Why I Go

See what the bigo community does on vacation

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  Home Away From Home

  Author: Julian Lennehan

  Categories: EXPLORE A CULTURE, EUROPE

  "Ladies and Gentlemen, we will be arriving in Amsterdam shortly.” All I could think of was how is my dream coming true right now? How did Katie and I convince our parents to let us go to Holland by ourselves at seventeen years  Read More›



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  India

  Author: Samantha Kirk

  Categories: EXPLORE A CULTURE, AFRICA & MIDDLE EAST

  On my trip to India, I experienced much joy and saw the pain of others. A group of teenagers, including myself, and a  Read More›



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  World Travel

  Author: Sandra Richmond

  Categories: CHILL, ASIA

  My dream of world-travel began several years ago, my first year of high school, when my family opened our home to a foreign exchange student. Before then, I had never been too interested in other cultures and lifestyles, just like most teenage kids Read More›



• Bloccata in Italia

  Author: Haydil Henriquez

  Categories: EXPLORE A CULTURE, EUROPE

  My fingers held the soft white letter rolled with gold string tightly as the plane took off. I never got sick during plane rides, but this time my stomach was being pulled and stretched into places i Read More›



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  The Children's Ranch

  Author: Tia Rogers

  Categories: HELP OTHERS, CARIBBEAN & MEXICO

  It was April 2, 2009 and my mission’s team of 12 started out from Detroit Metro Airport. Two flights and seven long hours later, I was in Mazatlan, Mexico, packed into an old, rundown van and heading for the orphanage, Rancho de los Niñ Read More›



• Life Altering Trip to Israel

  Author: Rebekah Adams

  Categories: EXPLORE A CULTURE, AFRICA & MIDDLE EAST

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  A Jam-Packed Journey

  Author: Jenica Sparrow

  Categories: CHILL, CARIBBEAN & MEXICO

  "All aboard!" Climbing the ramp toward the ship, I lugged along a large suitcase, packed tight with every vacation necessity: sunscreen, swimsuits, and sandals. I had it all! Yet, I didn’t know what was to come of my  Read More›



• Mount Kilimanjaro

  Author: Lauren Solomon

  Categories: CHILL, AFRICA & MIDDLE EAST

   Sitting on a pull-out table in the middle of a rainforest, I look down at my hands and notice the grime under my nails. Bringing my hand up to my head, I feel the knotty, frizzy, wild mass that I call hair. But despite the fact that Read More›



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  Experiencing India

  Author: Danielle McKissick

  Categories: EXPLORE A CULTURE, ASIA

  My first real steps outside of the United States landed on the dusty street outside of the Chattrapathi Shivaji International Airport located in the bustling city of India’s capital, Mumbai. I had just spent over 12 exhausti Read More›



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  French club trip to France: When in Paris!

  Author: Cheree' Stevenson

  Categories: EXPLORE A CULTURE, EUROPE

  The cool March air surrounded me as I got off the plane at the Charles d’Jule airport. Never had I been so excited to be on a school trip than I had been when I took my Read More›