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Who Are Experimenters?
"The United States is truly an incredible mosaic of people from
around the world. In my group, everybody was so different. My group experience
was an integral part of what made our Experiment so successful and enjoyable."
- Katrina Schmitz, Experimenter to France
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Quick Facts About 2001 Experiment
Groups
- 956 Experimenters traveled to 23 countries world-wide.
- Experimenters came from 44 U.S. states.
- Experimenters came from 13 countries around the world: Australia,
Bahamas, Canada, China, Germany, Japan, Kenya, Korea, Mexico, Poland,
Singapore, Spain, and The United Kingdom.
- Experimenters attended a wide range of both public and private schools
- Groups ranged in size from seven to 19 students per group
- The average Experiment group had 11 students
- Experimenters spoke Spanish, French, German, Russian, Italian, Setswana,
Gaelic, Creole, American Sign Language, Navajo, Korean, Thai, Twi, Turkish,
Japanese, Cantonese, Madarin, Polish, Swahili, and Hindi during the
summer.
- 2001 Experimenters had previously traveled to over 100 countries world-wide
- Experimenters played more than 25 different sports, played more than
12 types of musical instruments, and were involved in over 250 student
clubs and activities.
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Description of our Groups
Over the past 70 years, more than 65,000 Experimenters have challenged
themselves to become immersed in different cultures, learn and practice
foreign language skills, break stereotypes, reduce xenophobia, and celebrate
the diversity of life.
Experimenters come from a wide range of backgrounds and experiences.
They come from small towns and large cities, urban and rural areas, and
public and private schools. The Experiment seeks to engage students from
different races, religions, sexual orientations, physical abilities, and
socio-economic backgrounds.
Our dynamic groups foster an atmosphere of understanding, acceptance,
learning, and growth. While host families abroad get a feel for the heterogeneity
of America's communities, participants learn an incredible amount about
the diversity within their own country. Interestingly, many students learn
as much about the United States as they do about the country they are
visiting.
All Experiment programs challenge participants and hosts world-wide to
acknowledge their own prejudices and fight intolerance by promoting community
action and engaging young people directly in cultures different than their
own.
Due to the generosity of Experiment alumni and friends, we offer one
of the strongest and most thoughtful financial aid and scholarship programs
in the field of adolescent cross-cultural programs.
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Sample Group Lists
The following are student lists from a few 2001 Experiment programs
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Botswana Homestay and Community Service
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Justin Biddle
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San Rafael, CA
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Brianna Carroll
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East Dover, VT
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Megan Chadwick
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Glenwood Springs, CO
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Alexander Gibson
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Toronto, Ontario
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Adrienne Keller
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Eugene, OR
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Casey Kimura
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New York, NY
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Anna Rast
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Atlanta, GA
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Seema Vora
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Carrollton, TX
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Benjamin Volberding
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San Francisco, CA
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Bonnie Hamelman
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West Dover, VT
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Margaret Lidz
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Landenberg, PA
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Jamie Nash
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Republic, WA
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Jana Sikdar
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White Plains, NY
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Jessica Tibbets
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Wichita, KS
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Chile South - Ecological Adventure and Community
Service
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Nicole Black
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Albuquerque, NM
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David Boyd
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Brentwood, TN
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Allison Chin
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Winchester, MA
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Bernhard Herlyn
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Wynnewood, PA
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Olivia Kaplan
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New Rochelle, NY
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Cory Needle
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Coral Gables, FL
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Laura Neville
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Portola Valley, CA
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Avni Patel
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Claremont, CA
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Nicole Scott
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Dayton, WY
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Margarita Weintraub
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Miami, FL
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Eric Williams
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College Park, GA
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Alicia Woo
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San Francisco, CA
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France - Language and Cooking
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Catharine Biddle
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Bryn Mawr, PA
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Mary Block
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Miami, FL
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Mary Clark
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Cambridge, MA
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Holley Horrell
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Cincinnati, OH
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Nayla Kazzi
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Grosse Pt. Shores, MI
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Erin Kerrison
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Upper Montclair, NJ
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Adam Kroetsch
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White Plains, NY
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Matthew McQuilkin
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Newburgh, MA
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Elena Njemanze
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Los Altos, CA
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Jessica Prince
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Huntington Valley, PA
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Gregory Wayne
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Bronx, NY
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Japan - Homestay and Language Training
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Bonnie Anderson
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Williamsville, VT
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Samantha Hellman
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Branford, CT
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Christopher Irwin
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Dallas, TX
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Maya Landman
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Fort Collins, CO
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Glenn Lashley
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New York, NY
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Eun Lee
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Great Falls, VA
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Daniel May
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Danby, VT
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Nicholas Molina
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Jersey City, NJ
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Laurence Moore
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London, England
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Karen Stern
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Mesa, AZ
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Collin Willis
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Washington DC
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Sample List of High Schools
During the summer of 2001, Experimenters came from over 300 high schools
around the world.
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The following is a short list of some of the different high
schools where Experimenters came from over the past three summers.
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Phoenix Country Day School
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Phoenix, AZ
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Berkeley High School
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Berkeley, CA
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Harvard Westlake School
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Los Angeles, CA
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Menlo Atherton High School
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Menlo, CA
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Robert Louis Stephenson
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Pebble Beach., CA
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San Francisco University High School
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San Francisco, CA
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Cherry Creek High School
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Englewood, CO
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Darien High School
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Darien, CT
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Miss Porter’s School
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Farmington, CT
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Model Secondary School for the Deaf
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Washington DC
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Woodrow Wilson High School
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Washington DC
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Coral Gables High School
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Coral Gables, FL
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Ransom Everglades School
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Coral Gables, FL
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Westminster Schools
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Atlanta, GA
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Kalani High School
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Honolulu, HI
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Grinnell High School
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Grinnell, IA
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University of Chicago Lab School
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Chicago, IL
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Munster High School
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Munster, IN
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Isidore Newman School
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New Orleans, LA
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Phillips Andover Academy
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Andover, MA
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Newton North High School
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Newton, MA
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Bethesda Chevy Chase High School
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Bethesda, MD
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University Ligget School
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Grosse Pointe, MI
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John Burroughs School
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St. Louis, MO
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Chapel Hill High School
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Chapel Hill, NC
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St. Paul’s School
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Concord, NH
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Montclair High School
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Montclair, NJ
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Albuquerque Academy
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Albuquerque, NM
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Navajo Preparatory School
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Farmington, NM
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Reno High School
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Reno, NV
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Murray Bergtraum High School
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Brooklyn, NY
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Riverdale Country School
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Bronx, NY
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Iona Preparatory School
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New Rochelle, NY
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Dalton School
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New York, NY
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Stuyvesant High School
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New York, NY
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Trinity High School
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New York, NY
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Northern Secondary School
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Toronto, Ontario
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Lincoln High School
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Portland, OR
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Lower Merion High School
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Ardmore, PA
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Germantown Friends School
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Fort Washington, PA
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Montgomery Bell School
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Nashville, TN
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Greenhill School
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Dallas, TX
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Chinquapin School
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Houston, TX
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Langley High School
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Langley, VA
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Bellows Falls Union High School
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Bellows Falls, VT
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Squalicum High School
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Bellingham, WA
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Sheridan High School
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Sheridan, WY
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Student Essay
A very significant part of my experience in Mexico was my group. For
every new thing that I found and learned about in Mexico, there was something
that I learned from people in my group. Travelling with people from both
coasts some Western (Idaho, Wyoming) states, some Eastern and Michigan
(myself), and many in between created an atmosphere where I was able to
learn about places in my own country that I had never been to. A wide
range of lifestyles, different views of politics, and what seemed like
a different view of every topic was represented in the group. I think
that this diversity greatly enhanced my summer and that diversity among
groups is an essential aspect of Experiment programs. By the end of the
summer, I grew to become very close with most of the people in my group,
people I normally wouldn't even have the chance to get close to. I will
continue to keep in touch with these incredible people in the future.
-Max Helveston, Elk Rapids, Michigan and Experimenter to Mexico
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