Kathryn's Polar Bear Blog: Heading Back Into The World

Kathryn's Polar Bear Blog: Heading Back Into The World: "Today is my last day on this amazing and life-changing trip. Its extremely hard to have to say goodbye to all the wonderful friends I've m..."

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