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Teen Ink Magazine, December 2003: Focus: The Islands
Hawaiian Memories
by Julie H., Overland Park, KS
Half awake, I stiffly made my way down the plane's aisle. It was hard to believe we'd finally arrived, but the blast of tropical air brought me back to my senses. In the airport, five Hawaiians greeted us with sweet-scented leis and a warm welcome.
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A New Face of the Moon
by Chelsea S., Villanova, PA
Warming my sleeping bag, the sun peered through the window. I lay on the top bunk while Hildur, my friend, slept soundly on the bottom. I was visiting her and her family on their farm in Iceland, the land of the moon.
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Aruba
by Nick N., Randolph, NJ
"Nick, come on, get up, we're going to miss our flight!" my parents screamed.
It was 4 a.m. and I wasn't in the mood to get up. Then it kicked in: We were going on vacation!
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Discovering My Fiji Origins
by Monica C., Ivoryton, CT
Bula! That means "hello" in Fijian. For my whole life, I have heard nonstop about this island called Fiji.
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Another Place
by Rachel H., Portland, CT
It was an ordinary trip to the mailbox that late April afternoon, but that small metal box contained the greatest opportunity of my life. I recognized the return address of the woman to whom I had sent an application to become a camp counselor in the Dominican Republic.
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Paradise
by Meghan M., Cohasset, MA
If your family is planning a trip and it's not to Turks and Caicos, in my opinion, you're wasting your time. My trip there was by far the most amazing of my life.
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