I put on summer playbook that I was going to be vacationing in Aruba for a week and then another student from my school contacted me and told me that he was going to be in Aruba the same week. So I ended up meeting up with him  and we hung out  several times during the week .   We have remained in contact since then. Thanks to summer playbook, I have a friend before even setting foot on campus. -Susanna, Aruba, Aruba

A friend and I took a week off from our internships and travelled Scandinavia. In Copenhagen, we connected with a student from Brown through the Summer Playbook.  She gave us a place to stay and went exploring with us, guiding us through the city center of Copenhagen   -Carolyn, Copenhagen, Denmark

A Harvard prefrosh approached me through the playbook about having a place to stay while she travelled through Milan. I was more than happy to host her at the residence I was staying at for the two days she was in town, and she was able to go to the World Expo and have a great time!  -Yehong, Milan, Italy

As a Salt Lake native, a lot of students doing internships in Utah in the summer would email me for assistance and advice, so the Playbook was super awesome to help build such relationships.   -Ha,, Salt Lake City, Utah

During my first visit to DC I opened Playbook to see what I could do in the city. With playbook I was able to find some places that other people liked to visit to plan out my own itinerary.  -Franklin, Washington DC

found a girl from Princeton visiting the same city, connected with another Yalie doing research with ecoguides  -Ariege , Antananarivo, Madagascar

Found friends in Brooklyn when I was there for the weekend as well as some ideas for cool events to attend!  -Kelly, Brooklyn, NY

Found out a friend I haven't seen since middle school was in the same city as we!   -Robyn, New York, NY
Found out another Harvard student was working on the same campaign with me and we got to meet at a large campaign event  -Samarth, Manchester, NH

Got in contact with a person from Penn who was in the city at the same time!  -Natsuko, Shanghai, China

Got some great advice from people by using Playbook.   -Joey, Europe

Got to meet an alum and host her at my place when she was in town.  -C Y, Hong Kong

I came to Taipei alone, so I'm so thankful for summer playbook!   -Molly, Taipei, Taiwan

I don't have a fantastic playbook story, but using this site I was able to get into contact with a few future members and current members of Princeton that live down in Miami.  -Ryan, Miami, Florida

I found out one of my friends was right across the lake in Geneva through the Playbook and met up with him for dinner!  -Kruti, Geneva, Switzerland

I found out that one of my good friends from school was in Los Angeles and we met up for dinner  -Georgia,, Los Angeles, California

I put on summer playbook that I was going to be vacationing in Aruba for a week and then another student from my school contacted me and told me that he was going to be in Aruba the same week. So I ended up meeting up with him  and we hung out  several times during the week .   We have remained in contact since then. Thanks to summer playbook, I have a friend before even setting foot on campus.  -Susanna, Aruba, Aruba

A friend and I took a week off from our internships and travelled Scandinavia. In Copenhagen, we connected with a student from Brown through the Summer Playbook.  She gave us a place to stay and went exploring with us, guiding us through the city center of Copenhagen   -Carolyn, Copenhagen, Denmark


found a girl from Princeton visiting the same city, connected with another Yalie doing research with ecoguides  -Ariege Besson, Antananarivo, Madagascar
Found friends in Brooklyn when I was there for the weekend as well as some ideas for cool events to attend!  -Kelly Sabatino, Brooklyn, NY
Found out a friend I haven't seen since middle school was in the same city as we!   -Robyn, New York, NY
Found out another Harvard student was working on the same campaign with me and we got to meet at a large campaign event  -Samarth Gupta, Manchester, NH
Got in contact with a person from Penn who was in the city at the same time!  -Natsuko Sato, Shanghai, China
Got some great advice from people by using Playbook.   -Joey Caffrey, Europe

I found out that two of my friends were in the same city at once, and made sure they knew that too so they could hang out.  -Emily, Barcelona, Spain
I got a chance to meet an incoming freshman and was able to give her advice about Princeton, which was pretty cool.   -Brandon , Pittsburgh, PA

I got to know my friend Mina through Summer Playbook. She goes to Princeton, and we went out a couple of times in Seoul and hung out in Hongdae - I'm going to visit her this semester, and likewise she'll come over to Penn! We watched Mission Impossible in theaters, had Sulbing, etc and really bonded while talking about school and life in general.  -Jamie, Seoul, South Korea

I got to meet a girl from another Ivy league who incidentally grew up in the same area as I did! She was really great and I had an awesome time showing her around the city, and I am looking forward to meeting up with her when we are back in our hometown as well!  -Eela, Vienna, Austria

I got to meet completely random students in Barcelona and then go party together!  -Vivian, Yes, Barcelona Spain

I got to meet up with some future Cornellians in the city because of Playbook and it gave me an advantage when school started.  -Ajara, New York, New York

I had a great time getting to meet other students from other Ivies who also happened to be interning in nearby companies for the summer. Through talking to these other inters, I learned about a wide variety of roles and gained a sense of focus that seemed to avoid me before.  -Ugonna, Mountain View, California

I had an incredible time this summer exploring the Boston/Cambridge area with fellow students who were on campus. From whale watching trips to weekly coffeehouses in Leverett House, it was an amazing experience!  -Raj, Boston, Massachusetts

I happened to bump into a Playbook user in Beijing -- we hung out at night, exchanged numbers, and still keep in touch now. Playbook is awesome!!  -Jonathan, Beijing, China

I hosted a friend from Canada for 9 weeks, and we went to so many things! It was great rediscovering Trinidad from a touristy perspective.  -Chikezie, Port of Spain, Trinidad

I interacted with two people from the states visiting Mumbai over the summer. It was a wonderful experience!  -Bhavi, Mumbai

I looked up how many people were near me & it was crazy to see people all around Italy, as well as people from my program   -Jessica , Venice, IT

I met a current senior at Harvard, and we had a dinner together in Belgrade, Serbia. He really helped me get prepared for the school this fall and know what to expect. Also, we became really good friends!  -Balsa, Belgrade, Serbia

I met John, a South African student at Yale-NUS who reached out to me this summer while he was backpacking through Nairobi. We went sight-seeing around the city and I connected him to a friend of mine from Harvard who offered her place for half the time he was in the country.  -Lorna , Nairobi. Kenya

I met one of my (now) best friends from across the world through the summer playbook. I was looking for a place to stay for just a night before my program commenced, and reached out to the others in the tiny chance that they would have a spare bed. One of the playbookers responded, and a few weeks later I found myself sharing a bed with a complete stranger. For my entire time in Athens, I found myself hanging out with this "complete stranger", in whom I eventually found a kindred spirit. We spent weekends exploring Greece, visiting underground bars that hid an exhibition space, jazz festivals and outdoor film screenings. We had countless deep, mind-blowing conversations which we'd never expected since we both came from opposite ends of the world. It was an amazing, amazing encounter that would have been impossible without the playbook.   -Mariel, Athens

I met people from Penn even before I got here for freshman orientation. Being able to speak with someone from here was such a great resource.  -Owain West, Toronto, Canada
I met somebody from my school in Santa Fe, from my year, that I didn't know at school, and we became fast friends.  -Ryan, Santa Fe, New Mexico

I met up with a friend from Penn in Boston. We went to the North End and had lunch at Giacomo's  -Lisa, Boston, MA

I met up with friend on Playbook and it was super fun!   -Briana, Princeton, NJ, USA

I met up with some students in Skopje, Macedonia and experienced the local culture with an insider's perspective on what must be improved in their country—one that is not usually talked about in the United States today.  -Riley, Skopje, Macedonia

I met up with two girls who were visiting Athens, Cherline and Mariel. We hang out at my part of town-- they can both testify to the clear waters in Athens and the beautiful sunset, and then had souvlaki, a traditional greek delicacy, at my house. It was amazing getting to connect with peeps from other Ivies and hear about their amazing summer in my country :)  -Nadia, Athens, Greece

I met up with two Penn interns for dinner and drinks and we had a good time looking around a new area of town that we wouldn't have gone to individually  -Phoebe, Singapore, SG

I stayed with Hai Li in Berlin and had an amazing time! She was an incredibly gracious and fun host and without playbook we never would have met,  -Calvin, Berlin


I used the Playbook to find other Harvard students in the northern part of Italy.  -Gabe, Italy

I visited one of the more boring Playbook-places: Harvard campus—HOWEVER, it was wonderful, since I was with a friend whom I was showing the East Coast. The conversation resulting from this experience were some of the most memorable of my life, including a wonderful evening on the Daedalus rooftop!  -Silvano, Cambridge, MA

I was able to get in contact with a few students staying in Brussels and got some pro tips about when to visit the EU and where to go for the best frites and Belgian chocolates that aren't exported. I was travelling by myself in Brussels and I felt totally safe knowing that I could email/call any of the other people I had contacted earlier and they could tell me how to get back home.  -Kristen, Brussels, Belgium

I was able to give a bunch of guys from a different uni some tips on what to do, which was awesome!  -Leah, Berlin, Germany

I was able to meet a future Penn student (like me). We were able to share our experiences and grab a cup of coffee.  -Samir, London, England.

I was able to meet up with a Columbia student over the summer through Playbook. We were able to catch the fireworks show at Navy Pier!  -Mike, Chicago, IL

I was able to snag a couch in NYC for a weekend when my plans fell through.  -Amanda, Queens, NY

I was actually the only student from Princeton interning in Sydney, and all my Australian classmates were interning in the U.S.  I turned to the summer Playbook and emailed the people who had listed themselves. I ended up meeting someone from Harvard and had a very nice evening plus someone to ask my silly questions!  -Kushal, Sydney, Australia

I was contacted by a random Yalie (I hope I spelled this right) and put them in touch with a few friends from home while they were visiting Macedonia. "Best 3 days of my vacation" is what i was told.  -Filip, Skopje, Macedonia

I was excited as hell to be going to Cornell and it only increased when I found out how many places other cornellians are from/have visited  -Joseph, Amman, Jordan

I won a ticket to Tour de France in Paris and, being in Taiwan, could not attend. I found a person to give the tickets to using the Playbook!  -Anna, -

Met a friend who is from my class at Columbia and we explored parts of Chengdu together.  -Richard, Chengdu, China

Met a group of people in Seoul and enjoyed delicious cheesy rice.  -Ethan, Seoul, Rep. of Korea

Met a new friend from Harvard who was studying abroad at UCT  -Janelle,, Cape Town, South Africa
Met a student from Cornell (Prefrosh) showed me around SZ and connected well with her and gave her tons of advice for the future   -Max, Shenzhen, China

Met some amazing locals in both Italy and Greece.  Always talk to people that live where you visit and ask them how they like living there and if there are any unique cultural aspects of traditions that they could tell you about so you can have a fantastic and authentic visit!  -Mackenzie,, Europe in general.

Met some people in my hometown!  -Margil, Austin, TX

Met up with a couple Playbookers in Vienna for food and exploration! I got tons of great advice from a decent number of people about places to explore, eat, etc.  -Erica,, Vienna, Austria

Met up with a girl for dinner whom I found out I shared a lot of mutual friends with. Had a great dinner & conversation :)  -Joceline, Paris, France

Met up with Jan, a pre-frosh from Germany, in Hamburg, where we shared our worries about adjusting to American culture and the things we found exciting (I'm Dutch)  -Luca, Hamburg

Met up with my old roommate in San Francisco and we got to go surfing at Pacifica/Linda Mar  -Benjamin, San Francisco, CA

Met up with some people from San Diego who also went to Harvard that I'd never met before, and they were some rad dudes!!  -Teddy, San Diego, CA, USA

Met up with someone on Playbook and now we're dating!  -Stephen Cho, Port of Spain, Trindad
Needed to crash in Baltimore, found a Brown student in the area. Turns out we were born on the same day.  -Megan, Baltimore, MD

One of my favorite moments in Korea was when the American students started swimming under a waterfall in Seoraksan Mountain and the Korean students started joining us. We encouraged all the bystanders to join us eventually, even the teachers.   -Nisreen, Taebaek mountain range in the Gangwon Province in eastern South Korea

One of our goals during our stay in Paris was to wander randomly and explore different parts of the city. We decided to take the RER C commuter rail line to its end destination- the suburb of Dourdan. As we got closer and closer to the end of the line, the train got emptier and emptier. After about 45 min, at the second to last stop, all the remaining passengers evacuated. When we reached the final stop, we realized that the doors would not open and we were stuck on the train. Turns out, the last stop was not a real stop, but where the train turns around and resets.  Fortunately for us, we didn't have to wait long for the conductor to pass by outside and beg him to help us. Lesson learned- follow what other people are doing.  -Amanda, Paris, France

Sent a Harvard classmate my advice on the best parks in Madrid for relaxation  -Devontae, Madrid
So I contacted someone in the neighboring county for lunch. Halfway through the meal we realized we were in the same class. In kindergarten. Thirteen. Years. Ago.   -Ruby, Jackson, NJ

Someone asked me if they could stay with me in Santiago, but I was already gone. We did end up having a nice conversation about skiing though.   -Matt, Santiago, Chile

Someone from Yale living in Vienna contacted me and offered to show my friends and I around the city. We never ended up working out a time to meet, but it would have been cool, had it happened.  -Rachel, Vienna, Austria

Someone reached out to potentially share a place to stay, but I had already made arrangements. It was nice to hear from others though!  -Meghan, Amsterdam, Netherlands

Summer playbook helped me figure out what I was going to do in each place I visited. I reached out to tons of students for their favorite activities and hung out with really cool people.   -Hannah, Berlin, Prague, Budapest

Summer romance with a Venetian musician!  -Gita, Venice, Italy
There was a massive email chain for people in my hometown to meet-up.  The original coordinator contacted a bunch of us and included people of widely different ages and backgrounds. Although the meet-up didn't eventually happen, communicating briefly with other people from the playbook was cool and interesting. There was a lot of potential for networking.    -Daniela, San Jose, Califoria

This summer I didn't personally use Playbook, but one of my friends did on her travels throughout the Netherlands and found it really helpful!   -Michelle, Netherlands

This summer, I met someone from Playbook for lunch in Midtown.  It was someone I knew a bit about, but have never spoken to; I hope to use Playbook more in the future!  -Matt, New York, New York

Though I rarely used playbook to see who was around me, I did use it to find out which of my friends from school might be in the same city as one of my friends from back home. I discovered a link in San Francisco, and I hooked my friends up!  -Abby, San Francisco, CA

Through playbook, I found a current student from my school and asked her for a favor.  -Peter, Taipei, Taiwan

Through playbook, I met my legitimate twin from Cornell. I showed her around Dallas, and we shared our lives stories. I really feel like I found a forever friend through Playbook. Once we met for the first time and started talking, we just had instant chemistry. No part of the conversation was ever dull. :)   -Emily, Dallas, Texas

Through using playbook, I was able to find my summer housing in the heart of Boston's North End. After a school year of dining hall food, homemade Italian foods were a great replacement for me and my roommate.   -Karaghen, Boston, MA

Tried to meet up with a few people, but due to logistics it never worked out. Still, it was nice to have people reach out because it gives you a sense of a community abroad.   -Jan
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Two current Harvard students hosted me while I was in Milan.  Not only did it save me money, but it was really cool to hang out with them and ask any questions I had going into my freshman year.  It was so kind of them!  -molly, Milan, Italy

Two people from Yale looked me up and asked to stay at our place. Over the weekend we all went to Delphi together and had a great time.  -Alex, Athens, Greece

Two women came and stayed in my room while they were backpacking and we spent the day together. It was a lot of fun and a great way to make friends  -Monica, Copenhagen

Used to it to see who from my school + other schools were in the area, was useful because then I could message them and hangout if we didn't know we were gonna spend the summer in the same city  -Alexander, Beijing, China

Was taking a Segway tour when suddenly we spotted Metallica rehearsing for their show in  a medieval castle that's used nowadays as a concert venue. We all started bobbing our Segways to the beat until I slipped back and landed my ass on the 1000-year-old stone floor.  -James, Bergen, Norway

We did a scuba dive on an old wreck that was 70 feet deep, and saw some HUGE grouper!  -Lindsay, Bermuda

We found an abandoned WWI RAF plane that crashed whilst on a trip from Reykjavik to Hofn in the south-east of Iceland. It was near the sea and we found memorabilia in the aircraft, and climbed atop the craft, drank a beer with these Danish guys we met.   -Ritika, Hofn, Iceland

We went bicycling around the imperial palace, home of the former Japanese emperors. They closed off the streets and we were able to bike 3-4 miles in the heart of Tokyo.  -Christine, Tokyo, Japan

We went to this pho place that turned out to be a wild bar/karaoke/live band and it was awesome  -Lucy, Scottsdale

Went to Chinatown for dimsum and visited Boston commons and AMC Loews  -Joy, Boston, MA
Went to SF Pride Parade with new friends  -Savannah, San Francisco

When I went to live in Mauritius, I didn't really know anyone... and even fewer people spoke English. Summer Playbook helped me get in touch with a fellow wanderluster and I was able to connect and hang out with a guy from Yale! Who knew that I would find someone 10,000 miles away from home (aka Harvard)?!  -Sara,

While I was in Vicenza for my program, I had the weekends free for travel in Italy. The playbook reminded me that I had friends doing summer school abroad in both Milan and Venice. I ended meeting up with some of them while I traveled!  -Yasmin, Milan and Venice, Italy

While interning in San Francisco, some friends and I did a three day trip to Tahoe; rented an airbnb cabin, went hiking and swimming, and had tons of fun!  -Tiffany, Lake Tahoe

While near Lake Toya in Hokkaido, I was able to hike on an active volcanic area, which had produced a massive mudslide in the early 2000s and wiped out part of the town. Not only were the views amazing, but the park which contained the trail preserved some of the original buildings to show the impact of volcanoes and mudslides.  -Anthony, Lake Toya, Hokkaido, Japan

Yosemite is worth. VERY worth. But it might be tough when you don't actually live inside CA and have a car. That being said, if you do plan on going, make reservations super early and don't expect to get into Camp 4 (the most desirable of all first-come first-served camps). Camp 4 will fill up basically right around 6 AM (i.e. there will be too many people in the line by 6 AM), but if you make that mistake then feel free to stop by Porcupine Flats, which ended up working for us. (But yes, if you want to see the valley, make a reservation or arrive at like, 5 AM.) Like a FOP trip, but better.   -Kit, Yosemite Valley, CA

I found out that two of my friends were in the same city at once, and made sure they knew that too so they could hang out.  -Emily , Barcelona, Spain

I got a chance to meet an incoming freshman and was able to give her advice about Princeton, which was pretty cool.   -Brandon , Pittsburgh, PA

vI got to know my friend Mina through Summer Playbook. She goes to Princeton, and we went out a couple of times in Seoul and hung out in Hongdae - I'm going to visit her this semester, and likewise she'll come over to Penn! We watched Mission Impossible in theaters, had Sulbing, etc and really bonded while talking about school and life in general.  -Jamie, Seoul, South Korea

I got to meet a girl from another Ivy league who incidentally grew up in the same area as I did! She was really great and I had an awesome time showing her around the city, and I am looking forward to meeting up with her when we are back in our hometown as well!  -Eela, Vienna, Austria

I got to meet completely random students in Barcelona and then go party together!  -Vivian, Yes, Barcelona Spain

I got to meet up with some future Cornellians in the city because of Playbook and it gave me an advantage when school started.  -Ajara, New York, New York

I had a great time getting to meet other students from other Ivies who also happened to be interning in nearby companies for the summer. Through talking to these other inters, I learned about a wide variety of roles and gained a sense of focus that seemed to avoid me before.  -Ugonna, Mountain View, California

I had an incredible time this summer exploring the Boston/Cambridge area with fellow students who were on campus. From whale watching trips to weekly coffeehouses in Leverett House, it was an amazing experience!  -Raj, Boston, Massachusetts

I happened to bump into a Playbook user in Beijing -- we hung out at night, exchanged numbers, and still keep in touch now. Playbook is awesome!!  -Jonathan, Beijing, China

I hosted a friend from Canada for 9 weeks, and we went to so many things! It was great rediscovering Trinidad from a touristy perspective.  -Chikezie, Port of Spain, Trinidad

I met people from Penn even before I got here for freshman orientation. Being able to speak with someone from here was such a great resource.  -Owain, Toronto, Canada

I met up with a friend from Penn in Boston. We went to the North End and had lunch at Giacomo's  -Lisa, Boston, MA
I met up with friend on Playbook and it was super fun!   -Briana, Princeton, NJ, USA

I met up with some students in Skopje, Macedonia and experienced the local culture with an insider's perspective on what must be improved in their country—one that is not usually talked about in the United States today.  -Riley, Skopje, Macedonia

of my life, including a wonderful evening on the Daedalus rooftop!  -Silvano, Cambridge, MA
I was able to get in contact with a few students staying in Brussels and got some pro tips about when to visit the EU and where to go for the best frites and Belgian chocolates that aren't exported. I was travelling by myself in Brussels and I felt totally safe knowing that I could email/call any of the other people I had contacted earlier and they could tell me how to get back home.  -Kristen, Brussels, Belgium

I was able to give a bunch of guys from a different uni some tips on what to do, which was awesome!  -Leah, Berlin, Germany

I was able to meet a future Penn student (like me). We were able to share our experiences and grab a cup of coffee.  -Samir, London, England.

I was able to meet up with a Columbia student over the summer through Playbook. We were able to catch the fireworks show at Navy Pier!  -Mike, Chicago, IL

I was able to snag a couch in NYC for a weekend when my plans fell through.  -Amanda, Queens, NY

I was actually the only student from Princeton interning in Sydney, and all my Australian classmates were interning in the U.S.  I turned to the summer Playbook and emailed the people who had listed themselves. I ended up meeting someone from Harvard and had a very nice evening plus someone to ask my silly questions!  -Kushal, Sydney, Australia

I was contacted by a random Yalie (I hope I spelled this right) and put them in touch with a few friends from home while they were visiting Macedonia. "Best 3 days of my vacation" is what i was told.  -Filip, Skopje, Macedonia

I was excited as hell to be going to Cornell and it only increased when I found out how many places other cornellians are from/have visited  -Joseph, Amman, Jordan

I won a ticket to Tour de France in Paris and, being in Taiwan, could not attend. I found a person to give the tickets to using the Playbook!  -Anna, -

Met a friend who is from my class at Columbia and we explored parts of Chengdu together.  -Richard,, Chengdu, China

Met a group of people in Seoul and enjoyed delicious cheesy rice.  -Ethan, Seoul, Rep. of Korea

Met a new friend from Harvard who was studying abroad at UCT  -Janelle, Cape Town, South Africa

Met a student from Cornell (Prefrosh) showed me around SZ and connected well with her and gave her tons of advice for the future   -Max, Shenzhen, China

Met some amazing locals in both Italy and Greece.  Always talk to people that live where you visit and ask them how they like living there and if there are any unique cultural aspects of traditions that they could tell you about so you can have a fantastic and authentic visit!  -Mackenzie Gray, Europe in general.

Met some people in my hometown!  -Margil, Austin, TX

Met up with a couple Playbookers in Vienna for food and exploration! I got tons of great advice from a decent number of people about places to explore, eat, etc.  -Erica Tsai, Vienna, Austria
Met up with a girl for dinner whom I found out I shared a lot of mutual friends with. Had a great dinner & conversation :)  -Joceline, Paris, France

Met up with Jan, a pre-frosh from Germany, in Hamburg, where we shared our worries about adjusting to American culture and the things we found exciting (I'm Dutch)  -Luca Rade, Hamburg
Met up with my old roommate in San Francisco and we got to go surfing at Pacifica/Linda Mar  -Benjamin, San Francisco, CA

Met up with some people from San Diego who also went to Harvard that I'd never met before, and they were some rad dudes!!  -Teddy, San Diego, CA, USA

Met up with someone on Playbook and now we're dating!  -Stephen, Port of Spain, Trindad

Needed to crash in Baltimore, found a Brown student in the area. Turns out we were born on the same day.  -Megan, Baltimore, MD

One of my favorite moments in Korea was when the American students started swimming under a waterfall in Seoraksan Mountain and the Korean students started joining us. We encouraged all the bystanders to join us eventually, even the teachers.   -Nisreen, Taebaek mountain range in the Gangwon Province in eastern South Korea

So I contacted someone in the neighboring county for lunch. Halfway through the meal we realized we were in the same class. In kindergarten. Thirteen. Years. Ago.   -Ruby, Jackson, NJ

Someone asked me if they could stay with me in Santiago, but I was already gone. We did end up having a nice conversation about skiing though.   -Matt, Santiago, Chile

Someone from Yale living in Vienna contacted me and offered to show my friends and I around the city. We never ended up working out a time to meet, but it would have been cool, had it happened.  -Rachel, Vienna, Austria

Summer romance with a Venetian musician!  -Gita, Venice, Italy

Though I rarely used playbook to see who was around me, I did use it to find out which of my friends from school might be in the same city as one of my friends from back home. I discovered a link in San Francisco, and I hooked my friends up!  -Abby, San Francisco, CA

Through playbook, I found a current student from my school and asked her for a favor.  -Peter, Taipei, Taiwan

Drank a beer with these Danish guys we met.   -Ritika, Hofn, Iceland

We went bicycling around the imperial palace, home of the former Japanese emperors. They closed off the streets and we were able to bike 3-4 miles in the heart of Tokyo.  -Christine, Tokyo, Japan


Went to Chinatown for dimsum and visited Boston commons and AMC Loews  -Joy, Boston, MA
Went to SF Pride Parade with new friends  -Savannah Whaley, San Francisco

While near Lake Toya in Hokkaido, I was able to hike on an active volcanic area, which had produced a massive mudslide in the early 2000s and wiped out part of the town. Not only were the views amazing, but the park which contained the trail preserved some of the original buildings to show the impact of volcanoes and mudslides.  -Anthony Volk, Lake Toya, Hokkaido, Japan

We went to this pho place that turned out to be a wild bar/karaoke/live band and it was awesome  -Lucy, Scottsdale