In the summer of 2006, from June 25 to July 14, 119 talented youngsters from all over the world convened at Princeton University for the first (and perhaps last) ever CTY Princeton. This is their story...

said CTYprincetonPIX 2006.07.18 at 20:18:21 PDT

Through emotional ups-and-downs, extraneous walkways, window confinement, chaotic cafeteria lines, and the World Cup en espanol, the CTYers soon found that the three weeks had caught up to them and ended in a flash.

said CTYprincetonPIX 2006.07.14 at 21:20:20 PDT

Some of us took windows of opportunity that dampened our spirits. Others sat spellbound and watched the quest of a serious clownfish with the kids next door.

said CTYprincetonPIX 2006.07.14 at 21:19:34 PDT

And all of us learned a new catch phrase where one-syllable words were extended into two syllables.

said CTYprincetonPIX 2006.07.14 at 21:18:46 PDT

... (____, ____! ___ ____ __ ____!)

said CTYprincetonPIX 2006.07.14 at 21:18:18 PDT

But to sum it all up, regardless of where we came from or who we were back home, we all found ourselves changed whether we liked it or not.

said CTYprincetonPIX 2006.07.14 at 21:17:01 PDT

We left a small part of us behind at Princeton (with the squirrels and splashy toilets), yet we left the greatest part of us with all of our new friends who we will always remember as they return to their respective places in the world.

said CTYprincetonPIX 2006.07.14 at 21:16:06 PDT

Here's to CTY Princeton. And here's to the memories...

said CTYprincetonPIX 2006.07.14 at 21:13:18 PDT