Stars, Trees, and Turning 17
The stars above me were unlike any I had seen before, first in the multitudes that existed, and second in their extraordinary...
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Sleepwalking in New York City
Ever since first grade when I moved to Texas from Vietnam, I’ve fantasized about an unreachable dream; walking under the lights and concrete jungle of New York City. I...
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Buenas Tardes from Costa Rica
The first thing you notice as you arrive in Costa Rica is all the beautiful scenery. Traveling from San Jose to our...
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My Trip Across The World
At the age of 15 I have traveled and first hand experienced what life was like in Italy, France, and Spain. It was a once in a life time experience and I am glad I took it. I traveled with...
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Exploring a new World
Bolivia a country that educated me to live in every situation that life has. I never thought that my life would change in a blink of an eye. Decisions changed my life, whether to...
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Dachau Concentration and Meditation
0900 hours. Dachau, Germany. The tour bus comes to a slow halt as I lift my head to peer outside the window. All are...
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From Ashes To Admiration
My grandfather, radio receiver affixed to his ear, relayed the coordinates. Terrible and terrific, formations of B-17 “Flying Fortresses” streaked across the war torn sky...
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Breathing this Blissful Air
After the continuous 15-hour drive of driving across the destined states with my family we were finally eligible of having our toes sink into the balmy conditioned ocean water from Orlando, Florida....
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From Tourist to Traveler
Spring break is a time to get away from the drama of high school. A time to escape the catty girls or rowdy boys and relax for seven peaceful school-free days. When the opportunity arose to...
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Metropolis Memoir
As I was growing up in rural and suburban Western New York, New York City seemed to be a symbol of the things that were largely inaccessible to me in the small town where...
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Bad Königshofen
“The World is a book, and those who do not travel read only one page.” This is a quote I strongly believe in. Every time a travel...
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From Russia with Love: A Colorful Experience
“Goodbye U.S.A. Privet Russia” was the Facebook status that I posted as I was boarding Flight Number 611 going to Austria with a...
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Europe 2012
My name is Bryan Gray and on behalf of the People to People Student Ambassador Program I would like to share my experience traveling to another country. People to People...
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Taking Over Europe, One Country At A Time (Austria, Italy, France)
This summer I was given the chance to tour Vienna, Austria, Salzburg, Austria, Innsbruck, Austria,...
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Mahalo Hawaii
This year I was fortunate to make the Mississippi All-State Lions Band, a band comprised of members all over the state to practice for a week and then travel and perform. This year the destination...
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Sentiments in the Mediterranean Sand
Squinting against the midday sun, I breathed in the sweltering, Italian air; grateful for each meager gust of tobacco flavored wind. The soles of my flip-flops stuck to the freshly melted tar on...
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Walking Along the Yellow Brick Road of Poland’s Wonders
What I cherish most about my current trip to Poland is not only the fact that I get to reunite with my family, which is usually the primary purpose of coming here during the summer, but also to visit...
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Europe, Teach Me More.
I wish that this scholarship was not due for another month for I am still traveling through Sicily. I have managed to experience so many firsts on this trip and since it’s not over I am sure...
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A Yellow Brick Road
Gold was everywhere: the buildings, the parks, the people. Everything possessed an aura that was unquestionably golden. That was...
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Following the Crowd: Zip LIne Style
This was my first, most impactful adventure of my entire Girl Scout Destination to San Jose, Costa Rica, and Bocas del Toro, Panama. We woke up early that morning, to birds...
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Master Air Smith
My educational journey began on July 6th of this year. My parents...
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The Emerald Cortez
The Rocky Mountains surrounded me as sentinels. Their grasp was a difficult thing to escape, stretching so far up and out. But escape I did, to a land that, being from a town sheltered in the mountains...
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Fashion in NYC
From July 8th-14th, I spent a week away in New York City for a summer fashion program at LIM college (www.limcollege.edu). It was my first week away on my own and it taught me a tremendous amount...
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Eyes Wide Open
For 14 hours straight, I flew over an ocean with my family in tow. In June 2010, we visited my uncle in China. My Uncle Mike has been working and living in China since around 2000,...
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My European Discovery
My European trip was not just an amazing experience; it was 19 days filled with many mind-changing events along with hilarious and unforgettable moments. As I traveled with People to People Ambassador...
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Discovering Another Part of the World
I am a 17-year-old Wisconsinite and have only traveled to Iowa and Florida, but this summer I got to have a two-week adventure in Europe. I went along with a group of 27 people. Together we ventured...
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IB York Toronto Trip
Tick, tock, tick, tock. As Amal Ahmed Albaz made her way across the stage, she uttered these simple yet frightening words. Words that warned me of my fleeting youth. The room...
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Europe or Bust!
It has always been my dream to travel to "The City of Light", and in 2010 I got my chance! My school offered a trip to France using Promé Tour company. For a reasonable price, my classmates...
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Padora In Prague- The True Test of a Girl’s Determination.
About three weeks ago, 42 classmates and I all began what we would later know as the “trip of a lifetime” to Europe, courtesy of EF-Tours. We saw some of the most ridiculous sights, tried...
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A Diamond Studded Sky Over Yellow Flooded Streets
Imagine this: a Latino family performing pop music with an accordion, a disheveled elderly couple snoozing, a pair of Scottish lads clasping their bagpipes in their traditional kilts, and a tattooed...
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Bungee Jumping in Nepal
As I stood atop the bridge, my breathe started to quicken and my heart began to pound, my thoughts jumbled together into a blurb, “What have I signed up for? There’s so much more...
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Hello, Nature. Nice to Meet You!
I have forever and always thought of myself as a city girl. The plains of rural Kansas were never inviting, and seemed unimaginative and commonplace to this bustling girl. However, I recently came...
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You Opened My Eyes
My senior year was approaching, so my aunts that live up in Monterey, CA invited me to come stay with them during my spring break. No other family, just me. They explained they wanted me to see what...
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My Ocala Trip
My trip to Ocala was a lot of fun. I went with just me and my mom. Her name is Ana, but people call her Tammy. It was my first time going on a trip with just me and her, so it...
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Not Clear Until Later…
Being invited to The Winter International Childrens Games was exciting. Going to Switzerland to compete in snowboarding at any time would be an honor,but at 14 with my best friend Spim (Kim) and...
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The Wonderful World of Soccer
Soccer is a big deal in Germany, the national pastime. And although I knew this before I spent three weeks in Tübingen, Germany, as part of a German-American Partnership Program exchange,...
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A Culture Shock to Remember
It was finally the summer of 2011, the summer that I knew would be remembered, the summer that most kids would envy, and the summer that would change my life. I remembered waking up that June morning...
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S.I.M.S.A (Safe In My Sisters Arms)
It’s August 5 of 2007, the first day I went to camp. It’s was an all girl’s camp called S.I.M.S.A so I knew I wasn’t going to like it. All girls in one room together were...
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OAWV613B Wilderness Voyage
The trip I took was to the Boundary Waters in Minnesota. I applied and got accepted to go to Northern Tier, a Boy Scout high adventure camp, to be a part of the Order of the Arrow Wilderness...
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A Hike of Realization
Two months ago my teacher informed my literature class that we would be taking an all-day hiking trip to a local national park. I cringed at the thought of climbing impossible hills and dripping...
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Different Background …. Same Goal
These days it can be tough to have a fun and fascinating opportunity. With the emergency of final exams that overwhelm students to get a better grade and leave a complete mark for the end of the...
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New York, New York Winter Trip
In the winter of December 2011 I journeyed to the breathtaking and wondrous place known as New York City. I traveled there as the annual trip that my dance team takes every year, our Spring Show...
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The Way I Saw the Lake
This spring for the first time in my life I went to Lake Tahoe and it was worth waiting sixteen years for. Although the trip began on a sour note it was definitely the best family vacation I have...
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Seat 16A of the Flying Metal Box Changed My Life
Thousands of miles away, across the Atlantic, lies a land called Florence, Italy. I first discovered Florence through a uniquely boring documentary in my World Studies class in high school. The information,...
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Paris Is A Promise that Aches
Paris forgives, knows, and goes with the flow. And, by example, you learn to value yourself and your dreams. While I walked along the Seine, my feet were screaming in my boots that I have lived...
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Jordan – Über-friendly Hosts, Carved Out Buildings and Ridiculously Good Food
I think my mom was a little worried when I left Norway to go to Jordan for a week. She knew that I would visit a conference for three days and then live with my friend Hashem’s family for five more days,...
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