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"We shall not cease from exploration. And the end of all our exploring will be to arrive where we started and know the place for the first time."
-T.S. Eliot

We're back. A long but happy school day of riding airplanes, and students are sleeping in their own beds. They are almost certainly different people now.

Altogether, the group took over 5,000 pictures. There are a number of students who are planning to study abroad in college. Dajeh wants to live in Rome. On our last night, Vladimir--who has been quiet for much of the trip--summarized:

"We've known since 6th grade that education opens doors, to college, and to making money. But this trip has helped me to know that it opens many more doors than that. I see things in a new way."

Thank you for travelling with me and Vladimir and the rest of the group. When we return to school on Monday, the group will begin assembling a documentary based from the hours of video they've shot. I'll post the video to this blog.

We are so fortunate to have had this opportunity, and I look forward to sharing more stories in person, in the coming months.