Melissa Kolano

“[Dragons] is an experience that will truly stay with me forever… As I  head off to college in the fall I know I will be moving on with a newfound sense of purpose and inspiration. There is no other way that I would have rather spent those three months of my gap year … To

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Janet Diaz

“My experience in Indonesia was unbelievable! I immersed myself in new environments and learned so much … I feel that the life lessons I acquired in the six weeks I was there, I couldn’t have learned better any other way or place. My cultural immersion in Indonesia was so powerful that it sparked my interest

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Jack Betz

“My journey this past summer broke all my expectations. Never before have I had such an awe-inspiring six weeks… I feel more aware of the world around me. I have a greater sense of identity. I better understand my place in society … None of this would’ve been possible without your assistance.”

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Michael Rothbaum

“I carry a piece of Senegal with me daily, whether by wearing my grigri proudly on my arm, preparing a cup of café touba to wake me up and calm me down before a long day at school, or spending a few hours in Little Senegal with fellow Dragons’ students- eating eat mafae tiga with

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Delia Dejunes

“I’m so inspired to live with new insight, with a different perspective and to take ahold of my life …I can see clearly what makes me who I am. I feel open to everything that comes my way and I feel I’ve become strong enough to take on anything, anywhere, because I’ve built a strong

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Mother of Lucie Diatta

“This trip is a dream come true … an opportunity for Lucie to connect to her Senegalese and Fula/Pullar roots and culture and learn more about herself and others in the process. Also, the fact that she will have access to some Pullar people and instruction, a language that was spoken fluently by her great

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