2010 World Traveler Internship

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Lauren Hogan

Student At: The University of Central Florida

I'm a 21-year-old, never sleeping, always smiling, constantly exploring, adventure junkie. I've moved 17 times, been to 15 countries and according to the "Where I've Been" app. on Facebook, I've only visited 5% of the world...I still have a lot of ground left to cover. Learn more about my daily adventures here: http://bit.ly/crBD8G

My Ideal Destination: Since second grade I've wanted to travel to the Amazon Rainforest. Random right? But, I find it fascinating. Photographing the millions of species and capturing their brilliant colors. Meeting indigenous people and learning their culture is as local as it gets. Sleeping in trees and eating whatever I find (even bugs), beats the Ritz any day. I'd throw myself into every extreme sport, exploring from monkey-filled treetop to barracuda-infested bottom: paragliding, cliff jumping, river rafting, scuba diving, you name it. Simply put, it's my ultimate adventure.

2010 WTI Video Application

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Growing up in a military family=inevitable travel obsession. But since college, most of my travel experience has been from my apartment to Disney World. Don't get me wrong, Mickey does a good job of capturing the imagination, but touring Epcot isn't quite the same as traveling the world.