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Jul 19, 2018 Conversation Grades 8-10

Meet Lily from Pennsylvania and Vicky from Puerto Rico

After coming from different places and traveling the globe with their own families, Lily and Vicky's worlds have collided now that they've found such a strong friendship at EXPLO.

Ally Marcino

After coming from different places and traveling the globe with their own families, Lily and Vicky's worlds have collided now that they've found such a strong friendship at EXPLO.

Lily: We met three days ago.

Vicky:  And now we are Halloween Twins!  She is just my type of person. She acts the way I act.

Lily:  Other than our shirts, we also have the same kind of personality.  We’re both kind of funny! Vicky makes a lot of really funny jokes.

Vicky: Lily and I are both travelers. I’ve been to Morocco, Chile, Spain, Vietnam, England, France, and more!

Lily: I’ve been to China, Japan, India, Italy, France, Spain, Portugal, Costa Rica, the Galapagos, and Ecuador.

Vicky: Traveling is very important. This summer before EXPLO I went to Iceland. Almost every summer I do a really big family trip. I went to Kenya and South Africa recently with my mom’s whole side of the family. Kenya was one of the coolest cultures I witnessed. We went on safaris and visited these remote tribes. I love learning about different cultures. I really pay attention to the different lifestyles of people. 

Lily: Yes, that’s very important. Everywhere you go you will experience new things. Coming to EXPLO and meeting Vicky made it feel like a small world — that you could come here or go anywhere and make friends.  

Vicky: I thought my friends in Puerto Rico were the only people I’d ever be able to really relate to. But now that I’ve met Lily…

Lily: ...that’s not true!

Ally Marcino