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August 7, 2023

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By: Camey VanSant

By Daria This post was submitted in spring 2023. Since arriving in Aiken, I have completed two recognized events at the Beginner Novice (2’7” jumps) level with my lease pony, Ella. She is a very experienced pony, so I am...
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June 27, 2023

Argentina Norte

By: Camey VanSant

By Nathan In April and May, I spent 20 days traveling through Argentina’s northern provinces with 40 other foreign exchange students. We departed from Cordoba and drove 27 hours to the northeasternmost province of Argentina to visit Iguazu Falls. The...
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June 15, 2023

Life in Jerusalem

By: Camey VanSant

By Maya At the beginning of February, I moved from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem to start the next phase of my gap year. In this new stage, I live on a campus with hundreds of students from around the world,...
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June 8, 2023

Comedy in LA

By: Camey VanSant

By Quinn “Hi, my name is Quinn, I’m from NJ, and I am taking this class because Ryan Reynolds shared in an episode of Smartless that he, at nineteen years old, spontaneously moved to Los Angeles to take classes at...
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May 19, 2023

The End of the Season

By: Camey VanSant

By Emmie My dance season ended on April 29th and since then I have taken maybe three ballet classes. This was a drastic shift from my schedule the last 8 months where I spent on average 6 hours in the...
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May 17, 2023

New Tastes

By: Camey VanSant

By Benjamin Reflecting upon the past year of playing chess, I would consider it a major success — I got to master, made new friends, and had fun. However, studying ferociously and traveling for tournaments has forced me to step...
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