EF's Global Citizens become world travelers next week.
Ten inspiring U.S. high school students were selected to receive tour scholarships through EF's annual Global Citizens essay contest. These outstanding Global Citizens depart this weekend on an incredible educational tour to Berlin, Prague, Munich and Lucerne.
The best part is that you can follow along on Twitter. Each day on
tour, a different Global Citizen will tweet about their experiences. You can follow them at twitter.com/efglobalcitizen.
EF Tour Director Alex Luther—a Germany native and good friend of Following the Equator—may occasionally be tweeting during the tour, as well. You can follow Alex at twitter.com/AlexLuther.
To follow all Global Citizens tweets, search Twitter with the hashtag #efgc. And feel free to join in on the conversation (just add #efgc).
This year's Global Citizens will travel on an amazing journey to some of Central Europe's most important and fascinating sights. Among the highlights will be a visit to Checkpoint Charlie in observance of the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall.
The Global Citizens scholarship winners will be accompanied by EF's Teachers for the 21st Century—nine pre-service teachers who earned scholarships for the tour. The college students are all members of Kappa Delta Pi, the international honor society in education.
The Global Citizens and Teachers for the 21st Century will begin their tour tomorrow in Washington, D.C., where they will visit monuments, memorials and museums. They depart Sunday night for Europe:
Monday, June 15 — Arrive in Berlin
Tuesday, June 16 — Berlin sightseeing and educational workshop
Wednesday, June 17 — Berlin school visit and panel discussion
Thursday, June 18 — Travel to Prague
Friday, June 19 — Prague sightseeing
Saturday, June 20 — Visit Dachau and travel to Munich
Sunday, June 21 — Travel to Lucerne via Innsbruck and Liechtenstein
Monday, June 22 — Lucerne sightseeing (including EF headquarters)
Tuesday, June 23 — Return home
For more about EF's Global Citizens (and to read their winning essays), check out the official Global Citizens page on the EF website. And be sure to follow @efglobalcitizen, @AlexLuther and @EFtours on Twitter.
