Overland Immersion
... The prospect of taking an Overland Adventure expedition to Hawaii both enticed and tempted me the spring of 2002, following the completion of my 7th grade year. ... I set for myself the personal goal of experiencing Hawaii in an Overland Adventure the summer of my 14th year— with or without the comfort and cushion of a traveling companion. ... After completing the application and receiving recommendations from my teachers, I apprehensively mailed the packet off to the Overland headquarters in Massachusetts. ... I was about to meet my Overland family. ... High school beckoned to me much as the Overland Adventure trip had two years ago.