Day 6: Here Comes the Sun!

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By: Hannah Genshimer Maine Coast Junior (MCJ): We cannot believe it’s already MCJ’s final full day together! How quickly a week flies by when you’re having as much fun as these rock stars. Today, our MCJ-ers spent their morning sea kayaking along the coast of Maine – with some of the best weather we’ve had this… Read more »

Day 5: Busy Adventurin’

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By: Emily Sturtevant [Ed. Note: Our dear scribe, Emily, was dutifully gathering pictures and typing up trip summaries all day today despite a hefty dose of post-surgery Percocet. We’ve made some small changes, but we’ve left most of her text intact – mostly because it’s kind of fun to read knowing about the painkillers! She may… Read more »

Day 4: Viewsday Tuesday!

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By: Izzy Janzen and Jack Messerly Howdy there! Just another day at the office…for us that is! The Apogee families (groups) scattered over the globe had some wonderful adventures today. Even more spectacular, all of our trips enjoyed some dry, sunny weather! A big thanks to Mother Nature for keeping all eighteen of our trips out of… Read more »

Day 3: All Aboard!

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By: Izzy Janzen Well, folks, with our last two groups getting underway in Amsterdam early this morning, we are operating at full capacity! We’ve got a whopping eighteen trips out on the road stretched out over nine (!) time zones. Today most trips are really starting to get into the swing of their first adventures… Let’s take… Read more »