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I'm in a New York (Philly, and D.C.) State of MindLast November, I left behind the Georgia peaches and headed to the Big Apple for the first time. Although I had recently moved and transferred high schools, my previous band director was gracious enough to let me tag along with the Bainbridge High School Marching Band on their expedition to... Category: Exploring |
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How big is your backyard?How big is your backyard? Before you answer with the actual size behind your house, I want to tell you it can be as big or small as you want it to be. Past our neighborhoods, past Orlando, and even past Florida, there is literally a world waiting to be discovered. Full of different people, cultures... Category: Exploring |
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The old worldItaly: Day 1 After the 8 hour long, tedious journey from Austria to Venice, Italy, I stood up and I felt as if gravity was pushing my body down. The buildings look as if they were houses made into skyscrapers. I walked across an ally and I couldn’t distinguish if the building was a hotel or... Category: Exploring |
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California Gal Spreads her Wings!As a French Language student at Palos Verdes High School, I was encouraged to sponsor an exchange student for a month during the summer of 2011. Amelie Lejeune was from Luxembourg and from the moment we met we became life long sisters! After an amazing time in California, Amelie went home but... Category: Exploring |
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A Trip to New York CityThe summer before my sophomore year in high school, my church and I took a trip to a rather different place. Living in a mind-numbing city such as Houston, I had never really been exposed to places outside of it such as New York City. The trip there was like discovering an entirely new way of life... Category: Exploring |
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My European AdventureI remember the days as a child when my mom used to tell me bedtime stories about the various trips she took to Europe. Every trip that she took, she would bring me back a snow globe. Soon my room became filled with not only snow globes but the hopes and dreams to one day embark on my own journey.... Category: Exploring |
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Lessons From Tiananmen SquareAlthough nothing special at home, walking in a large group through China's streets, we Americans learned what it was like to be celebrities: people stopped in the middle of their daily activities to call excited greetings, smile, stare. I never thought, however, that I'd be assigned the... Category: Exploring |
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Footsteps in ArgentinaI had a blast in Argentina meeting new people, experiencing new things, and learning about a different culture. First, my classmates and I went to Conte Hotel and checked in. Afterwards, my friends and I encountered a problem with the check with the front desk where they charged us as a group... Category: Exploring |
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Colombia, te quieroI was overcome by the heat and heavy humid air that hung around me as I stood in line with my yellow rolley backpack, clutching my stuffed bear. My mouth hung open and my drooping eyelids blinked slowly. I yawned every couple of minutes in an attempt to keep my small body from dropping... Category: Exploring |
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The Five-Minus-Three People You Meet in EuropeAnxiety filled our spirits as we waited for the mail to arrive to our house. In two days, my mother and I would be flying across the Atlantic and our Eurail pass had not yet arrived. This pass would be our golden ticket for fifteen days, allowing us to ride train upon train to whichever countries... Category: Exploring |
