THANK YOU FROM ALL YOUR FRIENDS AT TRAVELFORTEENS.COM!

Thanks to all of you who participated in our second annual Travel for Teens International Friendship Contest! We had so many awesome entries from all over the world! Your creativity, sincerity and compassion moved us greatly. We were overwhelmed with your insight, talent and intelligence…that’s why it was so difficult for us to pick a winner.

With this in mind, we decided to give multiple prizes! (More to be announced soon!)

Our TFT International Friendship Contest Gold Passport winner is...

Carina Taufiq, Sophomore at Watertown High School, Watertown, Massachusetts.

The Prize: A trip to Cinque Terre, Italy

Carina's winning entry

Meet Carina's faculty advisor, Erik Hiltunen

Carina's reaction to winning the contest:

"I honestly have never screamed that loud before in my life! I can’t wait to go; this is going to be such an amazing experience. This is the first time anything like this has ever happened to me. I’m so pumped about being able to meet new people from other cultures and learning about my own culture. Five years of Italian has finally paid off! Thank you so much Travel for Teens for this opportunity!!"

Our Silver Passport Winner is....

Alexis Flora, Homeschooled, Junior, Franklinville, New Jersey

The Prize: A trip to Spain & Portugal!

Alexis's winning entry

Our Bronze Passport Winners are (we had a tie!)...

Millie Rose Gibbons, John Paul II High School, Greymouth, New Zealand

Millie's winning entry

AND

Zoe Becker, The Bush School, Seattle, Washington

Zoe's winning entry

Their Prize: A trip to Costa Rica!

Honorable mention winners/awards will be emailed over the next few days!