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Day 2 (1?) in Roma: The Pantheon, Bernini, and a long, glorious walk.
For our second day in Rome (or our first FULL day), Belle and Megan led us first past Trevi Fountain (right around the corner from the hotel) to The Pantheon. Along the way, a Roman seagull marched through busy Italian streets as another guide and friend. So friendly, these Italians! In The Pantheon, we ogled…
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Bahamas Marine Bio Wednesday (Day 4)
Hi everyone!! Today we snorkeled at Rocky Point Beach. We saw a hefty lobster, a tiny stingray, a very well fed barracuda, and some cute rainbow fish. It was our favorite snorkel so far because it was the perfect balance of fun and a nice challenge. This evening we learned about all of the different…
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In Italiam advēnimus!
After an eventful 22 hours, our group of Saints travelers have arrived in Rome! Our original flight out of Washington-Dulles was delayed, and effects cascaded one after another such that we had plenty of time to explore the international terminals of Dulles and London Heathrow. We finally arrived in Rome, where we met Megan and…
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Bahamas -Monday (Day 2) and Tuesday (Day 3)
Hi I’m Evelyn and yesterday and today we got to go snorkeling and we saw a lot of different algae and little fish and coral. On Tuesday we got to see a sea turtle when we went towards the cut (a channel between the North Point and island) and we saw a lot of different…
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Bahamas – Field Study in Marine Biology Sunday ( Day One)
We had a fairly seamless travel day. American Airlines was great in helping the 15 travelers check their bags and get seat assignments, which took only about 20 minutes. Our flight to Nassau was uneventful except for the pilot message about some glitch which necessitated us coming around again for the landing. I think he…
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Italy – Travel Orientation Meeting
Thursday’s meeting was a great success (on Mars).
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Au Revoir France!
We are on our way home after a magical trip to France. We are especially grateful to our amazing correspondents and their families. We also want to thank the teachers and administrators at the Lycee who helped organize and host our time in Bayeux. We hope that we will see you again soon!
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Last Day in Bayeux
Friday was our last day in Bayeux. We went to school in the morning and got to meet and play with the lower school students, including giving presentations on life in America and playing sports with them during break. In the afternoon, the students got free time to explore Bayeux, shop, eat, and try to…
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Denmark – Home and Final Reflections
We have arrived back home now! It was a great trip full of memories we’ll hold fondly for year to come. Here are some of the final thoughts of the travelers on various aspects of their experience. (We may have two more entries to add later!) Campbell Spence One of my favorite parts of our…
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Le Bowling!
On Thursday the students went to class with their correspondents in the morning. Some of the students went to English class and later they met with the middle school students. One of the middle school classes included a journalism club and they interviewed Emerson who writes for The Voice. In the afternoon we piled into…