A Summer to Remember: Marissa Trubatch's Life-Changing Experience in the Bridges Summer Program
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Apr. 29, 2021
One afternoon as I was grocery shopping with my mom when I got a call from an unknown number. Seeing the location was in Ñý¼§Ö±²¥, I had a feeling I should answer. The voice on the other end was explaining to me how I had been chosen to do this program called Bridges. Everything he was explaining seemed unrealistic, and quite frankly, too good to be true. I found myself agreeing to this program without even consulting my family because I was overwhelmed with so much excitement.
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