{"id":1608,"date":"2026-06-03T21:06:07","date_gmt":"2026-06-03T21:06:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southfloridamovingguides.com\/?p=1608"},"modified":"2026-06-03T21:06:07","modified_gmt":"2026-06-03T21:06:07","slug":"south-florida-students-seek-help-for-once-in-a-lifetime-trip-to-zimbabwe-i-need-this-opportunity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southfloridamovingguides.com\/?p=1608","title":{"rendered":"South Florida students seek help for once-in-a-lifetime trip to Zimbabwe: \u2018I need this opportunity\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<article>\n<p>MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. \u2014 Ten students at Miami Central Senior High School are hoping to take a once-in-a-lifetime trip to Zimbabwe, allowing them to explore and learn more about new cultures.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/southfloridamovingguides.com\/?p=1606\">Man accused of pulling gun on teen, impersonating officer after kiss blown at passenger<\/a><\/p>\n<p>They\u2019ve done whatever it\u2019s taken to make it work. But they\u2019re running into trouble paying for it. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was just grateful, so grateful, having the opportunity to go to Africa,\u201d student Chase Harrell said. \u201cI knew when I first entered the room and he was telling us that we\u2019ll all have the chance. I just knew I had to make an impression. I was like, no matter what, I need this opportunity.\u201c<\/p>\n<p>To get a chance to go on the trip, students like Harrell had to write 200 to 300 words on why they wanted to go, maintain at least a B- average and have good attendance.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRight now, it\u2019s hectic, I just spent so much money yesterday, trying to get everything together,\u201d student Nevah Jimenez said. \u201cIt\u2019s really hitting me that, oh my god, I\u2019m really going to Africa for two weeks. The farthest I\u2019ve been is Las Vegas.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/southfloridamovingguides.com\/?p=1604\">Dirty 30! These restaurants racked up way too many violations! What you need to know<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Parents aren\u2019t taking the opportunity lightly either.<\/p>\n<p>Student Rayshad Derden\u2019s mom, Sharina Williams, said she knows how invaluable of an experience traveling to Zimbabwe would be for her 11th-grader.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSince birth, we haven\u2019t been apart that long,\u201d she said \u201cWhen he travels, I travel. Yeah, he\u2019s my youngest child.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Edwin Sheppard, the director of the Blindfolded International Student Cultural Exchange Program \u2015 or BISCEP \u2015 which is organizing the trip, said he\u2019s dealing with budget cuts and previous donors being unable to give.<\/p>\n<p>He said he\u2019s determined to make the trip happen.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFunding has been challenging, because we were on the verge of cancelling and we really need it now, because we are 21 days out,\u201d Sheppard said.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/southfloridamovingguides.com\/?p=1603\">Police: North Miami Beach fraud probe nets 2 migrants accused of financial crimes<\/a><\/p>\n<p>BISCEP has set up a GoFundMe page to help cover expenses.<\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\ud83c\udfe0 News From Your Neighborhood<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>Latest headlines from:<\/div>\n<div>\nMiami-Dade<br \/>\nBroward<br \/>\nFlorida Keys<\/p>\n<details>\n<summary><span>Cities<\/span><span>\u25be<\/span><\/summary>\n<div>\n<div>\nMiami<br \/>\nFort Lauderdale<br \/>\nCoral Springs<br \/>\nDavie<br \/>\nDeerfield Beach<br \/>\nDoral<br \/>\nHialeah<br \/>\nHollywood<br \/>\nHomestead<br \/>\nLauderhill<br \/>\nMiami Beach<br \/>\nMiami Gardens<br \/>\nMiramar<br \/>\nPembroke Pines<br \/>\nPlantation<br \/>\nPompano Beach<br \/>\nSunrise<br \/>\nTamarac\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ten students at Miami Central Senior High School are hoping to take a once-in-a-lifetime trip to Zimbabwe, allowing them to explore and learn more about new cultures.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1607,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1608","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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