archives: Brave New Travelers

Brave New Travelers: Beauty & Poverty: Learning to Appreciate

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One of the 11 students awarded a Matador scholarship reflects upon her first experience abroad.   More »

Brave New Travelers: New Beginnings

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One of the 11 students who received a Matador scholarship shares her travel experiences.   More »

Brave New Travelers: One of a Kind Learning Experience


Priscilla Yip is seventeen years old and a senior at Lowell High School in San Francisco. She was one of 11 students who received the Matador Travel   More »

Brave New Travelers: Be Bigger than the Ignorance


Barbara Jaing is seventeen years old and a senior at Thurgood Marshall High School in San Francisco. She was one of 11 students who received the Mata  More »

Brave New Travelers: We are All Humans


Chen-Chen Huo is sixteen years old and a senior at Lowell High School in San Francisco. He was one of 11 students who received the Matador Travel Sch  More »

Brave New Travelers: It Was I Who Had Changed


Daniel Campos is eighteen years old and a senior at St. Ignatius College Prep in San Francisco, CA. He received a travel scholarship from Matador and  More »

Brave New Travelers: Seeing the World Differently

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"I would like to tell other youth that haven’t had the opportunity to travel to not let people tell you that you can’t make it or pursue your dre  More »

Brave New Travelers: My First Time Away From Home


"Since coming home I found myself being more conscious of the little things, such as not getting more food than I’m going to eat, valuing my educati  More »

Brave New Travelers: Leave Your Assumptions at the Airport


"It is true that a lot of people live in poverty, but what is shocking is that they enjoy life and are happy with what they have."  More »

Brave New Travelers: Stepping Outside of My Comfort Zone


"I always wanted to give back to my community for everything it has helped me with, but I didn’t really know how."   More »

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