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  • Staff Reflection: An Eye-Opening Volunteer Experience in Ecuador

    Staff Reflection: An Eye-Opening Volunteer Experience in Ecuador 2

    We asked long-time Westcoast Staff, Ally Moore, to reflect on her experience as a Program Director on our Ecuador: Medical Assistance volunteer program this summer. Here’s what she had to say! My name is Ally Moore, and I’m a program director with Westcoast Connection. I’ve been lucky enough to work with Westcoast since the summer of 2012. […]

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  • Choosing the Right Summer Program For Your Teen

    Choosing the Right Summer Program For Your Teen 1

    Summer is a great time for high-school students to get out of their usual routine, try new things, meet new people and gain independence outside of the classroom. And where better to accomplish all of this than on a summer travel program with their peers where they can explore amazing new places in a fun, […]

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  • Exploring California

    Exploring California 1

    Welcome back to Trip 21 as we head off to Las Vegas and the Luxor to see the Strip, the Bellagio Fountain Show, and the Stratosphere. We just left San Diego, but let’s catch you up on everything we’ve been up to since we last spoke. We found ourselves in Ventura Beach, California at the […]

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  • Feeling like Stars in Los Angeles

    Feeling like Stars in Los Angeles 2

    Hello everyone! After leaving Lake Tahoe, we made our way to Mann’s Chinese Theater in Los Angeles. Here, we saw numerous street vendors and performers dressed as superheroes and celebrities.  Our first full day in L.A. included a guided tour behind Universal Studios where we visited the world’s largest working studio and the famous sets […]

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