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TRAVEL THE WORLD UNIT 12

Of course, she didn’t have much time
to see each country, but she made
sure to use her time well. She spent
an average of two to five days
in each country. The best parts
of her journey included: meeting
local people, travelling to remote
places on her own, planting trees
and educating students on important
world issues. Cassie is a keen runner

UT 3 e ^ % and triathlete and so she also didn’t enjoy
om staying in places where she didn’t feel safe
She’s taken over 255 flights. She’s filled five enough to go for a run.
passports, she’s planted trees, has spoken to But Cassie’s journey was not just one long holiday. She also wanted
students in over 40 different countries, and to make a difference. She went as a Peace Ambassador (a special
she’s funded all $110,000 through sponsors representative) for the International Institute for Peace Through
and investors. Now, her amazing adventure Tourism. In many of the countries she went to, she met and talked
has finished and 29-year-old Cassie De Pecol to local students - they discussed how tourism can be used to help
has done it: she’s broken two Guinness each country. Cassie is also very worried about the environment, so
World records. After 18 months she agreed to help another organisation called Adventurers and
and 10 days, Cassie has become Scientists for Conservation, funded by National Geographic.
the fastest person to visit every In many of the countries she went to, she collected samples
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country in the world, and the of water for them to test for the presence of microplastics.
first woman on record to do Cassie has always wanted to travel. When she was at
so, in half the old record time. school, she had a strong interest in other cultures. She
Back in 2014, Cassie decided to was curious about how Americans have their origins in
leave her job because she wasn’t 1 □ countries all over the world, and she wanted to find out
doing what she really wanted to more about where their ancestors came from. This journey
do. What she really wanted to do was was a chance to start answering some of
to see the world, and she started making plans these questions. So, has she finished her
for her great journey. She started saving all the travels now? No, she hasn’t - not at all!
money she could, and in July 2015, she left Cassie hasn’t become tired of travelling,
home to start her travels. Just over a year and and she is already making plans for
a half later, on 2 February 2017, she arrived in her next journey. And she didn’t forget
th
Yemen, the 196 and last country on her (very!) Antarctica! She visited it on the last
long list. stop of her expedition.

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Travel broadens the mind

7 Read what people said about Cassie De Pecol. Match
the comments (1-4) with the values (a-d).
1 | | She's been to every country, so I think she probably
understands all kinds of people.
2 I | She's probably a better person now because she's Expeditions
learned so many things.
3 □ I think it's wonderful that she was an ambassador
for Peace Through Tourism.
4 | | She wanted to find ancestors, so she's interested in
her past and other people's.
a helping to make the world a better place 8 SPEAKING How important are the values in
b self-improvement Exercise 9 for you? Put them in order from 1-4.
c learning about history around the world Compare your ideas in class. Say why you think the
d learning about other cultures values are important or not.