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-This is one of those steps of preparation;
to give them the opportunity to see what it would be like
to be away from home in a school setting.
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-I'm really blessed to go on this trip
because then it gives me, you know,
the opportunities to see what else is out there.
-I think it's
important to travel and see the schools and like
look at all the stuff they offer.
And it's good to look at HBCUs because I want to be
like in a more diverse setting.
-It’s a different experience, I’ve never done this before.
I'm ready. Because I wanna know why the stuff...what happens
with history of the school. And like, just learn
about potential schools that I could be going to.
-I think what it does
is it expands the view of the world.
Some of our kids
have not had the opportunity to leave the city of Seattle
to journey to so many different locations.
Life changing.
-When we go to campuses,
admissions is waiting on us to give us a whole full tour
of not only college life, but an orientation for question
and answers
about different degrees and that that type of thing.
-I hope they come and go.
You know what? There's a college for me.
There's a place for me. There's a home for me.
Now I know what I want to do with my future or
I know what I want to pursue, what I want to think about.
Now I know what classes
and electives
I want to take in high school
because I really want to go to
this college or that college.
And whether it's an HBCU or whatever,
at least they come back energized and say I can do college
colleges for me and I want to go there.
[ group cheering ] Yaaaayyyy!
-I'm a crier.
I'm a crier.
Yes. This is her first trip with our family.
Yeah. So this is big.
-You know, it's always just been me, my mom.
And so,
you know, the attachment
with that and being far away from her
can be like, you know, little anxiety driven.
-There she goes.
This is her start to be our migrant bird
flying and flying, flying away.
So maybe she'll become a traveler
and just get her wings.
[ airplane engine roars ]
-It's a far away from home, but it'll be really fun
and exciting.
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