My summers in Taiwan
Leslie, 17, wishes she could spend every summer in the country where her family is from because she feels so at home there.

There is an openness that makes me feel like I belong, even though I did not grow up there. On my last trip two years ago, I was visiting an old coal mining town, and I passed by a coal cart covered with small tubes of bamboo. On the bamboo tubes, people had written their wishes in black Sharpie for everyone to see.
Playlist blog
Check out our playlist blog to see what Melissa thinks about when it's dark and she's alone.
You call that dancing?
Jacky, 17, says that you don't have to bump and grind to have fun on the dance floor.
Now serving vegetarians
There wasn’t much for Ashley, 17, to eat at lunch until the cafeteria changed.
Mom, I’m praying for you
Ben, 17, had just gotten close to his mom and then he worried he was going to lose her to cancer.
You can lean on me
I wasn’t sure how to help my friend after she was sexually molested.
Unexpected pets
Leslie's family bought their chickens for the eggs, but they became part of her family.
Desperate to get out
A girl's family wanted to leave their violent neighborhood.
My turn on the mic
As a suburban Korean kid, 15-year-old Kevin never thought he'd have anything to rap about.
Turn it off
When we use technology too much, Ivan, 15, says we forget how to interact with others.