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  • 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

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  • 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

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  • 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

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  • 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

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

  • said CTYprincetonPIX

  • 2006.07.14 at 21:18:18 PDT

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  • 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

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  • 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

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

  • said CTYprincetonPIX

  • 2006.07.14 at 21:13:18 PDT

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