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Patrick Lewallen is a 13-year-old 7th grader at Ryukyu Middle School in Okinawa, Japan. He’s a member of the National Junior Honor Society and the Order of the Arrow Honor Society of the Boy Scouts. He enjoys football and soccer. The best place he’s been is China; he saw the …

Huy Tran is a 13-year-old 7th grader at Albuquerque Academy in Albuquerque. His team made it to the state level of the Science Olympiad. In his free time he plays computer games and card games and sometimes reads books on microbiology. Among those he admires is President Obama. ➡ Subscribe: …

Jun Chen is a 14-year- old 8th grader at Margaret Green Junior High School in Cleveland, northwest of Jackson. What he likes about geography is learning about people and cultures and how man and nature interact. He’s interested in helping the poor have a better life. The best place he’s …

Alex Conrad is a 13-year-old 7th grader at Valley View Middle School in Edina, near Minneapolis. He has a black belt in karate and a first-class rank in Boy Scouts. He hopes to become a park ranger in Alaska. He enjoys biking, roller blading and hiking. He’d like to visit …

Neelam Sandhu is a 14-year-old 8th grader at Ross A. Lurgio Middle School in Bedford, a suburb of Manchester. She represented New Hampshire at the 2012 National Geographic Bee. She does alpine racing and competitive skiing. She enjoys playing the piano, writing stories and poems, acting and singing. ➡ Subscribe: …

Avi Misra is a 10-year- old 5th grader at Academy Montessori Internationale in Kansas City. He enjoys collecting postage stamps and coins and plays basketball. He’s won several Superior Awards for piano solos. What he likes best about geography is studying different countries and cultures. He hopes to visit Rome. …

Gabe Straus is a 13-year-old 7th grader at Collegiate School for Boys, New York. He writes a column in the school newspaper titled “Geography Matters” and runs a geography club for 5th and 6th graders. He plays the double bass and played at Carnegie Hall with the school orchestra. He …

Nick Vazeen is a 14-year-old 8th grader at Challenger School – Summerlin Campus, Las Vegas. He loves playing and watching soccer; he hopes to become a professional soccer player. He’d like to visit Manchester, home of his favorite team, Manchester United. He has loved geography since getting a U.S. puzzle …

Amrit Singh is a 13-year-old 7th grader at Grangeville Elementary/Middle School in Grangeville, north central Idaho. In his free time he runs track and plays basketball and baseball. His team was the All-Star Tournament champions. The best place he’s visited is India, where he has family. He’d like to go …

Andy Anderton is a 12-year-old 8th grader at Island School, Lihue, on the island of Kaua’i. He represented Hawaii at the 2011 National Geographic Bee. He takes part in the National Piano Guild and enjoys outdoor activities like hiking and geocaching. He’d like to visit Russia, as he speaks Russian …