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and annual plans. Good morning and welcome to our final Kid News Noodler of the Summer. I'm Tori. Today

we're introducing you to a very well-traveled teacher and wondering where in the

world you'd like to go.

It is a remarkable accomplishment. Teacher Lucy Schu from San Jose, California,

just wrapped up visits to seven continents

and all 193 UN recognized countries.

Ms. Shoes always been a geography buff, but didn't get her first passport until she was 23.

And that's when the real fun began.

Her first international destination was London.

The last was Syria.

Since international travel can be expensive,

Lucy does her research to cut costs and volunteers while staying with local families.

Now that she's accomplished this dream, Lucy's next goal is to travel on a cargo ship. Imagine that you could travel to every country in the world.

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