Ricardo from Venezuela. Explo makes me open my mind to meeting new people from other places. I've met people from countries like England, Ireland, the United States, Russia, Japan. I like to have friends from all around the world.

Adam from Washington, DC. It has opened a window to all these opportunities. Like, it's broadened my cooking styles, made me better at sports, brought me to new, fun places. I'm more confident in the kitchen. It makes me feel like I know more about what I'm using -- like, now I can cook a souffle.

Joel from Florida. Explo really helps you learn new things. Like, before I came, I was pretty much doing music all day, every day 'cause that's what I love to do. I chose a forensic science class because it was different and I figured out that that's another thing I would love to do.

Michael from Russia. Explo taught me a lot of things that I've never tried. Those things, I like them. Like water engineering, it's not so easy to do, but we took a water fountain and redirected it.

Emmett from California. Explo makes me want to try new things. There's the activities -- every day, there's new things to try. I've done everything from dodgeball to frisbee to reading, and there's just so much variety here. You know, if you do the same thing every day, it gets repetitive, boring, and you just know what's coming. If you mix it up or balance it out, then there's always a bit of mystery behind what's coming.

Peter from Connecticut. It makes me want to have a lot of fun -- like, hang out with friends and play sports.

Noah from New York. Explo makes me want to run around in circles in a hippopotamus costume. . . It sounds like it'd be fun.

Josh from Massachusetts. It makes me want to learn about new cultures, because there are so many different people here and it's so interesting with all the different languages and different cultures and all that. You see how different they are from American culture, the food they eat, how they act, but then there are a lot of similarities. Like, my roommate's Brazilian and it's really cool to be able to talk to him and see what's similar.

Bernardo from Brazil. Meet new people, make new friends, and just hang around with new friends. I want to learn more about different cultures and just have more friends.

Harry from New Jersey. It makes me want to grow, for one. It makes me want to grow my skills, make everything about me better. Like guitar and woodworking . . . or kayaking. There are so many different things you can do here to make yourself better, or just to make more friends -- and that's another way to grow yourself up.