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Five Rockefeller Winners Plan for Study Abroad

"I'm excited and nervous. I need to work on my Spanish. I'm also hoping to play some soccer down there," he said.

Raphael will travel to the Ecuadorian Amazon in August or September to assist in remote public health education initiatives.

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She will venture through the rainforests along with a physician from Child Family Health International, an organization that provides free health care and surgery.

"I was trying to figure out what I wanted to do next year. I've always kind of wanted to go to the rainforest," Raphael said.

Durston will travel to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to teach music and environmental science to children.

Hayes will travel to Beijing, China to investigate how educational needs and social inequality are culturally understood.

Okike will travel to rural Ghana to teach children about disease and its prevention.

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