This year again‚ I was preparing my trip to Chile. The holiday vacations were starting in a week‚ and like every other year I was leaving for Christmas. My desire for helping others in need‚ started when I was only 15 years old. That’s when I went on my first humanitarian trip‚ with my school. We left for Chile and built ten houses in two weeks. Since then‚ I have never skipped a year without going on this trip and building houses. The first couple of years I would leave in the summer vacations‚
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2013‚ I departed from my home in Sioux Falls‚ South Dakota to go and spend an entire month in Bârlad‚ Romania. Up until this point I had never left the United States‚ except for a day trip up to Canada. The distinct zing of annoyance at my mother’s insistent demands for photos tugged at my patience‚ and internally shuddered as my shoulder brushed against Vladimir’s. He was to fly with me to Romania‚ attend the archeology camp with me‚ and then I would return home alone. Turning my gaze up to his face
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California Trip Ever since my mother had me she always talked about California and how she used to live there and how much she loved it there. She was always talking about going but we never got around to it. During my freshman year‚ about one week after the second quarter ending and over four years of planning‚ we decided to go. Our plane left from Minnesota at 5:35 AM so my dad and I just stayed awake because we were leaving our house to go to Minnesota at one. It
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I went to Israel with my family‚ cousins and some of the people who belong to our Temple to watch my cousin become bat mitzvahed in the middle of a dessert. It was the most wonderful experience that I had ever had and I will never forget about it. I was 11 years old at the time when I went. Originally I thought this trip would be miserable. On my way to Israel the flight was very long. It was about 8-9 hours. As we were on the plane I thought about how terrible the trip was going to be and how
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Cierra B. 3rd block 9-11-13 My First Trip to Savannah‚ Georgia Looking up at the sky-high towering buildings I couldn’t believe my eyes. It was almost like I went into a time machine and went all the way back to the 1800’s with all these old fashioned buildings surrounding me. Then and there I knew I was going to like my stay in Savannah‚ Georgia. I had arrived in Savannah‚ Georgia with my Girl Scout troop we had been collecting money for months and the first place we planned to go
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to Louisiana with my wife and her family. It was the first time I’ve ever been to Louisiana in my life. This was going to be very special because I have never been out of Texas. We took this trip during summer break. My wife and I decided this trip so all of our family can go together. My father in law and I were taking turns driving it took us about 12 hours to get to Louisiana. The ride was very exhausting for everybodyI had gotten tired so my father in law took the wheel. My wife woke me up as
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Heart for Haiti During the summer of 2013‚ I went to Haiti with my youth group for the first time. We had been meeting for this trip for almost a year‚ so I felt as ready as I could be. The traveling day finally came‚ and I felt prepared until the Haiti airport. Once we had stepped outside of the airport‚ it was like we had stepped into a whole new world. I then realized I wasn’t prepared for my trip‚ and what was going to happen that week. At the airport in Port-au-Prince‚ Haiti we stepped into
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time with family and experience something unique. My family and I go to the beaches in Florida every summer and spend time relaxing and enjoying our time together‚ away from school and work. To get away from our normal plans‚ we decided to book a cruise for the Thanksgiving holiday. We had never taken a cruise and thought it would be a unique experience to share with one another and a way to see a place we had never visited‚ the Bahamas. My trip to Nassau‚ Bahamas was a great experience and led
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My Trip to Wyoming ZOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM!!!!! Went the airplane as we took off at the St. Louis Airport. We were headed to Cody‚ Wyoming‚ for a horseback riding adventure in the mountains. I was with my dad. The plane trip was pretty boring to be honest‚ but boy was i sure happy when we got to cody. We checked into the Irma Hotel and found our room. We then went and ate lunch at a great mexican restaurant. Since it was nearing the fourth of July‚ (it was July Third.) The restaurant had red
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First off‚ trip to Vietnam was truly a blessing. I did not expect so much of the trip until the first day I arrived Vietnam. On my first day‚ I got an opportunity to meet many great people who were selfless; those who cared more about others rather than themselves. It took approximately 14hours in total to arrive at hotel. Even though the plane ride was only about 5hours‚ since it was a group trip‚ it took extra time to ensure everyone is in right place. Despite the exhaustion and drowsiness‚ no
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