On March 10, 2007, 100 stellar students were chosen to participate in this monumental journey.  Of the 100 that were chosen, the scholars listed below chose to accept the challenge and become the next generation of global leaders of our society. The host country destinations they have chosen to embrace are listed below their names.

HOUSTON ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL

Cassidy Carter
Italy

Rainee Hamilton
Italy

Cali Crawford
Costa Rica

Nia-Melanie Moise
Costa Rica

Rosaurys Curiel
Turkey

Taurion Shelvin
Thailand

Autumn Dickens
Spain

Lyniesha Smith
Spain

Erik Santos
Brazil

KIPP HOUSTON HIGH SCHOOL

Moriam Animashaun
Australia

Christelle Garza
Costa Rica

Ganiat Animashawun
Australia

Arturo Ayala
Paraguay

Phill Berrios
Australia

Jennefer Canales
Italy

Kyrien Curtis
Australia

Adia Dightman
Australia

Jessica Flores - Hungary
Hungary

Iris Garza - Argentina
Argentina

Fatima Hernandez
Panama

Florence Kanu
Spain

Gustavo Munoz
Thailand

Crystal Ngumezi
Costa Rica

Rudy Reyes
Thailand

Rebeka Solis
Costa Rica

RICE UNIVERSITY

Chuck Franklin
Panama

Anastasia Harris
Cambodia

PRAIRIE VIEW A&M UNIVERSITY

Phylicia Coleman
Italy

Chenzira Hemphill
Tanzania

Anthony Druhet
Ireland

Seifullah Schoffield
Tanzania

HOUSTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE

Nikki Branch
Italy

Natalie Nwaeme
Switzerland

Winifred Curry
Italy

Maria Orozco
Spain

Inirida Dumas
Ireland

Damari Rubio
Italy

Vickie Graham
Ireland

Shaundra Webb
Ireland

Perla Maldonado
France

Erica Zepeda
Spain

Ginger Martinez
Italy

ST. JOHN’S UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

Rheme Sloan
Italy

TEXAS SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY

Lazarus Blount
Kenya

Laci Broussard
Spain

Drew Browne
Thailand

Ashley Davis
Chile

Kirby Green
Spain

April Hayes
Chile

Erline Maingot
Tanzania

Shannon McGautha
Paris

Felix Rainey
Jordan

Julian Rodriguez
Thailand

Talya Thomas
Brazil

Corey Woodard
Kenya

UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON - CENTRAL

Alyssa Brewster
Russia

Johnnie Lopez
China

Beatriz Martinez
Spain

Priscilla Nava
France

Fernanda Soares
Spain

Michele Sotomayor
Spain

Resha Thomas
Spain

UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON - DOWNTOWN

Angelique Fontenot
Cyprus

Fatima Benaffane
France

Esther Ebadan
Cyprus