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The World At Your Fingertips
Ciao, Bon Giorno! Today, we visited the Uffizi Museum and saw several interesting paintings. We especially enjoyed Filippo Lippi’s Madonna and Child, Botticelli’s Adoration of the Magi, and also his Birth of Venus. At the Uffizi we examined different intricate art techniques such as painting transparent clothing. We then went to the Galleria d’Accademia...
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The Baseball team notched another victory down here in sometimes rainy Myrtle Beach! This time we won 13-0 over Church Farms, a team from Pennsylvania. Matthew Mullock started the game off strong on the mound, while CJ Eni slammed the door shut in the 5th inning. On offense AJ Dunham had an RBI triple,...
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1. The satisfaction of getting all the gunk off the fence and painting that final spot on the table 2. Pineapple for breakfast 3. Sloth spotting 4. Pineapple mid-rafting snack 5. Cliff diving (a. k. a. small ledge jumping – don’t worry Mom and Dad!) 6. Licking pineapple juice off our fingers 7. Howler monkey...
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We started started the day off at Independence Hall talking about the history of the building. It has been a monumental place for centuries; many important meetings have been held there with Pennsylvanian politicians. It is the place where George Washington was named General of the Army. Many cases have been held their for...
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On Friday, the Asian Culture Club boarded the bus to Chinatown in Philadelphia! We first visited a bakery, to fill ourselves up for the day. Then, we traveled to an herb store (the cabinets in the left picture are filled with tons of different, natural healers), and tried some gouji. It was so shocking...
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Today we left Paris for the next chapter of the trip in Lyon. We were out of the Paris hostel before nine and on an Amtrak-esque train to France’s second-largest city by 10:30, giving us somewhat of a full day of shopping and touring historical landmarks. Among the historical landmarks was an enormous church...
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On Saturday morning, we woke up early to make our flight from Miami to Cuba. After a short flight, we finally made it to Holguin. When we arrived at the Church, Iglesia de Los Amigos, we met all of the extremely kind people who are hosting us. We had a dinner of pasta, chopped...
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By Tori, Noah, and Amanda Auguste Rodin was a famous French sculptor. He is considered the father of modern sculpture and was noted for using unorthodox methods to his sculpting, such as using every day people as models and leaving his works with rough surfaces, unlike most other sculptors at the time. On Friday...
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Today we visited the Tempe Meeting, where we also went last year. On this return trip to Tempe, we joined in their Meeting For Worship Sunday service, followed by a potluck lunch that they graciously provided for us. During the lunch, the boys had the opportunity to meet and talk to several members of the meeting....
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The Baseball team is currently waiting for the sun to come out, hoping to get in a 6:00 P.M. game tonight under the lights. Stay tuned …...
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Today we woke up bright and early. We hopped on the Metro, ready for an amazing full-day Paris experience. First, we went to the Louvre and before going in, we saw a wedding and got to take a picture with the bride and groom! Inside the museum, we saw many amazing pieces, including the...
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On Friday morning the baseball team traveled south, leaving the snow behind and heading for warmer weather in Myrtle Beach. We are looking forward to a great week of service and baseball, and are eager to take advantage of the incredible facilities at the Cal Ripken Experience here in Myrtle Beach. The baseball fields...
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After a productive practice, the team loaded up the bus with all the gear and headed to the fields for our first game. We secured a 3-0 victory over a tough opponent from Vermont, on the strength of an efficient, complete game performance on the mound by Mitchell Mullock. We received contributions from both our...
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Llegamos! We have arrived! After a 14-hour travel day (ending with a beautiful ride through the mountains and past coffee and pineapple plantations), we pulled in to the Selva Verde Lodge just in time for a delicious dinner. The first night’s activity was a visit to the Tirimbina Biological Preserve, where we learned everything...
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We arrived last night. After a quick stop for dinner at our favorite In and Out Burger it was check-in time at the hotel. We settled in and quickly found out the pool location. Today we head to Meeting for Worship with our friends at the Tempe Meeting, followed by an afternoon of service....
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