Rain, rain, go away, come again another day…”. Never did I ever think that my teenage self would be belting out the lyrics to a nursery rhyme. Yet, here I was though, cooped up in the tiny townhome...

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Mud and Sunflowers

If you were to ask me what my life dreams were for every consecutive year of my life, I would tell you they were to travel. Exciting adventures, unknown destinations, and mysterious outcomes beckoned me,...

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Four Easy Steps to Conquering Beijing (or any Other Foreign Travel Destination)

Travelling to foreign places can be daunting, especially when you don’t know much about the destination. By following these four simple steps, you can conquer Beijing, and anywhere else you wish to travel. 1....

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Reaching Meteora: Of Memories, Mountains and Monestaries

March 24, 2019 My breath seized as the soles of my worn, bedraggled sneakers united with the besmirched floor of the loading ramp to the ferry -- tonight’s humble abode. A seventeen hour expedition...

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Boston

Boston, Massachusetts; home to an abundance of rich historical locations, land of mouth-watering markets, and the site of an epiphany I am lucky to call my own. Perhaps I am playing up to the stereotype...

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Mexi”can’t” Come Back!

Visiting a country is something one usually plans for weeks, months, or years, but my family planned it all in five minutes- in reality, we never intended to go to Mexico. The day before that, there had...

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Facing My Fears on a Dominican Dive

I was staying at the Barcelo Bavaro Palace Deluxe Resort in the Dominican Republic. Since I had learned to scuba dive only three days ago, I was nervous and excited to go on my second dive. “What if...

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Off The (Literal) Beaten Path

In 2017, my Mom planned an epic trip to Utah for us to conquer the Mighty 5! As we made the long flight from Ft. Lauderdale to Salt Lake City, she shared more details of the trip, including a tour inside...

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