would you want to go on a mission trip to your own backyard”. I’m sure for most people‚ spending a week and a half of summer in downtown Akron‚ Ohio does not seem fun. I‚ however‚ thought otherwise. During my time in Akron I worked for a ministry called Urban Vision‚ which provides afterschool programs for children in need. Too often we overlook the diversity in own community. At Urban Vision I was able to see a previously undiscovered side of Akron and‚ through my experiences there‚ I saw how truly
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My School Trip In the 1990s‚ I went to Regent elementary school in the Bronx‚ N.Y and was a B student. I wasn’t an honor roll student‚ though I believe I could’ve been if I had put in the effort to do so. Like many elementary school students‚ I just wanted to go outside‚ and play Nintendo after finishing my homework. I was also one for leaving my weekend assignments to the last minute. I once did my weekend assignments during a school trip that Monday because I forgot to do it due to my excitement
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There are not very many big things in my life that have changed the person I am now but I think that my first trip to Hawaii may be one of the very few events that have. I think that through this experience I have since loved exploring and traveling to new places which is a quality that I think is a big part of who I am. On the night of my birthday in December of 2014 as I finished opening my last present my mom went upstairs‚ when she came back down I noticed she had something in her hand. As she
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small memory follows you for the rest of your life. This is just one of those things‚ and even though it’s small...I’m perfectly fine with that. During the summer‚ I was able to go on a mission trip to Cass Lake‚ Minnesota; where we stayed for about a week or so. One of the most significant parts of the trip‚ for me‚ was on our last day when we went to a senior center. On that particular day at the senior center‚ we made birthday cards with the elderly there‚ and everyone was paired up with an elderly
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grade at Peterson elementary there was a field trip to Yosemite‚ and while I was getting the paper so my mother could sign it. “Hey mom‚” I said. “I need you to sign this for me‚” “Sure‚ what is it for‚” she replied “It is for a field trip to Yosemite‚” I said. “Well lucky you‚” she said. After she signed it I immediately began planning out the trip and figured out what I would bring. I couldn’t stop thinking how much cool things I would see. My backpack was packed with nuts‚ water bottles‚ a
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It was the middle of spring in 2004 when Ethan‚ my best bud from high school; and I were going on a hunting trip. We went on this long hunting trip every year to get away from the wife’s. So we would drive out to Colorado in his old 1985 Ford Bronco‚ or the “Wronco” as we call it. On our way to Colorado we were bumping to some good ole. “Redneck Souljers”. As we enter the Colorado border Ethan says to me‚ “How come every trip we make out here always starts by it snowing right as we cross the border
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importantly‚ of spending time with my family who I had not seen in years prior to the trip. Spending time with my family is of great value and importance to me‚ so I became utterly excited to see them as soon as I had the chance. The trip to San Antonio really consisted of time well spent with family. Our first stop was Six Flags. I had never seen an amusement park so full of diverse-looking people‚ delicious-smelling foods‚ and exhilarating rides. My family and I got on every single
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My 8th grade trip to New York and Philadelphia on June 2‚ I woke up at 4:30 A.M for my 8th grade trip I got to the school at 5:20 A.M everybody who was going on the trip loaded our bags on the bus. We left around 5:50 off to Philadelphia We go. on the road everyone was looking out the window looking at the scenery as We passed on by we stopped at a little station in Rhode Island there was a statue of a bear and an Indian we were there for about 20 minutes then we were back on the road. About
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a road trip to Colorado with my church group. It was supposed to be one of the best weeks of our lives‚ and it was. We still reminisce about Colorado and talk about going back and visiting almost every single day. The experiences we gained while working with others is one that taught me valuable lessons. Up until I went on this trip‚ I was a sand-in-your-hair‚ sand-on-your-feet‚ salt water type of person. I could have lived on the beach my entire life and still never feel as if I’ve had my fill of
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On our trip to Cedar Glen‚ I learned numerous things that will benefit me in the future and assist me in making crucial decisions. One of the things I learned is group dynamics and working with other people. My group participated in various activities‚ such as logs and marshmallows‚ which taught us that we shouldn’t just focus on ourselves when completing a task‚ but also everybody in our group. In both logs and marshmallows‚ our group made sure each person reached the other side instead of just
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