A Lost Seoul
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September 17 by
My trip to South Korea began with a weekend in Seoul. Researching where to stay in Seoul quickly revealed Seoul as a very huge and…
Author: Samuel Tew
School Life in Japan Begins
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September 15 by
The girls I sat near all giggled and looked back at me whispering, “Kawaii! Kawaii!” The Japanese word for cute. Several teachers got up and…
Why Long Haul Flights and Airports Are Actually Awesome
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September 13 by
The flight to Korea is a whopping 14 hours long. With that many hours on a plane, combined with the time difference, I will arrive…
Public Transportation in Japan and Other Extreme Sports
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September 8 by
by Colleen McCollum, Greenheart Travel High School Abroad Participant in Japan Colorado is a rather open, spread out state. It also lacks the general concept…
Meeting My Japanese Host Family and Holding Hope
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August 31 by
When I first met my Japanese host mother, Akiko-san, and host sister, Saki-chan, I was very surprised- probably because they were both complete opposites from…
A Vegetarian in Costa Rica
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August 17 by
Before going to Costa Rica I had been told that Ticans eat rice and beans, however I could have never predicted the huge amount of…
Caffeine and Cultural Immersion: Day Two in Costa Rica
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August 12 by
The Greenheart Travel Scholarship winners were up to an early start for their second day in a new country. The four high school students: Braulio,…
How Avocados Got Me to Costa Rica
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August 10 by
Like most people, my fundraising began with a struggle. I didn't know who I should send my letters to, or what the letter should contain,…
Bird Calls and Coffee in Costa Rica
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August 9 by
I really think I was meant to be a Costa Rican. Today was very enlightening and really fun. Waking up in Costa Rica was an…
The Journey to Costa Rica: Expecting the Unexpected
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August 5 by
Their journey to Costa Rica began in Chicago's O'Hare International Airport, but the expectations and anxieties had been racing through their minds long before the…