August 18 — We spent the morning learning about and interacting with cheetahs at the Tenikwa Cheetah Sanctuary near Tsitsikammi Park in South Africa. The kid’s reactions are below: (Reis) Three things that come to mind when you think of cheetahs are Speed, Spots, and Super Predator. But what people don’t know is it’s not […]
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I just finished 5th grade at the Chickering school. I am the 2nd oldest child. After school I enjoy hanging out with my friends, and playing soccer and lacrosse. I cannot wait until the trip and I am so glad that our family will be experiencing the amazing, changing world!
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I just finished 5th grade at the Chickering school. I am the 2nd oldest child. After school I enjoy hanging out with my friends, and playing soccer and lacrosse. I cannot wait until the trip and I am so glad that our family will be experiencing the amazing, changing world!
My Birthday Elephant
12. Aug, 2010 
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(Emma) August 5th, 10:15 PM. I was born. “Emma! Emma! Look!” My dad calls from the other side of the camp site. I think it is an emergency so I sprint over to where he is. He points his finger to a tree. I think he is crazy because he is showing me a tree; […]
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Greece 10 – USA 1
27. Jul, 2010 8 Comments
(Emma) If you might think that your soccer team is good, come to Greece! Well even though not all of us Americans play soccer, we still got cremated. It was quite depressing. All of the Greek kids played,and as we saw, they play almost every day! As we approach the goal that we are trying […]
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Ice Cream Diplomacy
15. Jul, 2010 10 Comments
(Emma) The other day we went to the US ambassador’s house in Stockholm for dinner. It was amazing and a superb way to end our time in Sweden. I had a fantastic time and I can’t even describe how much fun I had! It was kind of weird to get past the guards, but Mr. […]
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The Plunge
05. Jul, 2010 13 Comments
(Emma) As we pull into the rocks at the “jumping site” I am starting to shiver. I am shivering because I have a decision to make. Should I jump off the 30 foot cliff into the 43 degree water; or should I stay dry? You might think I am stupid, but I am. I chose […]
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Whale and…bread
01. Jul, 2010 27 Comments
(Emma) Today, during our first dinner of our trip I had something that had a well….. different taste. It was so different that you might even be able to consider it a FUNKY FOOD! We were at SAE GREIFINN. It was a sea food restaurant; and so we ordered sea food. One was minke whale! […]
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12. Jun, 2010 12 Comments
People often ask, “how do the kids feel?” So I asked them…[pro-player type=’video’]http://www.vimeo.com/12508810[/pro-player]
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Emma’s Perspective
11. May, 2010 2 Comments
Next year is an amazing journey that we all can look forward to, but do we have enough time to get ready and go? That is one question we all don’t know about. Another challenge for us will be being together as a family for a whole year! Will we be able to handle it? […]
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