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　　There is plenty for kids and teens to do in the Syracuse area during the summer, including some great educational opportunities．Here are the top four．

　　The zoo offers separate camps for kids．The camps for kindergarteners run from 9 am to 12：30 pm, and cost ＄115 for zoo members and ＄135 for non-members．Kids entering 7 th and 8 th grades will have half a day from 1 pm to 4：30 pm．The cost is ＄149 for members and ＄160 for non-members．All camps feature numerous educational activities and animal encounters．The camps run from August 14 to August 19．Registration starts from July 10 for members and July 15 for non-members．

　　From August 1 to August 5, Christian Brothers Academy will host Active Learning Services from USA Chess．Topics of learning will include Chess Camp (age 5-15), and Video Game Creation Program (age 8-15)．Chess Camp promises improved chess skills through chess instructors utilizing demo(演示) boards and historic games．Half day sessions will cost ＄280 for the Computer Camps．A full day of Chess costs ＄400, and a half day of Chess followed by a half day of Computer Camps cost ＄430．

　　From July 5 th to August 12 th, Syracuse University will host pre-college programs for high school students．The Summer College will offer a wide variety of programs including architecture, engineering and computer science, public communications, and eco-fashion．The progams are taught by the teachers of Syracuse University and include hands-on activities．The costs range from ＄2325 to 7624．

　　The State University of New York will hold two-week educational enrichment programs for students entering grades2-4 from July 25 to August 5．Children will have a set program featuring art, science, technology, cultural appreciation and writing．Tuition for the programs is only ＄320 and a downloadable application is available．

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　　I work as a volunteer for an organization that helps the poor in Haiti．Recently I took my son Barrett there for a week, hoping to 　　1　　 him．

　　Before setting out, I told Barrett this trip would be tiring and 　　2　　．For the first two days, he said almost nothing．I worried the trip was too 　　3　　 for a 17-year-old．Then, on day three, as we were 　　4　　 over high rocky mountains, he turned to me and grinned(咧嘴笑), “Pretty hard．”

　　After that there was no turning back．A five-year-old girl, wearing a dress several sizes 　　5　　 large and broken shoes, followed Barrett around, mesmerized(着迷)．He couldn't stop 　　6　　．Later he said 　　7　　, “I wish I could speak French．” I was 　　8　　 － this from a boy who hated and 　　9　　 French classes throughout school．

　　Usually silent, he 　　10　　 Gaby, our host, and kept asking questions about the country and its people．He blossomed(活泼起来)．

　　　　11　　, the moment that really took 　　12　　 breath away occurred in a village deep in the mountains．I was 　　13　　 a woman villager for an article．135 centimeters tall, she was small in figure but strong in 　　14　　．Through determination, she had learned to read and write, and 　　15　　 to become part of the leadership of the 　　16　　．

　　Learning her story, Barrett was as 　　17　　 as I by this tiny woman's achievements．His eyes were wet and there was a 　　18　　 of love and respect on his face．He had finally understood the importance of my work．

　　When leaving for home, Barrett even offered to stay 　　19　　 as a volunteer．My insides suddenly felt struck．This 　　20　　 achieved all I'd expected．Soon he will celebrate his 18 th birthday．He'll be a man．

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　　As a teenager I was a productive letter writer． One letter I wrote

　　1　　．to56pages, and was　　2　　．of the extremely ordinary details (微不足道的事) of daily life． It could only have been of interest to me, and maybe, the receiver． But then,　　3　　, it might become attractive just because of the　　4　　details it recorded．

　　Official records of history-books and pictures--may record important events　　5　　they were always intended to have a large audience．　　6　　, letters tend not to be modified (修) , often true to　　7　　． They were, after all,　　8　　for just one pair of eyes．

　　Sadly, however, we don t write proper letters any more． Not only that, but, it's a fact that nowadays hardly anyone　　9　　to the letters they have receivedWe think only about　　10　　living and throwing things out． Who among us will leave any helpful papers for historians? In researching a book, I would never have found out that, in the late 　　19　　th century, showy(花枝招展) waistcoats caused a lot of　　11　　, if I hadn't read the　　12　　． One fellow even wrote to a friend to say that if he were to ever meet a man wearing a kind of showy clothes he　　13　　shoot the man on sight．

　　What a　　14　　if such details were lost due to lack of letter writing and a little saving． I think we should all　　15　　to write at least one letter a month any try to　　16　　those we get．

　　　　17　　good emails should be printed out and kept, too． Emails may not leave an example of our handwriting, but　　18　　they allow us to record our lives． Some years ago, a friend　　19　　me with a bundle of letters that I'd sent her since I was 　　16　　． They gave a wonderful　　20　　of my teenage． History will need to know this, I'm sure．

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　　Saturday, March 24 ^th

　　We have arrived in the hot, wet city of Bangkok．This is our first trip to Thailand．All the different smells make us want to try the food．We are going to eat something special for dinner tonight．The hotel we are staying in is cheap, and very clean．We plan to stay here for a few days, visit some places in the city, and then travel to Chiang Mai in the North．

　　Tuesday, March 27 ^th

　　Bangkok is wonderful and surprising! The places are interesting．We visited the famous market which was on the water, and saw a lot of fruits and vegetables．Everything is so colorful, and we have taken hundreds of photos already! Later today we will leave for Chiang Mai．We will take the train north, stay in Chiang Mai for two days, and then catch a bus to Chiang Rai．

　　Friday, March 30 ^th

　　Our trip to Chiang Rai was long and boring．We visited a small village in the mountains．The village people here love the quiet life－no computers or phones．They are the kindest people I have ever met．

　　They always smile and say “hello” ．Kathy and I can only speak a few words of Thai, so smiling is the best way to show our kindness．I feel good here and hope to be able to come back next year．

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