My mom and I recently got back from a mission trip to Belize‚ Central America. The population of Belize is 321‚115. The country itself is 176 miles long and 63 miles wide. It is both mountainous and coastal. Mayan civilization spread through this country between 1500 B.C. and A.D. 300 and grew until about A.D. 1200. Once I got off of the plane there was an unforgettable heat. It was about 95 degrees and 90% humidity‚ so it was unmistakably hot. We met another team after
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and people start walking in ready to eat. The food isn’t quite ready to eat so we all sit on the couch watching tv or sitting up at the table talking. Tired of waiting around bored a few of us start a game of euchre‚ just the first of many for this trip. We all sit around the table laughing and giving each other a hard time about not making the right play or not winning in general. The mood changes from intense to laughing. it doesn’t stay the same for very long. Finally after the food is ready
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One day me and a couple of friends were on a road trip to Maryland to go see our brothers basketball game. We rode in my friends new car to see if it was a good running car. About 40 minutes into the ride the oil light came on. We pulled over to see what the problem was. We popped the hood to see if anything looked off but nothing looked wrong. Not too long after a cop pulled behind us. The cop asked us what was the issue with the car and asked everyone for ID’s. While the cop was checking our IDs
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Tamil Nadu Trip October 2011 This trip was planned two months before‚ as it involved many train journeys. Our tickets booked through 62 express always materializes & this one did too. This trip started with Vadodara on 22nd Sat with Appa & Amma. On 23rd‚ we boarded Karnavati Express to Mumbai at 06-45 am. Train comes from Ahmedabad & stops for 5 minutes at Vadodara. The coolie at Vadodara refused to budge below Rs.150; but we coolly got inside the train. Luckily‚ ours were the last seats which
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In the story “The Trip” by Laila Laramie. A man named Murad is trying to cross countries for a better life. It’s similar to the short story “Out Law: My life as an undocumented Immigrant”‚ by Jose Antonio. A young man left his mom at the age of 6 and now he lives with his grandparents in America with fake papers. Many people that have hope and if they fail they’ll keep on trying until they get what they want. In the short
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born. How can a 12 pound infant require 40 lbs worth of equipment? It’s hard to believe one tiny person can require so much stuff‚ and yet‚ there are simple ways to reduce the clutter while keeping the essentials on hand. Whether you are taking a day trip‚ a weekend getaway‚ or a week long excursion‚ there are certain things you will absolutely need. You will need diapers‚ depending on the age of your baby. A newborn will require at least 10-12 diapers a day. An older baby may require fewer‚ 6-8. Plan
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University THE FALL OF THE BERLIN WALL 1988-1989 A RESEARCH PAPER SUBMITTED FOR DEPARTMENT’S NAME Student’s name Class Professor’s name Date THE FALL OF THE BERLIN WALL 1988-1989 Investigating the history of Germany‚ I should admit that the period from 1988 till 1989 was a turning-point. On the 9th of November‚ 1989 the Berlin Wall‚ which separated East Germany and West Germany‚ fell. So‚ these two parts of the country combined again. There were a lot of people
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Engineering Cagayan State University Carig Campus‚ Tuguegarao City Field Trips and Seminars A Narrative Report Ulysses T. Pascual BSEE V Engr. Salvador Peralta Professor March 15‚ 2013 Introduction Education is the greatest weapon we can use to attain success. For this reason‚ the Cagayan State University College of Engineering provides high standard of education to the students with the incorporation of field trip/ seminars in the curriculum. By conducting the educational tour‚ it can
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experience was a mission trip. In February I was given the opportunity to go to Guatemala and build very tiny houses for families who lived in the mountains. Every village we visited were different but they all had two things in common‚ laughter and thankfulness. I am still amazed and in awe of how the Guatemalans were filled with joy with the little that they had‚ they had a strong appreciation for the lives that they lived‚ they were simply thankful. Before I had gone on this trip I was not aware of
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A. Toolik Visits – Toolik Onsite meeting is planned for Aug 22nd. Frank is planning on attending. Frank is also planning on traveling to AK for the CODEL trip and is receiving good support from CPS AK team. Frank will be coordinating with NEON as well regarding the CODEL trip. B. Toolik Long Range Facilities Plan – Jeff Sever and Mike Abels are updating the documents. CPS incorporating final edits into a consolidated package prior to mid-May IAB / NSF meetings. Jeff is working on finalizing this
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