Caitlin West, a student at Eckerd College and a TFT alum, is joining the team this year as a Junior Counselor. Caitlin is exceptionally well-traveled and has spent time living in France, New Zealand, and Switzerland.

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Derek Berggren, of East Lansing, Michigan, is studying Media Arts and Technology at Michigan State University. Derek has extensive experience in the field of travel photography and will be joining several of our photography trips in 2012.

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Samantha Roy of East Hampton, Connecticut is graduating from the University of New Haven in 2012 with a double major in biotechnology and forensic biology. In summer 2011 she traveled to Amsterdam, Belgium, and Paris. Sam is looking forward to joining the TFT team as a Senior Counselor in the summer of 2012.

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Harry Glendinning of Philadelphia, PA, is a sophomore at High Point University studying International Business and Spanish. A Junior Counselor on our Costa Rica trips, Harry speaks fluent Spanish, a product of having a Spanish teacher Mother and the year he lived in Mexico.

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Alex Pommer, from Warren, NJ, is double majoring in International Affairs and Geography at the Elliott School of International Affairs at George Washington University. Alex has traveled extensively around the world and has studied abroad in France and Spain. He is returning for his second year as a Junior Counselor and fifth year in total with TFT. 

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Lindsay Lipovich, originally from Easton, Connecticut, will be joining us for her seventh year with TFT! A sophomore at Penn State, Lindsay is majoring in photojournalism with a minor in biology. Lindsay has traveled throughout the world extensively, and even lived in Tokyo, Japan for some time!

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Charlotte Greene, an aspiring professional photographer, is a junior at Quinnipiac University in Connecticut majoring in psychology. She will join us for her second year as a Junior Counselor. The editor of photography at her school newspaper, Charlotte is a veteran of Southern Africa Photography and community service programs. You may also see her in France this summer practicing her French.

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Gwen Moore, from Winchester, MA, traveled with TFT as a participant before becoming a CIT and a Junior Counselor. She is majoring in International Affairs at Tufts University and loves skiing, horseback riding, dance, photography and scuba diving.

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Hunt Odom, from Suffolk, VA and a student at Clemson, is a pre-Business major. After traveling with us for two years as a participant and as a CIT, this year will be Hunt's third year as a Junior Counselor. He loves sports and traveling and is sure to be a fine addition to our staff. Hunt will be studying abroad in London during the spring 2012 semester.

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Kelsey Simmons, from Warwick, NY, comes back for her sixth year with TFT, this time as a Junior Counselor, after serving as a CIT and a participant. She’s a computer science/business major at Northeastern University and was recently inducted into the National Society of Collegiate Scholars. Her interests include traveling, fashion, sewing, and dance – ballet, tap, and jazz.

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